The park was originally part of the Coldharbour Estate, owned by the Minet family from 1766 to the mid-twentieth century.

[2] The country park is a mosaic of habitats, connected by a network of hedges, waterways and grassland corridors, which are home to numerous species of wild plants, birds and insects.

It is part of the 'Yeading Brook, Minet CP and Hith' Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I.

Hillingdon Cycle Circuit is part of Minet Country Park and can be used free of charge by the public.

Minet Country Park is owned by Hillingdon Borough Council, and managed in partnership with A Rocha Living Waterways.