Essex Parks and Open Spaces

Use the information and links below to find places in Essex to explore and enjoy!

Basildon

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks

    • Essex Wildlife Trust – Langdon Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve
    • Queens Park Country Park
    • The Wick Country Park
    • Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea

    • Nature Reserves & Open Spaces

    • Mill Meadows Local Nature Reserve
    • Nevendon Bushes Local Nature Reserve
    • Noak Bridge Local Nature Reserve
    • Norsey Wood Local Nature Reserve
    • Vange Hill Local Nature Reserve

    • Multi Use Areas and Outdoor Gyms

    • Barstable Open Space, South Riding
    • Central Open Space, (r/o Elm Green)
    • Crays Hill Recreation Ground
    • Delmores Play Area
    • Freshwater Drive (s/o 17)
    • Fryerns Open Space
    • Gloucester Park MUSA
    • Lake Meadows Outdoor Gym
    • Lake Meadows Youth Area
    • Langdon Hills
    • Markhams Chase
    • Markhams Chase MUSA and Skate Park
    • Noak Bridge Central Green
    • Northlands Park Skate Park
    • Pound Lane
    • Shotgate Park MUSA and Outdoor Gym
    • Somercotes MUSA, Elizabeth Way
    • Steepleview Open Space
    • Swan Mead Park MUSA
    • Victoria Park
    • Wash Road Open Space
    • Westlake Park Outdoor Gym
    • Wickford Memorial Park (Main Area)

    • Outdoor Play Areas

    • Public Tennis Courts

    • Howard Park Tennis Court
    • Lake Meadows Tennis Courts
    • Mopsies Park Tennis Courts
    • Wickford Memorial Park Tennis Court

    • Bowling Greens

    • Gloucester Park Bowling Green
    • Lake Meadows Bowling Green
    • Mopsies Park Bowling Green
    • Whitmore Park Bowling Green
    • Wickford Memorial Park Bowling Green

    • Skate Parks

    • Lake Meadows Skate Park
    • Markhams Chase MUSA and Skate Park
    • Nevendon Road Skate Park
    • Northlands Park Skate Park

    • Crazy Golf

Braintree

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks

    • Great Notley Country Park
    • Cressing Temple Barns

    • Parks and Play Areas

    • Albert Moss Recreational Gardens
    • Braintree Public Gardens
    • Fisher Field, Wellington Close
    • Great Notley Community Hall
    • Halstead Public Gardens
    • John Ray Gardens
    • King George V
    • Meadowside
    • Notley Community Hall
    • Silver End Memorial Gardens
    • Tabor Field
    • Twelve Acres
    • Weavers Park

    • Open Spaces and Nature Reserves

    • Bocking Blackwater Local Nature Reserve and Open Space, Braintree
    • Bradford Meadows, Braintree
    • Coggeshall Pieces, Halstead
    • Glebe Woodland, Braintree
    • Great Notley Country Park and Cuckoo Wood Local Nature Reserve, Braintree
    • Halstead River Walk
    • Hedingham River Walk, Halstead
    • James Cooke Community Woodland, Witham
    • Marshalls Park, Hoppit Mead and John Ray Park, Braintree
    • Whetmead Local Nature Reserve, Witham
    • Witham River Walk

    • Outdoor Gyms

    • Witham – Playing field, Spa Road
    • Meadowside playing field, Coldnailhurst Avenue
    • John Ray Park, near Braintree Train Station

    • Skate Parks

    • Skate Bowl
    • Skate Park Units
    • Meadow Side Skatepark
    • Coggeshall Skatepark

Brentwood

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks

    • Hutton Country Park
    • Merrymeade Country Park
    • St Faiths Country Park
    • Weald Country Park
    • Thorndon Country Park
    • Warley Country Park

    • Other Main Park Sites

    • Hartswood
    • Little Warley Common
    • King Georges Playing Fields
    • Hutton Recreation Ground
    • Larkins and Courage Playing Fields

    • All Parks and Open Space Sites

    • Play Areas

    • Bishops Hall Park, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood
    • Capon Close, Mayfield Gardens, Brentwood
    • Courage Playing Fields, Chelmsford Road, Shenfield
    • Cromwell Road, Cromwell Road, Brentwood
    • Gibraltar House, The Drive, Warley
    • Hutton Recreation Ground, Wash Road, Hutton
    • Ingrave Johnstone Playing Fields, Ingrave Road, Ingrave
    • King George’s Playing Fields, Ingrave Road, Brentwood – Largest play area of Brentwood open spaces
    • Maple Close, Brentwood
    • Masefield Court, Victoria Road, Brentwood
    • Mountney Close, Mountney Close, Mountnessing
    • North Road Play Area, North Road, Brentwood
    • River Road, River Road, Brentwood
    • Three Arches Estate, Hornbeam Close, Brentwood
    • Three Arches Estate, The Limes, Beech Avenue, Brentwood
    • Warley Playing Fields, The Drive, Warley
    • West Horndon Park, Cadogan Avenue, West Horndon

    • Skate Park

    • King Georges Playing Fields

    • Bowling Greens

    • King Georges Playing Fields
    • Hutton Populars

    • Crazy Golf

    • King Georges Playing Fields

Castle Point

• Explore!

