June 2022: St Thomas Splash Park is currently closed for maintenance works and will be re-opening at the earliest opportunity.

Please follow these rules to enjoy our playgrounds safely:

• Only 1 parent per family
• No food consumption
• 1 hour time limit per site
• Parents, please clean play equipment after use
• Only one child per play item (unless part of family unit)
• Please do not use our facilities if you, your child, or any member of your household have any of the symptoms associated with COVID-19

 

Exeter has more than 250 acres of public open space. Together with the valley parks, public open space makes up 9.5% of the total area of the city.

Exeter parks and open spaces provide some of the most widely used social and recreational facilities for residents and visitors.

Find the location of Exeter's parks below.

Map of parks

 

Full list of parks

• Addison Close Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Alphington Playing Field, Playing Field, Alphington Football Club, Children's Play Area
• Alphington Playing Field Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Anne Close Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Arena Park Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Barley Valley Local Nature Reserve, Valley Park
• Belle Isle Park, Park, Peaceful Riverside location
• Belmont Park, Park, Basketball Half-Court, Belmont Bowling Club, Children's Play Area, Newton Community Hut, Outdoor Gym, Award-winning Sensory Garden
• Belmont Park Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Belvidere Meadows Local Nature Reserve, Valley Park
• Bettysmead Playing Field, Playing Field, Sports Pitches
• Bromhams Farm Playing Field, Playing Field
• Bull Meadow, Park, Children's Play Area
• Bull Meadow Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Burrator Drive Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Bury Meadow, Park, Children's Play Area
• Bury Meadow Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Cemetery Field Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Chantry Meadow Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Chestnut Avenue Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Clyst Heath Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Cowick Barton Playing Field, Playing Field, Bowls Club, Children's Play Area, Sports Pitches, Tennis Courts
• Cowick Barton Playing Field Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Devonshire Place Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Dickens Drive Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Duryard Valley Park, Valley Park
• Exhibition Fields, Playing Field, ISCA Indoor Bowls Club, Saracens Rugby Club, Skate Park, Sports Pitches
• Exwick Playing Field, Playing Field, Sports Pitches
• Exwick Station Road Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Fleming Way Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Flowerpot Playing Field, Playing Field, Basketball Half-Court, Flowerpot Chill Zone Skatepark, Sports Pitches
• Flowerpot Skatepark (Chill Zone), Children's Play Area
• Georges Close Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Gloucester Road Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Grandisson Court Play Area, Children's Play Area
• Hamlin Lane Playing Field, Playing Field, Basketball Half-Court, BMX Dirt Jumps, Children's Play Area, Cycle Training Pad
• Heavitree Pleasure Ground, Park, Basketball Court, Bowls Club, Children's Play Area, Paddling Pool (Seasonal), Skate Ramp, Tennis Courts
• King George V Playing Field, Playing Field, Children's Play Area, MENCAP Inclusive Community Play Park, Sports Pitches, Tennis Courts
• Mincinglake Valley Park, Valley Park
• Northbrook Approach Golf Course, Golf Course
• Northernhay Gardens, Park, Formal Gardens, Historic Monuments, Roman City Wall
• Pinhoe Station Road Playing Field, Playing Field, Children's Play Area, Sports Pitches
• Riverside Valley Park, Valley Park
• Rougemont Gardens, Park, Formal Gardens, Adjacent Rougemont Castle, Roman City Wall, Veitch Heitage Garden
• Southernhay Gardens, Park, Formal Gardens, Veitch Heitage Garden
• St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Park, Catacombs
• St Thomas Pleasure Ground, Park, Children's Play Area, Splash Pad
• Topsham Community Orchard, Community Orchard
• Topsham Millennium Wood, Woodland
• Whitycombe Way Nature Reserve, Valley Park