Weston-super-Mare is a more modern development than Bath or Bristol, and its parks were generally established rather later too. The first public gardens were opened in the mid-nineteenth century. Some of Weston's parks were created with the deliberate intention of enhancing the character of the town as a health and tourist resort. Adornments included statues, artificial lighting or bandstands, but above all splendid planting. Elaborate and ingenious floral displays have been an important and characteristic feature of Weston's public gardens.

These parks form an irreplaceable gift from the past: part not only of Weston's environment but its heritage also, which can be enjoyed by resident and visitor alike.