Cornwall Park

For this week's travel post, I thought I would tell you about Cornwall Park – which isn't too far from where I live.  Over the years we have had lovely walks and picnics there.

One Tree Hill is in the centre of Cornwall Park and the donor of the park to the City of Auckland is buried on its summit – Sir John Logan Campbell.  At the moment there isn't a tree on the summit.  Some years ago the pine tree that was there was removed because of ill health.  The City and local iwi are still to agree on what type of tree will replace it.  These things take time.

The park was named after the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (who later became King George V and Queen Mary).  They visited New Zealand in 1901.

National Women's Hospital was situated on part of the park for many years post war.  In fact one of my sisters was born there.

Over 100 hectares of the park is still actively farmed – sheep and cattle.  Generations of city children have been able to see a working farm right slap bang in the middle of a big city. You often see Japanese tourists taking pictures of the sheep.

Acacia Cottage which is Auckland's oldest surviving building is also in the park.