Below is a list of play areas in York. You can view the location of each play area using the name as a link to our online maps (LocalView).

Acomb

Viking Road YO26 5EY (Simple play area with range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Sovereign Park, Boroughbridge Road YO26 5SX (Owned by developer)

Clifton

Ashton Avenue YO30 6HW (simple play area with range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Brailsford Crescent YO30 6QF (2 sites with a range of equipment, owned by Developer)

Burton Stone Lane Community Centre, Evelyn Crescent, Clifton YO30 6DR (accessed through the Community Centre, owned by City of York Council)

Crombie Avenue YO30 6DN (simple play area with a good range of equipment and locked at night, owned by City of York Council)

Clarence Gardens, Wigginton Road YO31 8JU (large play area with good range of equipment and locked at night, owned by City of York Council)

Homestead Park, Shipton Road YO30 6WP (large play area with good range of equipment and locked at night, owned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Copmanthorpe

Copmanthorpe Recreation Ground, Barons Crescent YO23 3YR (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Copmanthorpe Parish Council)

Derwent

Recreation Ground, Dunnington YO19 5NX (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Dunnington Parish Council)

Sports Field, Elvington YO41 4HP

Dringhouses and Woodthorpe

Nelsons Lane YO24 1HD (owned by City of York Council)

Heron Avenue YO24 2UN (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Woodthorpe Green YO24 2RX (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Leeside YO24 2PS (owned by City of York Council)

Fishergate

Cemetery Road YO10 5AJ (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Fulford Cross YO10 4PB (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Nicholas Gardens YO10 3EX (owned by Developer)

Fulford

Fordlands Road YO19 4QG (owned by Fulford Parish Council)

School Lane YO10 4LS (owned by Fulford Parish Council)

Broadway Grove YO10 4LA (owned by the Ministry of Defence)

Bray Road YO10 4JG (small site amongst housing estate opened in 2006 with a good range of equipment, owned by the Ministry of Defence)

Guildhall

Navigation Road YO1 9UQ (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council) 

Haxby and Wigginton

Ethel Ward Playing Field, Haxby YO32 3EA (large site with a good range or equipment for older and younger children, owned by Haxby Town Council)

Churchfields, Wigginton YO32 2GW  (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Wigginton Parish Council)

Heslington

Outgang Lane, Heslington YO10 5EW (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Heslington Parish Council)

Heworth

Glen Gardens, Glen Road YO31 0XH (good side with a wide range of equipment for younger children and locked at night, basketball court in adjacent gardens, owned by City of York Council)

Arran Place YO31 8FB (owned by City of York Council)

Barfield Road YO31 9AL (owned by City of York Council)

Heworth Without

Stray Road YO31 0NE (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Heworth Without Parish Council)

Holgate

West Bank Park, Hamilton Drive entrance YO24 4NY (good site with a wide range of equipment for younger children and locked at night, owned by City of York Council)

West Bank Park, Acomb Road entrance YO24 4EW (good site with basketball court for older children and locked at night, owned by City of York Council)

Siddings Gardens, Renshaw Gardens YO26 4QR (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Sowerby Road YO26 4RN (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Victoria Park, Forth Street YO26 4YS (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Garnet Terrace YO26 4XX (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Carlisle Street YO26 4XN (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Upper St Pauls Terrace YO24 4BP (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Hull Road

Hull Road Park, Alcuin Avenue YO10 3TH (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Olympian Court YO10 3UA (small site with limited equipment, owned by Developer)

Tang Hall Community Centre, Fifth Avenue YO31 0YB (owned by City of York Council)

St Nicholas Fields, Rawdon Avenue YO10 3ST (owned by Friends of St Nicholas Fields)

Badgerwood Walk, Badger Hill YO10 5HN (owned by City of York Council)

Huntington and New Earswick

Orchard Park Community Centre, Huntington YO31 9EH (owned by Huntington Parish Council)

Garth End, Huntington YO32 9QU (owned by Huntington Parish Council)

Vesper Walk, Huntington YO32 9SZ (owned by Huntington Parish Council)

Homestead Close, Huntington YO32 4LQ (owned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Victoria Way/Geldof Road, Huntington YO32 9JT (owned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Folk Hall, New Earswick YO32 4AD (large site with play equipment for older and young children, owned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Saddlers Walk, Jockey Lane, Huntington YO32 9LU

Micklegate

Rowntree Park, Richardson Street YO23 1JW (large play area with good range of equipment.  Basketball court and skatepark within the park and locked at night, owned by City of York Council)

Scarcroft Green YO24 1BQ (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Dewsbury Terrace/Lower Priory Street YO1 6HA (owned by City of York Council)

Osbaldwick

Recreation Ground, Osbaldwick Lane YO10 3PR (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Osbaldwick Parish Council)

Rural York West

Poppleton Community Centre YO26 6JT (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Foss Walk, Poppleton Park YO26 6RF (owned by City of York Council)

Playing Fields, Rufforth YO23 3RE (owned by Rufforth Playing Fields Association)

Laburnum Farm, Hessay YO26 8LG (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Askham Bryan, Askham Fields Lane YO23 3QS (small site with limited equipment, owned by Askham Bryan Parish Council)

Askham Bryan College, Askham Bryan YO23 3FR (large demonstration site within College grounds, owned by North Yorkshire Playing Fields Association)

Skelton, Rawcliffe and Clifton Without

St Marks Grove, Rawcliffe YO30 5TS (owned by Rawcliffe Parish Council)

Rawcliffe Lane, St Marks Grove YO30 5QT (good site with a wide range of equipment and a basketball court, owned by Clifton Without Parish Council)

Rawcliffe Country Park YO30 5RR (owned by City of York Council)

Kensington Road, Manor Lane YO30 5XG (owned by Developer)

Broadstone Way YO30 4UF (owned by Developer)

Doe Park, Oakdale Road YO30 4UQ (owned by Developer)

Strensall

Kirklands, Towthorpe YO32 5WX (small site with limited equipment, owned by Strensall and Towthorpe Parish Council)

QEII Barracks, Strensall YO32 5SW (owned by the Ministry of Defence)

Northfield, Strensall YO32 5XA (large site with play equipment for older and young children, owned by Strensall and Towthorpe Parish Council)

Littlethorpe Close, Brecks Lane, Strensall YO32 5WR (owned by Developer)

Stoneriggs, Stockton on the Forest YO19 5XG (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Ryedale Housing Association)

Earswick Chase, Earswick YO32 9FY (small site with limited equipment, owned by Earswick Parish Council)

Wheldrake

Broad Highway, Wheldrake YO19 6BB (good site with a wide range of equipment, owned by Wheldrake Parish Council)

Village Hall, Vicarage Lane, Naburn YO19 4RS (small site with limited equipment, owned by Naburn Parish Council)

Westfield

Cornlands Road YO24 3DZ (owned by City of York Council)

Tedder Road YO24 3JB (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Chesneys Field YO24 3PG (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Foxwood Community Centre, Bellhouse Way YO24 3LS (small site with limited equipment, owned by City of York Council)

Acomb Green YO24 3LL (good site with a range of equipment, owned by City of York Council)