Heritage at Risk register. Markeaton Park Markeaton Park lies in the south of the suburb, bordering Mackworth Estate below and Darley Abbey to the east. The park has a long history, being used to raise deer and boar as far back as the 1500s. A hall was built on the estate in the 16th century though the exact dates are unknown; this was demolished in 1755 and a new hall erected in the same location designed by James Denstone of Derby. In 1964 Markeaton Hall was demolished because of neglect and structural damage caused during the army's stay there. The only remnants of the original hall are the late 18th-century Grade II listed orangery that is used as a café, a number of walled gardens and ornamental gardens such as the formal terrace, the Rose Garden and herbaceous borders. In September 1975 the park and its surroundings were designated a Conservation Area and Markeaton Park today is a public park covering approximately and the most-used leisure facility in Derby, with over 1 million visitors per year. A variety of activities are spread throughout the park, including a boating lake, pitch and putt course, children's playground, mini golf course and a light railway. The park attracts people from around Derby but also from smaller surrounding towns such as Belper, Ilkeston and Ashbourne and even from as far as Nottingham and Sheffield. Markeaton Park can, therefore, be considered to be of regional significance. Public houses There are four public houses in Allestree: The Markeaton (a former hotel on Allestree Lane), The Woodlands (an "estate" pub on Blenheim Drive), The Red Cow (the old village pub next to St Edmund's Church), and Allestree British Legion (on Cornhill). During the 1960s the Park Farm Hotel was opened at Park Farm Shopping Centre, but this closed and was boarded up in October 2003 and has since been transformed into a fitness gym. A new micropub in the Park Farm Centre opened in 2017 named The Pothole, as a nod to the affectionate nickname given to the basement bar of the nearby Park Farm Hotel. Another micropub, No. 189, recently opened at Blenheim Parade. The Joiners Arms, The Jonty Farmer and The Broadway are all just outside outskirts of Allestree but are frequented by residents. Old village centre The historical village centre is centred on the junction of St Edmund's Close, Cornhill and Park Lane. This