It can also be reached from Mile Cross Road and Dolphin Path. It is not very accessible to wheelchair-users or the less able. This small area of marshland in the Yare valley was once part of the Bowthorpe Hall estate and is now a local nature reserve. It can be reached from Bland Road. Grazing by horses creates ideal conditions for a variety of plants and wildlife.
Access is difficult for wheelchair-users and the less able as the approach is along an uneven track.
These gardens, in part of the original ditch around the castle, contain the Whiffler Open-air Theatre, which hosts a summer programme of events. The gardens adjoin Castle Green, above the Castle Mall shopping complex. Castle Green This, the newest park in Norwich, lies next to the castle in the area that was once the outer bailey, and is connected by steps and a ramp to the Castle Gardens. There are other entrances on Farmers Avenue and Cattlemarket Street. The park is covered in terraced lawns on three main levels, with beds of shrubs and a wide variety of trees.