  • • Country Park

    • Hadleigh Castle Country Park

    • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Arthur Stevens’ Fields, top of Limetree Avenue, Benfleet
    • Creekside Playing Fields, off Watlington Road, Benfleet
    • Hadleigh Castle Country Park, Castle Lane, Hadleigh
    • John H Burrows Recreation Ground, Daws Heath Road, Hadleigh
    • Little Common, Gt Burches Road, Thundersley
    • King George V Playing Fields, Shipwrights Drive, Benfleet
    • Memorial Ground, London Road, Hadleigh
    • Runnymede Paddocks, Kiln Road, Benfleet
    • South Benfleet Playing Fields, Brook Road, Benfleet
    • Swans Green Recreation Ground, Hart Road, Thundersley
    • Tarpots Recreation Ground, Church Road, Benfleet
    • The Crescent Recreation Ground, Crescent Road, Hadleigh
    • The Glen, off Kiln Road, Thundersley
    • Thundersley Common, Common Approach, Thundersley
    • Thundersley Common Recreation Ground, Common Lane, Thundersley
    • Villa Road Recreation Ground, Villa Road, Benfleet
    • Woodside Park, Manor Road, Benfleet
    • Beveland Road Open Space, Beveland Road
    • Canvey Heights Country Park, off Creek Road
    • Canvey Lake, Denham Road
    • King George V Playing Fields, Blackthorne Road
    • Kismet Park, Weel Road
    • Labworth Recreation Ground, Furtherwick Road
    • Larup Avenue Open Space
    • Leigh Beck Recreation Ground, Park Lane
    • Long Road Recreation Ground
    • Smallgains Recreation Ground, Creek Road
    • Southwick Dyke, Link Road
    • Tewkes Creek Recreation Ground, Doverveldt Road
    • The Gun Site Recreation Ground, West Crescent
    • The Paddocks, Long Road
    • Paddocks Enclosed Playground, Long Road
    • Thorney Bay Open Space, Thorney Bay Road
    • Waterside Farm Recreation Ground, Somnes Avenue

    • Woodlands

    • Thundersley Glen
    • Daw Heath Woodland
    • Shipwrights Wood
    • Thundersley Common
    • West Wood

    • Nature Reserve

    • Pound Wood Nature Reserve
    • Little Haven Nature Reserve

    • Public Tennis Courts

    • John H Burrows Recreation Grounds
    • King George V Recreation Ground

    • Bowling

    • Woodside Park, Manor Road, Benfleet
    • John H Burrows Recreation Ground
    • South Benfleet Playing Fields, Brook Road, Benfleet

    • Skate Parks

    • Waterside Farm Recreation Ground, Somnes Avenue
    • South Benfleet Playing Fields, Brook Road, Benfleet

Chelmsford

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks and Nature Reserves

    • Hylands Estate
    • Danbury Country Park
    • Marsh Farm Country Park
    • Marconi Ponds
    • Chelmer Valley Local Nature Reserve
    • Woodham Fen
    • Little Waltham Nature Reserve
    • Galleywood Common
    • Blue House Farm

    • Parks and Play Areas

    • Admirals Park and Tower Gardens
    • Andrews Park
    • Baddow Hall Park
    • Beaulieu Park
    • Boleyn Gardens
    • Brook End Gardens
    • Central Park, Bell Meadow and Sky Blue Pasture
    • Chancellor Park
    • Chelmer Park
    • Chelmer Valley Local Nature Reserve
    • Coronation Park
    • Frankland Fields
    • Galleywood Common Local Nature Reserve
    • Hylands Park
    • Jubilee Park
    • Lionmede Recreation Ground
    • Marconi Ponds Nature Reserve
    • Melbourne Park
    • Noakes Park – includes Foot Golf
    • Oaklands Park
    • Saltcoats Park and Compass Gardens
    • Springfield Green and Pollards Meadow
    • Springfield Hall Park
    • West Park

Colchester

• Explore!

