Who owns Queen Elizabeth Country Park?

In 1966 Hampshire County Council purchased Butser Hill with the aim of creating a new Country Park, Queen Elizabeth Country Park was formally opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1976.



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In April 1976, the visitor centre was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and the park was named in her honour.

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Queen Elizabeth Country Park is Hampshire's largest country park. Located at the western end of the South Downs National Park, the park spans over 2000 acres and is dominated by three hills, the chalk downland of Butser and the beautiful woodlands of Holt and War Down.

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We have one main car park on Butser Hill and 7 different car parks on the forest side. Forest and Butser car parks are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system means you'll only pay for the time you've spent at the park.

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However, the park isn't named after Queen Elizabeth I. Instead, it's named after Queen Elizabeth II's mother, Queen Elizabeth. Married to King George VI, she was officially raised to the title of Queen consort, or Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

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This fabulous national park is on nearly all itineraries, and while you'll never be far from other safari groups, you're guaranteed to see a large range of wildlife, potentially including giraffes, lions, zebras, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and elephants.

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Toilets. Accessible toilets are available at the main visitor centre, Butser Hill kiosk and Juniper kiosk. The Juniper kiosk toilet has 24 hour access, while Butser Hill and visitor centre toilets are available during opening hours.

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Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha Sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park are a big attraction to Uganda's tourists.
  • Lion (Panthera leo) ...
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) ...
  • African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) ...
  • African Buffalo. ...
  • Rhinoceros.


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Queen Elizabeth National Park is a lion conservation unit and hence lions are a key attraction in the park. The park has over 250 of the large cats in both the northern and southern sector.

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The park was opened in 1976, following the joining of Butser Hill and Queen Elizabeth Forest.

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Beautiful gardens with wonderful views of downtown Vancouver skyline and North Shore Mountains. Such a gorgeous park. Free to walk around and explore the gardens.

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