Pearson Park

Pearson Park, located between Princes Avenue and Beverley Road, still has Victorian grandeur, and features an excellent play area, the cupola from the city’s old Town Hall and a conservatory greenhouse which houses a variety of plants.

Pearson Park was established in the early 1860s. Zachariah Pearson, then Mayor of Hull, gifted an area of land off Beverley Road to the local Board of Health. As the first public People’s Park in Hull, Pearson Park is a key part of the city's heritage and still has many of its iconic historic features such as- 

• original perimeter carriage drive
• a serpentine lake
• 7 Grade II listed structures

Philip Larkin lived in a house overlooking Pearson Park from 1956 to 1974. Larkin was heavily influenced by the city and on an autumn afternoon in the park you can experience the atmosphere that inspired much of his work.

Conservation project

In July 2017, we, as the Pearson Park Trust, secured a £3 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It has been used to fund a huge conservation project to restore many of its interesting and important historic artefacts and structures including -

• Grand Entrance Gateway
• East Lodge
• Victorian Conservatory
• Drinking Fountain
• Queen Victoria statue
• Prince Albert statue
• Monolith in memory of Zachariah Pearson

Pearson Park also boasts the bridge over the lake, the colourful, Victorian-style bandstand and two popular newly installed ‘lost’ features from the original park.

Play area

Across from the lake is a wonderful play area for children and families to enjoy at Pearson Park, close by to some of the park's other facilities.

Only assistance dogs are welcome in the play area.

The bowling green and pavilion

Pearson park is a great place to play bowls.

The pavilion is a newly refurbished community space used by local groups and organisations for events and activities. This space is available for hire, you can enquire about this using the form below -

Parks and Open Spaces enquiry

Community Garden

There is an established community garden based at East Lodge. This is run mainly by one local volunteer who grows a wide variety of herbs, fruit and vegetables and is always looking for volunteers to work in and support the garden. You can enquire about volunteering using the above form.

The Conservatory

The Conservatory is available for wedding ceremony hire on one Friday and Saturday per month from April until September inclusive. Weddings and Ceremonies in Hull have more information on booking a wedding here.

Eco-friendly duck feeder

There is an eco-friendly duck feeder made from 20,000 recycled plastic bottles. The feeder is solar powered and takes payment by contactless only. The aim of the duck feeder is to reduce unhealthy feeding habits for the birds, improving water quality and duck health.