Refurbished in 2018. It contains 35 play items with over 100 play activities including the refurbishment of the much-loved pirate ship. Nearest toilets in the Gibraltar Castle pub opposite on Lower Luton Road. This park is next to the Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve. In the winter the hill that the park sits on is perfect for sledging!

The route is split into four trails which are suitable for all abilities, each offering a different perspective on this incredible green space. Pick up a leaflet from the Town Hall or visit our website to download a copy - you'll find an engaging tree trail, a guide to what to look out for on the Common, a map and lots of information for inquisitive minds.

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Today Nomansland Common is a very popular open space for dog walking, horse riding, model aircraft flying and families who enjoy a picnic on a Sunday afternoon.

Wonderful playground situated in Southdown, Harpenden with fantastic wooden play equipment - slides, swings, large boat climbing structure, basket swing, toddler rockers, wooden house. No toilet facilities. Picnic benches.. Accessed via Oakley Road, visible from Grove Road.

Refurbished in 2019 There is a fenced-in play area for young children which includes swings, climbing and slide combination, rocker, tea cup twister, and wooden log trim trail. Outside the fenced in area is a football pitch, basketball net, cricket stumps and wooden trim trail. There is a lot of green space to run about, and benches to sit on.

Grab your toboggan and head to one of the following spots for some winter fun! Kinsbourne Green, Rothamsted Park, Marquis Lane (extreme sledging in the right conditions!), Lydekker Park (good for the younger ones), Southdown Ponds and Nomansland.

Natural play area with zipwire, slide, wooden climbing structure, basket swing and free multi-use, flood-lit Games Area and playing fields that cannot be booked/reserved. There is also an enclosed toddler play area. The entrance is a little tricky to find as the park is tucked away behind houses at the top of Pickford Hill, but there is a car park opposite Fulmore Close by the flats. No toilet facilities.

Rothamsted Park covers 23 hectares and provides a home for many of the town's sport and recreational activities including the Skate Park, a fabulous play area newly-refurbished in 2021, floodlit courts for tennis, netball and 5-a-side football, the swimming pool and sports centre , 2 cricket squares, several football pitches, and an orienteering course .

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Newly refurbished in summer 2021 the playground includes play areas for all ages and all abilities from under 5s to teens in 3 separate areas with climbing frames and obstacles,, swings, roundabouts, zip wire, monkey bars and more.

Toilets and a cafe are available in the Sports Centre.

Rothamsted is the home of a number of historical, agricultural experiments and projects that have changed the way farming is carried out around the world. Did you know that Rothamsted is the home of the world's longest running arable experiment, the Broadbalk field experiment? Or that the suction traps used in a insect survey which has been providing samples of insects since 1964 is now used globally?... Read more