Thorn Park is a formal square surrounded by grand Victorian housing and with a variety of trees present. Thorn Park is located adjacent to Mutley Park.
Hidden in the bushes is a one-man, cast-iron Victorian urinal designed by George Jennings of London. Jennings supplied conveniences for the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, where 827,000 paid a penny each to use his loos, hence the phrase ‘to spend a penny’.
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There are several mature trees within Thorn Park including Gingkos, Monkey Puzzle, Yews and London Plane.
Like Mutley Park, the Co-op Way, the 15 mile route taking you across the city running through various parks and greenspaces, runs through Thorn Park.
