St David's Park, Heritage listed park in Hobart, Tasmania

St David's Park is a heritage-listed green space in Hobart featuring Victorian-style gardens, stone walls, and landscaped lawns. The site has multiple entrance points and is crossed by winding paths that guide you through different areas.

The site was founded in 1804 as Tasmania's first burial ground and served as a cemetery for many decades. In 1926 it was transformed into a public park, fundamentally changing its role and meaning for the city.

The boundary walls incorporate headstones from the burial ground, and monuments such as David Collins's memorial were gathered in the park's northeast corner. The rotunda at the centre hosts community events and performances, and Tasmanian poet Vivian Smith wrote a poem titled St. David's Park, Hobart about the site.

The central location near Salamanca Place offers convenient access with entrances on Davey Street and Sandy Bay Road. The flat terrain and paved paths make it easy to explore the area, especially if you want to walk from the nearby city center.

The two lion statues at the entrance were sculpted by Richard Patterson around 1884. They first stood at the Bank of Van Diemen's Land building, were stored at Port Arthur after its demolition, and were moved to the park in 1988.