Dimensions

• With an area of 384 hectares respectively 427 hectares (including the Maximilian Park, Court and Finance Gardens), the English Garden is one of the largest inner-city parks in the world (larger than Central Park in New York and Hyde Park in London). It extends from the Court and Finance Gardens at Odeonsplatz into the open countryside far to the north of the city.

• Of the area of 384 hectares, around 150 ha is woodland, 187 ha meadows and 16 ha water.

• The network of paths in the English Garden covers a total of 78 km (of which ca 12 km are bridle-paths).

• The largest area of water in the English Garden is the Kleinhesseloher See with an area of around 8 ha.

• The streams in the English Garden have a total length of around 15 km.

• There are over 100 bridges and footbridges in the English Garden.

• In addition to the 50 – 60 species of bird that breed in the English Garden, there are also hedgehogs, squirrels, wild rabbits, hares, foxes and beaver.

 

Employees / costs

• A total of 60 employees are involved in the administration and maintenance of the English Garden.

• The Free State of Bavaria invests approximately 2.5 million euros annually in the maintenance of the park (2.7 million euros if the upkeep of the buildings is included).

 

Visitors, services and problems

• More than 5 million people visit the English Garden every year.

• There are four restaurants (Aumeister, Chinese Tower, Hirschau and Seehaus) and four kiosks available for the park's visitors.

• The beer garden at the Chinese Tower is with its 7,000 seats one of the largest beer gardens in Bavaria.

• Problems have been caused through changes in the behaviour of visitors (use of the meadows, e.g. for nude sunbathing, the wearing of paths across the grass) as well as vandalism and damage.

• Around 120 tons of rubbish have to be collected and disposed of annually. The main part is caused by weekend visitors who throw their rubbish on the grass.