Loughton Valley Park
Follow Loughton Brook along the linear park, containing sites of historic and artistic interest.
Facilities
About Loughton Valley Park
Discover Loughton Valley Park, a linear parkland in Milton Keynes with balancing lakes that accommodate excessive water during heavy rainfall, historical treasures and iconic landmarks. The park offers unique experiences, such as the famous concrete cows that residents know and love to the captivating outline of a Roman Villa at Bancroft, where you can engage in the popular game of Petanque.
History
The park is also home to Bancroft Petanque Piste, which can be found near the Roman villa site. This facility is provided by The Parks Trust, free of charge, for anyone who fancies trying this popular game. Bancroft Petanque Club plays on the piste three times a week and welcomes anyone who would like to try the sport.
At the top of Loughton Valley be sure to visit the site of the Roman Villa at Bancroft which were revealed when the site was excavated between 1973-78. The villa consisted of a house with mosaic pavements and a bath suite, a summer house, a kitchen garden/orchard and several farm buildings around a farm yard. Further excavations on the villa site also uncovered an earlier house, a farm manager's house, more farm buildings, two more walled gardens and a trackway through the site. The park also has a fascinating history with examples of medieval fields, as well as a natural spring that used to provide water for the nearby railway line. The stonework you see today is a modern recreation of the Roman ruins, safely buried below ground, although the pond is the original structure.
Concrete Cows
North Loughton Valley park home to the iconic concrete cows, created by artists Liz Leyh & Bill Billings in 1978.
What3Words location scam.heavy.digestion
Click on the + icons below to find out information about visiting the park.