This parkland has seen a lot of history and much sadness in its time, but also holds happy memories for some. Elizabeth I is known to have strolled there when it was more like a meadow.

In 1554 the Royalists fought Wyatts troops there, and there have been reports of murders, robberies and rapes happening in the grounds, also it was a favorite spot to hold duels. Sir Robert Peel died there when he was thrown from his horse.

The park even on a bright summers day is said to have a stillness about it and mystery seems to surround it, and there is a sense of sadness. In the park there is a tree and nobody seems to like it or want to go near it it is known as the death tree, as it is known people have committed suicide there, near the tree voices have been heard.