Cofton Park
Cofton Park (grid reference SP003762) is a park located in south Birmingham, England.
For the park in Lewisham, London, see Crofton Park.History[edit]
The 135 acres of land was acquired by Birmingham City Council in 1933 for £10,640 (equivalent to £954,124 in 2023),[1] from the trustees for William Walter Hinde.[2] In his will, he bequeathed the residue of his estate “for the purchase of land…to be kept for ever as an open space for the benefit of the people of Birmingham.”
It is home to Birmingham Park's Cofton nursery which provides displays of bedding plants for parks throughout the city. The park is also used for civic occasions, the city centre floral display, Heart of England in Bloom and gardening shows such the Chelsea Flower Show and since 1996, BBC Gardeners’ World Live.