
Belton House Overspill Car Park National Trust National Trust Grantham, Lincolnshire Grantham, Lincolnshire 25,000m² TurfMesh 25,000m² TurfMesh Built in the 1680s, the National Trust’s owned Belton House sits within 1,300 acres of rolling deer park. The formal Dutch and Italian gardens are a major attraction for visitors to this quintessential country house estate. With visitor numbers increasing year after year, the National Trust commissioned expansion of their car parking facilities. A 25,000m² field within the property was identified to convert into an overspill car park to provide additional parking spaces during the peak visitor times during Spring and Summer. Wrekin were contacted by Just Construction to provide a noninvasive, aesthetic and cost effective solution to enable a swift installation to meet the tight timescales so the car park could be opened for the busy Easter holiday period. “ The speed of installation due to the roll sizes, meant the clients expectations were achieved and the car park was available on time. Just Constructions The agreed solution included the incorporation of a turf reinforcement mesh, which would provide adequate support for vehicular traffic whilst maintaining the green field landscaped aesthetics. Wrekin products recommended our TurfMesh 1400 and 1800 high strength turf reinforcement mesh as the most fit for purpose solution. The system is simply laid over existing grassed areas and pinned into the ground with U pins. The system allows the existing grass sward to develop through the apertures in the TurfMesh which creates a green trafficable platform. An anti-slip top finish on the TurfMesh provides a safe walking surface for the large number of visitors. The large 40m² rolls of TurfMesh meant that the 25,000m² installation was completed ahead of schedule and as no excavation was required to the area and disruption on site was virtually non existent. Belton House opened its gates on time with increased capacity for visitors and their vehicles. Related case studies Related case study Thetford Woodland Lodges Thetford Forest is the UK’s largest man made lowland forest. It’s patchwork of pines, heathland and broadleaves provide the ideal setting for a great day out, and a welcome refuge for a rich variety of animal and plant life. Due to the weight involved, it was clear that the correct selection of ProtectaWeb™ depth was imperative to the success of the project. Wooden Lodge Foundations Read more Related case study Ornamental Pond at Fallow Park Fallow Park is an exclusive housing development on the outskirts of Cannock. A 1400m² ornamental pond with green space was designed to enhance the development and provide a habitat for a variety of wildlife. The ground conditions and nature of the finished pond meant that an impermeable membrane would be required to line the pond. Jessup Brothers Read more Share this page

Belton House Overspill Car Park

National Trust
National Trust
Grantham, Lincolnshire
Grantham, Lincolnshire
25,000m² TurfMesh
25,000m² TurfMesh

Built in the 1680s, the National Trust’s owned Belton House sits within 1,300 acres of rolling deer park. The formal Dutch and Italian gardens are a major attraction for visitors to this quintessential country house estate.

With visitor numbers increasing year after year, the National Trust commissioned expansion of their car parking facilities. A 25,000m² field within the property was identified to convert into an overspill car park to provide additional parking spaces during the peak visitor times during Spring and Summer.

Wrekin were contacted by Just Construction to provide a noninvasive, aesthetic and cost effective solution to enable a swift installation to meet the tight timescales so the car park could be opened for the busy Easter holiday period.

“

The speed of installation due to the roll sizes, meant the clients
expectations were achieved and the car park was available on
time.

Just Constructions

The agreed solution included the incorporation of a turf reinforcement mesh, which would provide adequate support for vehicular traffic whilst maintaining the green field landscaped aesthetics.

Wrekin products recommended our TurfMesh 1400 and 1800 high strength turf reinforcement mesh as the most fit for purpose solution. The system is simply laid over existing grassed areas and pinned into the ground with U pins. The system allows the existing grass sward to develop through the apertures in the TurfMesh which creates a green trafficable platform. An anti-slip top finish on the TurfMesh provides a safe walking surface for the large number of visitors.

The large 40m² rolls of TurfMesh meant that the 25,000m² installation was completed ahead of schedule and as no excavation was required to the area and disruption on site was virtually non existent. Belton House opened its gates on time with increased capacity for visitors and their vehicles.

Related case studies

Related case study

Thetford Woodland Lodges

Thetford Forest is the UK’s largest man made lowland forest. It’s patchwork of pines, heathland and broadleaves provide the ideal setting for a great day out, and a welcome refuge for a rich variety of animal and plant life. Due to the weight involved, it was clear that the correct selection of ProtectaWeb™ depth was imperative to the success of the project.

Wooden Lodge Foundations

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Ornamental Pond at Fallow Park

Fallow Park is an exclusive housing development on the outskirts of Cannock. A 1400m² ornamental pond with green space was designed to enhance the development and provide a habitat for a variety of wildlife. The ground conditions and nature of the finished pond meant that an impermeable membrane would be required to line the pond.

Jessup Brothers

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Belton House Overspill Car Park

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