Colchester City Council manages 81 playgrounds. There are additional playgrounds provided by Parish and Town Councils and the Ministry of Defence.
Play is a very important part of children's development. Learning to cooperate and play with others, using imagination and experiencing excitement and challenges help young people in their preparation for school and adult life.
Our playgrounds have a wide variety of equipment offering many interesting play possibilities to local children and young visitors.
Larger playgrounds offer more elaborate equipment which is set out separately to appeal to different age groups. There is often a tarmac area with goal and basketball net and a youth shelter. A few also have multi activity areas with items such as climbing walls.
Smaller community playgrounds are often located in housing estates, offering simple equipment specifically designed for children up to the age of 12.
Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs) are fenced, hard surfaced court areas for football and basket ball and have floodlighting to allow play until 10pm. These playgrounds are for all ages.
Wheelchair accessible playgrounds
Many of our playgrounds are accessible for children with disabilities. Some sites have level rubber surfacing to assist with wheelchair access and individual items of play equiptment which can be used with wheelchairs.
There are brightly coloured decorative play panels with textured patterns to assist those with visual difficulties and all of our sites offer the opportunity for children of all abilities to play together.
Entrance gates are painted in bright colours to aid and guide visitors and we provide seating for the use of carers and supervising adults.
Find your local playground
You can find a playground by clicking on the pins on the map.
Berechurch
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Cavlary Road, CO2 7FB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Cherry Tree, CO2 0BG |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Circus Square, CO2 7QG |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Finchingfield Way, CO2 0AH |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Gurdon Road, CO2 7PR |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| John Mace Road, CO2 8WR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Queensland Drive,
CO2 8UF |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| School Road, CO2 8NP |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Castle
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
Balkerne Heights,
CO3 3AB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Castle Park, CO1 1UN |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
East Bay,
CO1 2RA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Kings Head Meadow, CO1 1XL |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Greenstead
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Buffett Way, CO4 3YL |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Greenstead Slopes, CO4 3DN |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Hickory Avenue, CO4 3YA |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Greenstead Field, CO4 3JZ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Titania Close, CO4 3TB |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Highwoods
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Elizabeth Close, CO4 9YU |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Gavin Way, CO4 9FB |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Northfield Gardens, CO4 9SS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Sioux Close, CO4 9SZ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Lexden and Braiswick
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Erle Harvard, CO6 3LH |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Fiddlers Folley, CO3 9UF |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| King George V, CO3 9BQ |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Lorkin Way, CO6 3SN |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Shelley Road - CO3 4JH |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Marks Tey and Layer
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Ley Field, CO6 1HQ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Martin Hunt Drive, CO3 8AY |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Mersea and Pyefleet
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Victoria Esplanade, CO5 8BH |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Mile End
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Axial Drive, CO4 5ZX |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Bergholt Road, CO4 5AD |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Bradford Drive, CO4 5FW |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Fan Avenue, |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| High Woods Country Park, CO4 9UN |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Mile End, CO4 5JR |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Mill Road, CO4 5LE |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Worsdell Way, CO4 5WQ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
New Town and Christchurch
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Abbey Field, CO2 7SZ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Captains Garden, CO2 7TB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Hactcher Cresent, CO2 8JG |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Old Heath Recreation Ground, CO1 2HR |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Old Heath and the Hythe
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Albany Gardens, CO2 8HQ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Horrocks Close, CO2 8SB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Speedwell Road, CO2 8DN |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Prettygate
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Baden Powell, CO3 4SN |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Westland Country Park, CO3 9XU |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Rural North
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Tile House Farm, CO6 4EP |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Shrub End
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Barbour Gardens, CO2 9SA |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Boadicea Way, CO2 9BQ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Corunna Drive, CO2 9HF |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Gladiator Way, CO2 9PS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Richmond Road, CO2 7FR |
No |
No |
No |
No |
St Annes and St Johns
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Alderton Road, CO4 0BY |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Chalfont Road, CO4 0NY |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Longridge Field, CO4 3FB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Pondfield MUGA, CO4 3DH |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ripple Way, CO4 0AW |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| St Annes, CO4 0DJ |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| St Brides, CO4 0PW |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| St Cyrus, CO4 0NL |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Stanway
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Swift Avenue, CO3 8ZB |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Wheatfield, CO3 0YL |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Woden Avenue, CO3 0RG |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Tiptree
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Chestnut Way, CO5 0NP |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Thyme Road, CO5 0TE |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Wivenhoe
|
Youth shelter |
Basketball |
Goals |
Gym Equipment |
| Lower Lodge, CO7 9SG |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
