Parks and Play Areas
Contents
- Bridgford Park
- West Park
- Boundary Road
- Meadow Park, East Leake
- Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington
- Green spaces
Bridgford Park
Bridgford Park, West Bridgford
Location: Central Avenue, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6AT.
Bridgford Park is a beautiful Victorian park set within the leafy suburb of West Bridgford. The park is home to Bridgford Hall which is the base for Rushcliffe Registry Office.
Facilities at the park include a fitness trail, tree trail, junior and teenage play areas, a catering outlet and modern toilets (£0.20p charge).
Tennis courts at Bridgford Park are managed in partnership with Activeace. Advance booking is required. Pay and Play rates are £8.25 per hour per court. Flexi-Court passes are available for £85 per household and offer access to all our courts in West Bridgford all year round. Courts must be booked in advance and some courts may be unavailable during scheduled coaching hours. To enquire email admin@activeace.co.uk or telephone 0115 933 8363.
The junior play area at Bridgford Park, designed for children up to 11 years old, underwent a complete makeover in summer 2011 and is hugely popular. The sand factory, cradle swing and spectacular Amazon multi-play unit are real crowd pullers.
The Croquet Lawn at the front of the park is available for hire.
West Park
Location: Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7JE.
Contained within the open space that is West Park are five tennis courts (four mini tennis and one full size court), two pavilions (the Sir Julien Cahn pavilion and a recently-constructed sports pavilion), and a grassed sports field which is used for cricket in the summer time and mini-football in the winter.
Tennis courts at West Park are managed in partnership with Activeace. Advance booking is required. Pay and Play rates are £8.25 per hour per full court and junior rates available at £4.12 per hour for mini courts. Flexi-Court passes are available for £85 per household and offer access to all our courts in West Bridgford all year round. Courts must be booked in advance and some courts may be unavailable during scheduled coaching hours. To enquire email admin@activeace.co.uk or telephone 0115 933 8363.
Boundary Road Play Area
Location: Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7DB.
Boundary Road play area is suitable for children aged 0-12. The focal point of the site is a large mound with stepping stones, boulders and a climbing wall. There's also a Gyrospiral seesaw, Speed Gyro roundabout, springers, a cable way and pod swing.
The Play area has received significant investment in recent years in developing the climbing wall and flooring of the park’s wet floor area.
Meadow Park, East Leake
Location: Gotham Road, East Leake.
An agricultural landscape of meadows, trees and hedgerows, with Kingston Brook running through the middle. This site is about 18 hectares (45 acres) in size and provides paths around the site and an informal ‘play’ area suitable for picnics and games. Rushcliffe Borough Council delegated management of Meadow Park to East Leake Parish Council in 2008, whilst retaining ownership.