Stockade Botanical Park

The Stockade Botanical Park is a reserve that exists on Hoods Road in Northfield, South Australia that was formerly used as a bluestone quarry and railway station. Today, the area has been redeveloped as the current park.

Stockade Botanical Park
LocationNorthfield, South Australia
Coordinates34.8415°S 138.6286°E / -34.8415; 138.6286
Operated byCity of Port Adelaide Enfield

Description

The area that was to later become the park was initially the Stockade railway station, which was first opened in 1857 and built to service the colony's prisoner camp (then known simply as "The Stockade"). After a century of service, the station was closed in 1961, and the train line's terminus was moved back to the Northfield railway station and the area redeveloped.[1][2]

The park lies alongside Dry Creek, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Yatala Labour Prison, and is near to Walkley Heights. It is popular with wedding photographers,[3] features a lake, waterfall, amphitheatre,[4] and The Footprints Public Art Project.[1] The park, due to its vicinity to Dry Creek, means that is a feature of the 14 km long walkway, known as Dry Creek Trail, itself part of the Dry Creek Reserve.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Stockade Botanical Park". www.weekendnotes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. "Stockade Botanic Park" (PDF).
  3. "Adelaide's best wedding ceremony venues: Stockade Botanical Park". Adelaidecelebrant. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. Enfield, Port Adelaide (6 May 2019), Stockade Park, Port Adelaide Enfield, retrieved 30 May 2019
  5. "Dry Creek River Trails | Dry Creek Linear Park | Walking SA". Walking SA. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. "Food5085 at Stockade Botanical Park". www.weekendnotes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2019.


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