Hammonds Pond

About

Hammonds Pond is a busy local park with many recreational opportunities. It is situated at Upperby, to the south of the City of Carlisle.
 

Facilities include:

Two car parks, off Blackwell Road and off Buchanan Road with FREE parking

Café with disabled access, toilets including disabled toilets and baby changing: Café: Open daily from Easter to 31st October, 10am - 4pm.

Public toilets, (outside the café).

Childrens play areas.

Full sized and junior football pitches,

All weather Multi Use Game Area,

Miniature Railway and Headquarters of the Carlisle and District Model Engineering Society Miniature Railway: 2pm - 4pm Sundays only (Easter to end of October).

Flat accessible paths running throughout the park providing circular routes.

History of the park

In 1884 the land belonged to the Charles Bromley Brick Works, the waterlogged land being used to collect clay and make bricks. The land then came into the ownership of Archie Hammond who created one big pond from a series of smaller lakes, with the idea of creating a boating lake.  He landscaped the area, built an animal house, tennis courts, a dance floor and flower beds.  He called it "Pleasureland" and it openend on Whit Sunday in 1923. After the death of Archie Hammond the area became the property of the City Fathers in 1931, for the price of £1850.