Hengrove Park is over 76.1 hectares and is the largest undeveloped brown-field-site within the City of Bristol in Council ownership. It is located in South Bristol adjacent to an area which is considered to be one of the most deprived in Europe.

In 1927 Bristol City Council purchased the land now known as Hengrove Park in order to build Bristol Airport which was opened in 1930 by Prince George. The airport flourished until 1957 when Lulsgate Airport replaced the Whitchurch site due to increased air traffic. Hengrove Park still has the runway diagonally across it.

The former Bristol Airport site was over 400 acres, but since 1957 various parcels of land have been sold off for residential and industrial uses. The southern tip which was the original terminus is now Whitchurch Sports Centre.

Hengrove Park is earmarked for economic regeneration in the Bristol Local Plan and job creation is the overriding need for the communities surrounding the Park, and must be a priority when considering its future use. The 2degrees project has been designed to meet this need, and more (see 2-Degrees under Projects).

The Hengrove Park site has reasonable road links already and is easily accessible for at least one million people locally. The proposals put forward, though focused on the local community, will create a major tourist attraction to complement Bristol’s Harbourside scheme and take Bristol forward in increasing its significance in Europe.