Bitterne Park

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The Cobden Bridge crosses the River Itchen at Bitterne Park

Map showing Bitterne Park within Southampton

Map showing Southampton within England

Bitterne Park is a suburb of Southampton, England, on the Eastern bank of the River Itchen, built on parkland which once formed part of Bitterne Manor.

The area is largely residential, with Bitterne Park Triangle (sometimes shortened to "Bitterne Triangle" or simply "The Triangle") as its focal point. A number of shops cluster around the Triangle including a CWS Co-op Welcome store (open til 10pm), a traditional butcher, greengrocer, bakery, second-hand furniture and Persian carpet shops a chiropody clinic called footmatters and a Barnardo's charity shop managed by Claire and Ozlem.

Riverside Park provides pleasant walks along the Itchen up to and beyond the reach of the tide at Woodmill, where the circular saw was invented.

There are no banking facilities since the closure of NatWest's Triangle branch in the 1990s. However, there is a cash machine in the Co-op which does not charge for withdrawals. There has been a recent boom in take-away restaurants in Bitterne Triangle including one of the best fish and chip shops in Southampton, a kebab house, Chinese restaurants, Thai restaurants and an Indian restaurant. There is also a local website with local news and views.

Bitterne Park is at the Eastern edge of the Cobden Bridge which links the area to St. Denys on the Western bank. The Southern section of Southampton's Riverside Park is located in Bitterne Park.

Bitterne Park's neighbouring suburbs are (clockwise from the North) Townhill Park, Midanbury and Bitterne.

Districts and suburbs of the City of Southampton