Sports and recreation grounds

Colchester's Parks and Recreation Service offers many outdoor sports opportunities including high quality facilities for:

• rugby
• football
• cricket
• bowls
• tennis

They can be booked by individuals, teams, leagues or schools.

Sports and recreation grounds in Colchester

Castle Park bowls club

Facilities include:

• Bowling green

For bookings call 01206 282007.
Contact Castle Park Bowls Club by calling 01206 7296697.

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Castle Park cricket ground

• Find on the map
• Find out more about Colchester Cricket Club

Lexden King George sports ground

Facilities include:

• Three full size football pitches (11 a-side)
• Three 7 a-side football pitches
• Lacrosse
• Changing rooms for players and referees
• Car parking

For bookings call 01206 282007.

Mile End sports ground

Facilities include:

• Six full size football pitches (11 a-side)
• Cricket pitch
• Changing rooms for players and referees
• Car parking

For bookings call 01206 282007.

Mill Road sports ground and rugby club

Facilities include:

• Rugby
• Cricket
• Archery
• Changing rooms for players and referees
• Car parking
• Also home to Colchester Rugby Club

For bookings call 01206 282007.

Old Heath recreation ground

Facilities include:

• One full size football pitch
• Bowls
• Changing rooms for players and referees
• An outdoor gym (free of charge)
• Street parking

For bookings call 01206 282007.

Shrub End sports ground

Facilities include:

• Six full size football pitches (11 a-side)
• One floodlit three G all weather pitch*
• Hockey
• Running track
• Rounder pitch
• Long jump
• Changing rooms for players and referees
• Car parking

*All weather pitch booked through Colchester United, call 01206 755168.

For bookings call 01206 282007.

West End sports ground

Facilities include:

• Tennis: 10 porous tarmac courts including floodlit courts
• Tennis: 3 grass courts
• Indoor bowls
• Outdoor bowls
• Changing rooms for players
• Car parking

For bookings call 01206 282007.
For Colchester Indoor Bowls call 01206 570432.

Colchester Leisure World Tennis Centre

Report dog fouling

All residents are encouraged to report dog fouling to help enforcement take place.

We undertake enforcement of dog fouling as part of our work to promote public health, protect the environment and encourage responsible dog ownership.

Dog waste bins, litter bins and the household black bag waste collection can all be used to dispose of dog waste responsibly.