Rowntree Park

Rowntree Park is a short walk from the city centre, situated on Terry Avenue by the River Ouse.

The park, on the banks of the River Ouse, was a gift to the City of York by Messrs Rowntree & Co. in 1921 and is a memorial to the Cocoa Works staff who fell and suffered during World War 1. A set of listed gates off Terry Avenue were added to the park in memory of those who fell in the World War II. Bronze plaques mark both occasions within the centrally located Lych Gate.

Find out more about war memorials in York.

Rowntree Park has been awarded a Green Flag Award each year since 2004. Sites with Green Flag Awards are considered to be the best in the country.