Parks and green spaces near Totterdown

Updated 2 November 2026. Opening times change, so check before you visit. How we check facts.

Totterdown's own streets are tightly packed terraces, but some of south Bristol's best green spaces are within a short walk, several of them with views back across the city.

Why is Perrett's Park worth visiting?

• The view: on the edge of Totterdown, Windmill Hill and Knowle, its slopes look out over the city, and it's a popular place to watch the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta's mass ascents in August. [1]
• Looked after locally: a community group, the Community of Perrett's Park, holds an annual picnic to raise money for the park. [1]

What is the water maze in Victoria Park?

• The park: Victoria Park, next to Totterdown in Windmill Hill, was laid out in the 1880s and has views over Totterdown and central Bristol. [7] [2]
• The water maze: built in 1984, its pattern copies a carved roof boss in St Mary Redcliffe church, and it sits on the line of an old pipe that carried spring water from Knowle to Redcliffe. [3]
• Is it running? A local petition says the maze has had no water flowing through it for years. [8]

Is Windmill Hill City Farm free?

Yes. Entry is free, though the farm is a charity and asks for donations. [4] It opened in 1976 on derelict ground, and its café is open seven days a week. [9] [5] It's in Bedminster, a short walk west of Totterdown.

Can you walk around Arnos Vale Cemetery?

Yes. Arnos Vale is a Victorian garden cemetery on the Bath Road, on the edge of Totterdown, with its first burial in 1839. Bristol City Council took ownership in 2003, and a charitable trust looks after it. It's still a working cemetery, so be respectful of funerals. [6] [10]

Where can you walk by the river near Totterdown?

The Avon New Cut runs from Totterdown towards Cumberland Basin, with the brick-paved Chocolate Path on its north bank. [11] The Friends of the Avon New Cut publish circular walks around it. [12]

Where are Totterdown's community gardens?

• TRESA's community space on Park Street hosts events such as an apple pressing in September 2025. [13] [14]
• Front gardens: the residents' association runs annual Front Garden Awards, giving out more than 260 in one year. [15]
• Garden festival: TRESA lists a garden festival among Totterdown's events through the year. [14] See what's on.

Sources

1. Perrett's Park, Wikipedia; Perrett Park, Bristol City Council park finder: wikipedia.org; bristol.gov.uk
2. The locals' guide: Windmill Hill, Visit Bristol: visitbristol.co.uk
3. Victoria Park, Bristol, Wikipedia: wikipedia.org
4. Visit us, Windmill Hill City Farm: windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk
5. Contact and opening times, Windmill Hill City Farm: windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk
6. Arnos Vale heritage, Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust: arnosvale.org.uk
7. Victoria Park, Bristol, Parks and Gardens UK: parksandgardens.org
8. Victoria Park water maze needs water, 38 Degrees petition: 38degrees.org.uk
9. Windmill Hill City Farm, Social Farms & Gardens: farmgarden.org.uk
10. The story of Arnos Vale Cemetery, Visit Bristol: visitbristol.co.uk
11. The New Cut heritage trail, Bristol Floating Harbour: bristolfloatingharbour.org.uk
12. Circular walks around the New Cut, FRANC (Friends of the Avon New Cut): franc.org.uk
13. Community space, TRESA: tresa.org.uk
14. News and events, TRESA: tresa.org.uk
15. Talk of Totterdown, Spring 2018 (front garden awards), TRESA: tresa.org.uk