  • • County Parks and Local Nature Reserves

    • Highwood Country Park
    • Colne Local Nature Reserve
    • Cymbeline Meadows
    • Gosbecks Archaeological Park
    • Lexden Park Local Nature Reserve
    • Lexden Springs Local Nature Reserve
    • Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve
    • Hilly Fields
    • Westlands Country Park

    • Outdoor Play Areas

    • Skate Parks

    • Boada Skatepark
    • Leisure World Skate Park
    • Scramble skateboard park
    • Skate Park, Marks Tey
    • Brightlingsea Skate Park

    • Crazy Golf

    • Mighty Adventures Crazy Golf
    • Putt in the Park
    • Playgolf Colchester

    • Tennis

    • Leisure World Tennis Centre, Colchester
    • Leisure World Tiptree

    • Outdoor Gyms

    • Castle Park
    • Adizone Berechurch

Epping Forest

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Coopersale House
    • Hill Hall
    • Copped Hall
    • The Lower Forest
    • Lower Swaines Recreation Ground
    • Hainault Country Park
    • Epping Forest
    • The Lakes

    • Nature Reserves

    • Epping Country Walks

    • Recreational Grounds

    • Skate Park

    • Stonards Hill Metal Skatepark

Harlow

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Harlow Town Park
    • Jean Mcapline Park
    • Hawkenbury Meadow
    • Maymead Marsh
    • Marshgate Spring
    • Parndon Moat Marsh
    • Church Langley Country Park
    • The Gibberd Garden

    • Nature Reserve

    • Parndon Wood Nature Reserve

    • Skate Park

    • Harlow Council Skate Park

    • Play Area

    • Blackbush Spring
    • Bush Fair
    • The Dashes
    • Fold Croft
    • Northbrooks
    • Abercrombie Way

    • Public Tennis Courts

    • The Dashes
    • Town Park
    • Staple Tye
    • Bush Fair
    • Minton Lane
    • Church Langley Country Park
    • Roydon Playing Fields
    • Old Highway Recreational Ground

Maldon

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks and Nature Reserves

    • Maldon Wick
    • Chigborough Lakes
    • Northey Island
    • Cowpiece Nature Reserve

    • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Promenade Park
    • Elms Farm Park
    • Burnham Riverside Park
    • Bakersfield
    • Tolleshunt Recreational Ground
    • Orchard Meadows
    • The Downs
    • Hester Place
    • Bradwell Parish Field
    • Elizabeth Way Park Area
    • Little Common
    • Woodham Mortimer Parish Field
    • Bell Meadow
    • Oak Tree Meadow
    • King George V Playing Field
    • Cardnell Brothers Memorial Field
    • Drapers Farm
    • King George V Playing Field (Heybridge)
    • Mundon Furze
    • Mayland Nature Reserve
    • Jubilee Field
    • Seasons Woods
    • Springfield Road Park
    • Totham Plains
    • Cold Norton Playing Fields
    • Steeple Playing Fields
    • Chandlers Quay
    • North Fambridge Recreation Ground
    • Goldhanger Parish Field
    • Wickham Bishops Sports Field
    • Althorne Recreation Ground
    • King Georges Field, Latchingdon
    • Woodup Pool
    • Little Totham Village Green
    • Jubliee Wood
    • Tolleshunt D’Arcy Recreation Field
    • Jubilee Recreation Ground
    • Totham Hill Recreation Ground
    • Tollesbury Recreation Ground
    • Lawling Park Hall
    • West Maldon Recreation Ground
    • Millenmium Wood
    • Purleigh Playing Fields
    • Sawyers Field
    • St Georges Playing Field, Heybridge Basin
    • Ironworks Meadow
    • Great Braxted Parish Field

    • Public Tennis Court

    • Promenade Park

    • Crazy Golf

    • Pirates Bay Maldon

Rochford

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Cherry Orchard Country Park
    • Rayleigh Windmill
    • Ashingdon Recreation Ground
    • Bedford Close Open Spaces
    • Betts Woods/Westminster Drive
    • Canewdon Recreation Ground
    • Causton Way Play Spaces
    • Fairview Recreation Ground
    • Great Wakering Recreational Ground
    • Grove Woods Recreation Ground
    • Hockley Woods
    • Hullbridge Recreation Ground
    • John Fisher Recreation Ground
    • Rawreth Recreation Ground
    • Rochford Recreation Ground
    • Kingley Wood
    • Sweyne Park Open Space

