Baxter Park

Baxter Park is a 37 acres park located in the east of Dundee, Scotland. It was designed between 1862-63 and is the only complete park wholly designed by Sir Joseph Paxton in Scotland.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tannadice Park and Dundee Museum of Transport.

Tannadice Park

Stadium

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Tannadice Park, officially known as The CalForth Construction Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United, who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1909. Tannadice Park is situated 3,900 feet west of Baxter Park.

Dundee Museum of Transport

Museum

The Dundee Museum of Transport, located in Dundee, Scotland is a self-sustaining Scottish Charitable Organisation. The museum has a collection of historical items covering transport in Dundee and across Scotland. Dundee Museum of Transport is situated 2,000 feet south of Baxter Park.

Dens Park

Stadium

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Dens Park is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland, which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Dundee F.C. and has a capacity of 11,775. Tannadice Park, the home of rivals Dundee United, is just 200 yards away. Dens Park is situated 1 mile west of Baxter Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stobswell and Pitkerro.

Stobswell

Suburb

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Stobswell, locally known as Stobie, is a predominantly residential area of Dundee, Scotland, with a population of 9,963. Originally a small hamlet outside the city boundaries, Stobswell grew significantly during the Industrial Revolution to accommodate the city's rapidly expanding textile workforce.

Pitkerro

Suburb

Pitkerro is an area in the eastern part of Dundee, Scotland, immediately west of Douglas and south of Fintry and Whitfield. Areas of Pitkerro include Kingsway East, Linlathen, Mid Craigie, Milton of Craigie and Drumgieth.

Woodside

Quarter

Woodside is a small housing area in the north of Dundee, Scotland. The area runs between Graham Street, Mains Loan and lengthwise to the Kingsway. The residential housing is mainly 1920s constructions with four homes to a block.

Baxter Park

Type: Park
Description: park in Dundee, Scotland, UK
Category: recreation area
Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.47186° or 56° 28′ 19″ north

Longitude

-2.95066° or 2° 57′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C8VF2CX+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47978148

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q65089176

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Baxter Park” goes by many names.

Chinese: “巴克斯特公園”
German: “Baxter Park”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baxter Park Tennis Courts and Morgan Academy.

Nearby Places

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