Baggeridge Country Park, Country park in Gospel End, South Staffordshire, England.
Baggeridge Country Park is a country park in South Staffordshire featuring woodlands, meadows, wetlands, and a central lake known as Bag Pool. The grounds span approximately 60 hectares and offer a network of walking trails that pass through different natural habitats.
The site was once a coal mine called Baggeridge Colliery, which operated from 1936 until 1967 before closure. Following the mine's shutdown, the land underwent transformation and reopened as a public park in 1981.
The park maintains its connection to the Himley Estate's heritage through preserved elements of Capability Brown's 18th-century landscape design.
The park offers several facilities including a café, children's play areas, a miniature railway, and camping grounds with parking spaces near the entrance. Visitors can find well-marked trails and plan half-day or full-day visits depending on their interests.
A high ropes course called Challenge Academy provides adventure experiences among the trees on the grounds of the former mine. This unusual contrast between the former mining site and modern recreational activities makes the location notable.
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