    • Nature Reserve

    • Magnolia Nature Reserve
    • Wallasea Island Wild Coast project

    • Skate Park

    • Canewdon Skate Park

Southend

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Chalkwell Park
    • Churchill Gardens
    • Eastwood Park
    • Edwards Hall Park
    • Gunners Park
    • Priory Park
    • Prittlewell Square
    • Shoebury Park
    • Southchurch Hall Gardens
    • Southchurch Park
    • Southend Cliff Gardens
    • St. Laurence Park

    • Nature Reserves

    • Belfairs Park, Woods and Nature Reserve
    • Belton Hills Nature Reserve

    • Public Tennis Courts

    • Milton Rd Gardens
    • Priory Park
    • Chalkwell Park
    • Cavendish Gardens
    • South Church Park
    • Bonchurch Park

    • Skate Parks

    • Shoeburyness Skatepark
    • Gunners Skatepark
    • Warrior Square Skatepark

    • Crazy Golf

    • Adventure Golf
    • Arnold Palmer Mini Golf

Tendring

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Open Spaces

    • Brook Country Park, Clacton on Sea
    • Floral Gardens
    • Cranleigh Close, Clacton on Sea
    • Martins Farm Country Park
    • Holland Haven Country Park, Holland on Sea
    • Jaywick Martello Tower – Coastline
    • Pickers Ditch Meadows, Great Clacton
    • Wrabness Local Nature Reserve, Wrabness
    • The Naze, Walton on the Naze
    • Hamford Water, Walton on the Naze
    • Bobbit’s Hole, Harwich
    • Pedlars Wood, Frinton/Walton
    • Great Holland Pits (Essex Wildlife Trust)
    • Howlands Marsh (Essex Wildlife Trust), St Osyth
    • Stour Wood, Copperas Bay and Copperas Wood (RSPB Woodland Trust), Wrabness
    • Soken Wood (Tendring Millennium Wood) Malting Lane, Lower Kirby
    • Weeley Hall Wood (Essex Wildlife Trust)
    • Springmead Garden – Brightlingsea

    • Play Areas

    • Walks in Tendring

    • Tennis

    • Harwich Sports Centre
    • Brightlingsea Sports Centre

    • Outdoor Gym

    • Cliff Park

    • Golf

    • Happy Valley Pitch & Putt

Thurrock

• Explore!

  • • Country Parks

    • Bellus Woods Country Park
    • Chafford George Country Park
    • Rainham Marshes and Nature Reserve
    • Thames Side Nature Park

    • Other Main Parks and Open Spaces

    • Coal House Fort Park
    • Davy Downs Riverside Park
    • Grays Beach Riverside Park
    • Grays Town Park
    • Land of the Fanns
    • Mardyke Valley
    • Oakwood and Ash Plantation
    • Thames Chase Community Forest

    • Play Areas

    • Bulphan Park
    • Dilkes Park
    • Grays Beach Riverside Park
    • Grays Town Park
    • Gobions Park
    • High House
    • Nutberry Playing Fields
    • West Thurrock Memorial Ground1
    • Aveley Recreation Ground
    • Davy Down Riverside Park
    • Delafield open space
    • Elm Road open space
    • Horndon on the Hill Recreation Ground
    • Langdon Hill Country Park
    • Usk Road open space

    • Bowling Greens

    • Aveley Bowling Club (self-managed)
    • Corringham and Chadwell Bowling
    • Orsett Bowling Club
    • South Ockendon Bowling Club
    • Thurrock and District Bowling Club
    • United Services Bowling Club

    • Outdoor Gyms

    • Skate Park

    • Stanford Stake Park

    • Public Tennis Courts

    • Grays Town Park
    • Bulphan Recreation Ground
    • Corringahm Recreation Ground
    • Fobbing Recreation Ground
    • Hordon Recreation Ground
    • South Ockendon Recreation Ground
    • Stanford Recreation Ground
    • West Thurrock Recreation Ground

Uttlesford

• Explore!

  • • Parks and Gardens

    • Down Hall
    • Hatfield Forest
    • Talliston
    • Easton Lodge
    • Quendon Hall
    • Audley House
    • Bridge End Gardens
    • Shortgrove Park
    • Saffron Walden Common

    • Play Areas

    • Golden Acre
    • The Common
    • Anglo American Memorial Playing Fields
    • Little Walden

    • Outdoor Pitches – Football & Tennis

    • Lord Butler Fitness and Leisure Centre
    • Mountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centre

    • Outdoor Gym

    • Saffron Walden Outdoor Gym

    • Skate Parks

    • One Minet Skatepark
    • Great Chesterford Skatepark
    • Ickleton Skate Park