[1] It is located in Nelson's town belt, next to Botanical Reserve.

The trigonometrical 'Centre of New Zealand', Botanical Hill, is located beside the park.

[2][3] The first recorded cricket match held on the ground came in January 1873 when Nelson played Auckland.

[6] Besides cricket, the ground also saw one of the first rugby matches to be played in New Zealand, between Nelson College and a group of local players on 14 May 1870.

The ground, however, has continued to exist, and is used today by Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club.