District parks
The Brampton park and museum
Location and parking
Brampton Park
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST5 0QP
Free parking available.
The Brampton Park and Museum is located near Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre and is a great visit with your family and friends. Whether you are looking to have a nice wellbeing walk surrounded by nature or learning more about the history of Newcastle-under-Lyme, the Brampton park and museum has it all.
Everything for a day out is available at the Brampton from nature walks, play areas, picnic space, the museum, aviary and even a miniature train ride with the North Staffs Model Engineering Society. Walk, bike, bus or drive to the Brampton today.
Find out more about the park and museum
Learn more about the Brampton Museum on their pages.
Map of the park and museum
Health and safety
- Take extra care in adverse weather, underfoot conditions may deteriorate
- Keep children under close supervision around open water locations and when using play equipment
- Play and sports equipment is used at user's own risk
- Please clear rubbish to keep others and wildlife safe
- If emergency services are needed the post code is ST5 0QP and what three words is trees.ties.tiny
Historic Brampton park and museum
Historic photo of the Brampton Museum
The park was originally two gardens divided between the two Victorian villas on the park:
- The Firs (now the museum)
- Pitfield House (now a cafe and nursery)
Before, that, the land was part of the Brampton Field. This was common land, grazed and cultivated by the town burgesses.
The name Brampton means 'place where broom grew'. The town burgesses sold Brampton Field after the 1845 Inclosure Act. It became a residential area for the town's professional classes, such as shopkeepers and business owners. The houses on the park, date from the 1850s.
The land has been parkland since the 1950s for the enjoyment of the people of the borough.
Further information
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