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£1.9m National Lottery Heritage Fund bid success!
We did it! After an 18 month development phase we’re beyond excited to announce that our vision for the Country Park can now become a reality, thanks to a grant awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the …
Three Dorset Tourism Awards 2019!
The team is thrilled to announce a Gold ‘Customer Service Superstar’ award for Pete Abbott in the Tea Rooms, and Bronze trophies in the ‘Business Events & Wedding Venue of the Year’ and ‘Dog Friendly Business of the Year’ …
Park Expansion & Developments 2019/20
Winter 2019/20 at Upton Country Park – our Adventure Play project, Courtyard entrance transformation, park expansion and woodland management ….
Awards & Weddings
We’re shortlisted in Dorset Tourism’s ‘Dog Friendly Business’ & ‘Business Events and Wedding Venue’ Awards 2019, and have just launched a new Upton House weddings website …
Planning permission granted for the proposed new Welcome Centre
We are delighted to announce that planning permission has now been approved for our proposed new Welcome Centre, which will provide a much-needed first point of contact with our visitors and offer …
Awards Success!
The team at Upton Country Park are thrilled to have been recently awarded Bronze trophies for the categories of ‘Dog Friendly Business of the Year’ and ‘Venue and Business Tourism’ at the Dorset Tourism Awards 2018 …
Upton Country Park shortlisted for a ‘Green Initiative’ Award
We are thrilled to have been selected as a semi-finalist in the 2018 Bournemouth and Poole Tourism Awards ‘Green Initiative’ category which highlights our efforts to reduce …
New Look Car Park and Country Park Developments
The Country Park is open every day and enjoyed by over 600,000 visitors each year. In 2015, nearly 275,000 cars entered the estate to use the 260 spaces available …
Upton Country Park gets National Lottery boost!
£185,000 of National Lottery money, awarded jointly by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund, will allow us to develop a second round bid for up to £1.9 million to deliver …
New Dog Wash in the main car park
We are delighted to announce our new self-service Dog Wash area, conveniently located within the main car park. This easy to use facility is ideal for washing your muddy pooches or simply giving…
Two Dorset Tourism Awards for Upton Country Park!
We’re excited to announce that Upton Country Park received two silver awards at the 2017 Dorset Tourism Awards ceremony held at The Lighthouse in Poole on Thursday, 16th November….
A Year at Upton Country Park – our video
We’ve been working with a talented film graduate to capture the essence of our stunning Country Park. Special lifelong families memories are made across the changing seasons and our video captures that beautifully…
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