Perry Park

I quite like Perry Park; I didn’t think it was actually that big when going past it. There have been a few events I attended at the park, including the Birmingham Carnival. However, I’ve also been for a few walks in the park and that’s when I realised just how big and spread out it is.
Located next to the BMX ground and Alexandra Stadium; its home to most of the huge sports events that take place in the city and the park is an added bonus.
Unfortunately, most people under estimate how beautiful this park actually is because of the area. There’s a lot of stigma surrounding the Perry Barr area and it’s such a shame because this park is a great assist.
It’s also a place to take your children for a walk or a bike ride for example. They’d really love the space and all the things within the park.

Perry Park is big, really big! It’s important to state that as whether you are approaching it from the Walsall Road or Aldridge Road it’s easy to think it’s quite small.
Not only is it such a big park that they have events and fairs on due to the expanse of flat green lawn but it has a reservoir, is home to Alexandra Stadium and has a world class BMX park.
Personally I like to think of it as Brum’s version of New York’s Central Park just minus statues, ice rinks and restaurants. The size of the park means it’s easy to think it’s not busy. If you are a young person then it’s a great place to hang out and youth workers are often doing detached work, which means opportunities to get involved in fun projects.

Perry Park is often overlooked as it’s right next to one of the main roads in and out of the city.
Despite this, last year they completed the building of an international standard BMX track within the park itself. This track sits alongside the existing skate ramps that have been on the site for years and are regularly used both by young people from the area, and youth workers looking to do outreach work with those young people.
The park itself has loads of open flat grass and has been used for carnivals and festivals in the past, so has plenty of space to take a dog for a walk or have a family picnic — but only if this weather holds out!