The city has several public parks – the main one being Royal Victoria Park in the centre of the city. Several events are held in the park every year including the International Music Festival and a one-off Three Tenors concert in 2003, and is a favoured site for hot air balloon companies to take off. It was opened in 1830 and has an area of 20 hectares5. The park features a botanical garden, large childrens play park and sports facilities including crazy golf and lawn tennis. It mostly consists of acres of lawn, one of which is overlooked by the Royal Crescent. Other parks in Bath include Alexandra Park, which crowns a hill and overlooks the city; Sydney Gardens, another small park in the centre which was developed for pleasure in the 18th century; Henrietta Park, Hedgemead Park and Alice Park. Jane Austen said that ‘it would be pleasant to be near the Sydney Gardens. We could go into the Labyrinth everyday.’ Alexandra, Alice and Henrietta parks were built into the growing city among the housing developments6.
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