[1] It lies adjacent to and east of the A441 Pershore Road and a short distance south of Five Ways junction and north of Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

The River Rea bisects the park, following south-west to north-east and crossed by two bridges.

[4] The opening ceremony, which featured a triumphal arch, was recorded in a painting by Samuel Lines Snr.

[4] After a lunch at the Town Hall, and arriving via a procession through the streets, the Duke, Lord Calthorpe, and the Mayor, John Ratcliffe, each planted a Cedar tree.

An 1855 statue of Robert Peel by Peter Hollins, which formerly stood in the park, is now outside the nearby Tally Ho!