Watch this short film by Environment Network Manawatū about the Pit Park People who've made the park what it is today.
Facilities
Carpark
Location
Featherston Street (see map at bottom of page)
Dogs welcome
This park is a brilliant place to walk your dog off-leash. Please be aware though that dogs are prohibited in the sportsgrounds in neighbouring Skoglund Park.
History of Pit Park
The former clay pit is named for Robert Price Edwards (1854-1924), who established his brick-making business here in 1900. In 1904 Edwards started construction of the Hoffman Kiln, a category one heritage building you can still see on Featherston Street. The kiln was capable of firing 9,000 bricks in a single chamber, with clay sourced on-site.
Hoffman brick kiln, Featherston Street – E Creamer 1981: Manawatū Heritage.
