From the 1980s until completion in 2004 the park underwent a number of improvements including adapting the former tennis courts into a hard court, restoring the historic path network and railings and installing a new fountain. The improvements have involved the work of various artists and craftspeople in the fields of stone lettering, mosaics and metal sculpture.Regeneration of the Municipal Gardens on the Hampshire County Council website Bisected from the main area of the gardens by a pathway can be found a children's playground.
