Cornwall Park

Cornwall Park is 220 hectares of working farmland in the middle of Auckland — gifted to the city in 1901 by John Logan Campbell as a 'people's park' and still grazed by sheep, beef cattle, and the Belgian blue breeding herd that makes the park a surreal pastoral landscape ringed by suburban houses. The park adjoins Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, and the walk from the Huia Lodge gatehouse to the summit of the cone takes about 30 minutes through paddocks, grape vines, and ancient pōhutukawa trees.

Acacia Cottage (1841, one of the oldest buildings in Auckland), the Sir John Logan Campbell Auctioneer's Clock Tower, and the Observatory at the southern end are the park's heritage buildings. Free parking, open 24 hours, and the café beside the Huia Lodge serves weekend breakfasts that have been an Epsom institution for decades. The park hosts the Classic Car Club's monthly Sunday meet and other community events.