Local Parks
All local parks are FREE and open every day of the year. Find the largest listed at the bottom of this page (with children's play areas).
Play in the Park
From 2011 the new improved Play in the Park (Sport & Play) Scheme will run at a number of different community and Parish venues during the Easter & Summer Holidays. All of the Play in the Park activities are free of charge! Play in the Park Sport & Play Schemes are a series of two hour multi activity sessions for children up to 13 years old. Come and join our Play Workers this summer holiday for sports, arts, crafts, games, and free-play. Selected venues may also have bug hunts, nature trails, specialist cycle coaching, bouncy castles, reptiles, face painters, and story tellers. All activities are free. Indoor areas will be used where possible but marquees and gazebos will provide shelter if there is persistent rain.
Contact:
For further info, contact Play & Young People's Services Manager, Chelmsford Borough Council 01245 606729 Email play@chelmsford.gov.uk
Visit http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/play
If you notice any vandalism in a local playground or perhaps equipment in need of repair, contact Parkwatch - a 24 hour report line run by Chelmsford Borough Council. Call or text 07831 189918
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Admirals Park & Towers Garden | Children's Play area includes roundabout, climbing frames, slides, swings all suitable for under 5s. | Free car park & toilets | Other areas of interest include riverside walks, wide pathways suitable for triking/cycling, recycle garden.
Boleyn Gardens, Beaulieu Park | Access via White Hart Lane, turn into Beaulieu Boulevard or Shardlow Avenue. | Children's Play area includes swings, climbing frames, slides, large grassy areas. Picnic benches. | Landscaped gardens, including the Elements Garden.
Central Park including Bell Meadow | Bell Meadow is exclusively a small children's play area and is near the rear of Marks & Spencer. | Central Park has a large 'purple' play area with swings and a large climbing frame suitable for a wide range of ages. | Large pathways and grassy areas. Lake with ducks.
Hylands House Estate | Access from the A414 Writtle by-pass or the A414 London Rd - 2 free car parks | NEW! Children's Castle Play area includes large climbing frames, swings, etc. Smaller Play Area near the Stable Courtyard. 574 acres of parkland | Lawned area at the rear of Hylands House ideal for picnics and games. | Pleasure gardens and ponds, Serpentine Lake & Woodland area | One World Garden | Picnic benches | Cafe, Visitor Shop, Stables courtyard, Toilets.
Oaklands Park | Access via Moulsham St or Vicarage Rd. | Two Children's Play Areas including : swings, climbing frames, rope bridges, slides, playhouse, new roundabout. Large lawned area ideal for picnics and games. | Landscaped gardens | Free Car Park & Toilets | Chelmsford Museum & Essex Regiment Museum are sited here. Both free admission.
For other parks and smaller neighbourhood play areas, check out the Chelmsford Borough Council website www.chelmsford.gov.uk
Play in the Park
From 2011 the new improved Play in the Park (Sport & Play) Scheme will run at a number of different community and Parish venues during the Easter & Summer Holidays. All of the Play in the Park activities are free of charge! Play in the Park Sport & Play Schemes are a series of two hour multi activity sessions for children up to 13 years old. Come and join our Play Workers this summer holiday for sports, arts, crafts, games, and free-play. Selected venues may also have bug hunts, nature trails, specialist cycle coaching, bouncy castles, reptiles, face painters, and story tellers. All activities are free. Indoor areas will be used where possible but marquees and gazebos will provide shelter if there is persistent rain.
Contact:
For further info, contact Play & Young People's Services Manager, Chelmsford Borough Council 01245 606729 Email play@chelmsford.gov.uk
Visit http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/play
If you notice any vandalism in a local playground or perhaps equipment in need of repair, contact Parkwatch - a 24 hour report line run by Chelmsford Borough Council. Call or text 07831 189918
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Admirals Park & Towers Garden | Children's Play area includes roundabout, climbing frames, slides, swings all suitable for under 5s. | Free car park & toilets | Other areas of interest include riverside walks, wide pathways suitable for triking/cycling, recycle garden.
Boleyn Gardens, Beaulieu Park | Access via White Hart Lane, turn into Beaulieu Boulevard or Shardlow Avenue. | Children's Play area includes swings, climbing frames, slides, large grassy areas. Picnic benches. | Landscaped gardens, including the Elements Garden.
Central Park including Bell Meadow | Bell Meadow is exclusively a small children's play area and is near the rear of Marks & Spencer. | Central Park has a large 'purple' play area with swings and a large climbing frame suitable for a wide range of ages. | Large pathways and grassy areas. Lake with ducks.
Hylands House Estate | Access from the A414 Writtle by-pass or the A414 London Rd - 2 free car parks | NEW! Children's Castle Play area includes large climbing frames, swings, etc. Smaller Play Area near the Stable Courtyard. 574 acres of parkland | Lawned area at the rear of Hylands House ideal for picnics and games. | Pleasure gardens and ponds, Serpentine Lake & Woodland area | One World Garden | Picnic benches | Cafe, Visitor Shop, Stables courtyard, Toilets.
Oaklands Park | Access via Moulsham St or Vicarage Rd. | Two Children's Play Areas including : swings, climbing frames, rope bridges, slides, playhouse, new roundabout. Large lawned area ideal for picnics and games. | Landscaped gardens | Free Car Park & Toilets | Chelmsford Museum & Essex Regiment Museum are sited here. Both free admission.
For other parks and smaller neighbourhood play areas, check out the Chelmsford Borough Council website www.chelmsford.gov.uk
