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Meadow Park - Borehamwood

This park is popular for sport and has a range of facilities including two exciting and inclusive children's play areas, tennis courts, multi-sports courts, interactive play, teen shelter, football pitches and areas of wildflower meadow.

Come and play on the best interactive games in the country and discover active enhanced play in the space and earth themed play areas before whizzing down the huge tube slide!

The outdoor gym includes kettlebells, resistance straps and core training.

The park also hosts local events including Movies in the Park, Families Day, Halloween Funday and the Annual Fireworks Display.

 Visit Meadow Park 

Ripon Park - Borehamwood

Located next to Three Ways Community Centre, this local park for play and recreation has challenging play equipment including a zip wire and climbing boulder.

 Visit Ripon Park 

Studio Way Woodland and Potterswood Park - Borehamwood

Also including Kelly Court Play Area, the woodland and park is located on the north eastern edge of Borehamwood which was once the backlot of MGM British Studios. How many TV and film locations can you spot?

 Visit Studio Way Woodland Trail and Potterswood Park 

 Studio Way Woodland Trail and Potterswood Park leaflet 

Brook Meadow - Borehamwood

At the heart of the Tykes Water Greenway, this attractive green space which runs alongside the brook, can be found at the junction of Aycliffe Road and Allerton Road.

With a play area suitable for children up to the age of eight, you can also keep active on the two grass football pitches, informal football goal or basketball post.

Countryside on your Doorstep - Tykes Water & Beyond

Aycliffe Park - Borehamwood

Known locally as ‘Three Fields’, Aycliffe Park offers large open grounds to keep active in, it's mainly used for outdoor team sports such as weekend football and also hosts outdoor fitness equipment for all ages. The main access, car park and pavilion are located off Woolmer Close. The grass is left long where possible to provide refuge for insects and small mammals.

Countryside on your Doorstep - Tykes Water & Beyond

Kenilworth Park (King George V Playing Fields) - Borehamwood

This historic park includes a large play area and sports facilities such as basketball and football. Can you find the two heraldic panels for King George V?

Thirskcliffe Nature Park - Borehamwood

Named by local school children, this nature park can be accessed from both Thirsk Road and Aycliffe Road and contains a mosaic of rough grassland, woodland and scrub, making it a great place for urban wildlife with plenty of seeds and berries on offer for hungry birds. A path across the site makes it easier to climb the hill...and once there, views across Borehamwood and the countryside beyond are to be enjoyed.

Countryside on your Doorstep - Tykes Water & Beyond

Maxwell Hillside Park - Borehamwood

This County Wildlife site is next to Elstree Studios and runs between Elstree Way and Hillside Avenue. Maxwell Community Centre is at the main entrance and the park includes a mixture of meadow and woodland and informal football goals.

Clarendon Park - Borehamwood

This is a small garden between Shenley Road and the BBC Studios off Clarendon Road. The garden is landscaped in the layout of Albert Square and contains roses, lavender and wooden sculptures.

The garden is open:

April to May - 8am to 6pm June to September - 8am to 8pm October - 8am to 6pm November to March - 8am to 4pm

Byron Avenue Play Area - Borehamwood

A small play area for children up to eight years old and a multi-use sports court.

The court is open:

April to May - 8am to 6pm June to September - 8am to 8pm October - 8am to 6pm November to March - 8am to 4pm

Plans have been produced to improve replace the play area and ball court with an exciting new play and street football facility. For further details please see our  current projects. 

Farriers Way Open Space - Borehamwood

Play area for under eights and a five-a-side goal post set within open grassland and meadow areas.

Leeming Park - Borehamwood

Part of the liner park network along Tykes Water, Leeming Park is a great park for wildlife in the centre of the town. The Tykes Water Greenway runs through the park linking it to Aberford Park to the south and Brook Meadow to the north.

Countryside on your Doorstep - Tykes Water & Beyond

Haggerston Park - Borehamwood

Part of the linear network of parks along Tykes Water, Haggerston Park is home to many large trees, including Weeping willow, White poplar and Oak. The Tykes Water Greenway runs through the park linking it to Brook Meadow to the south and the countryside to the north

Countryside on your Doorstep - Tykes Water & Beyond

Tempsford Green - Borehamwood

Five football pitches, changing pavilion and car park.

Organ Hall Open Space - Borehamwood

A play area for children under eight and open grassland with an informal football goal.

Hackney Close Ball Court - Borehamwood

A free to use fenced multi-sports court.

Town Centre Garden - Borehamwood

The Town Centre Garden in Shenley Road is a pocket park which opened to the public in April 2016. 

At the centre of the garden is a permanent Christmas tree which is lit up every December. Other elements include flowering cherries, wildflower meadow and shrub planting to provide all year round interest and seating to allow rest and contemplation.

King George Recreation Ground - Bushey

Award winning destination park with a wide variety of play and sport including an exciting tropical island splash park.

The open season for the splash park is from the second bank holiday in May until mid September.

The café is run independently from the council and serves a full range of refreshments. 

 Visit King George Recreation Ground 

Bushey Rose Garden - Bushey

A wonderful small enclosed award winning garden in Bushey planted with more than 40 different varieties of rose and over 4000 plants

 Visit Bushey Rose Garden 

Mary Forsdyke Garden and Warren Lake - Bushey

Formally landscaped garden and lake habitat in Bushey Heath. Walk across the boardwalk, relax in the garden and discover the many different plants on offer

 Visit Mary Forsdyke Garden and Warren Lake 

Fishers Field Local Nature Reserve and Fishers Park - Bushey

This delightful Local Nature Reserve in North Bushey is great for local wildlife...come and stroll along the welly boot path

 Visit Fishers Field Local Nature Reserve and Fishers Park 

The Moatfield - Bushey

A historic site in the centre of Bushey that dates back to medieval times, now home to Bushey Rangers Football Club...and families of ducks

 Visit The Moatfield 

Windmill Lane Recreation Ground - Bushey

Hidden away in Bushey Heath, the recreation ground offers play, relaxation and large oak trees

 Visit Windmill Lane Recreation Ground 

Oakmere Park - Potters Bar

Discover the story of the Zeppelin crash or follow the tree trail in Potters Bar's award winning park.

 Visit Oakmere Park 

Parkfield - Potters Bar

Come and discover the beautiful Japanese Garden or get lost in the wonderful meadows...a real treat in Potters Bar.

 Visit Parkfield 

Furzefield - Potters Bar

King George V Playing Fields, Furzefield Woods and Lower Halfpenny Bottom Local Nature Reserve in Potters Bar

 Visit Furzefield 

Willow Way Open Space - Potters Bar

With access off Willow Way and Ashwood Road, this open space has a fenced play area for children under eight, challenging play items for older children, basketball post, football goal and fitness equipment.

Kimptons Mead Nature Area - Potters Bar

Adjacent to the allotments, this area of woodland and meadow is great habitat for wildlife.

Parkfields and Allum Lane Spinney - Elstree

Hertsmere's largest park can be found in Elstree with wildflower meadows, woodland, bridle and cycleways, artificial football pitch and an exciting play area including 'Toddlerwood'.

 Visit Parkfields and Allum Lane Spinney 

 Parkfields and Allum Lane Spinney Greenspace Action Plan 

 Parkfields and beyond walk leaflet 

Composers Park - Elstree

Colourful wildflower meadows in Elstree including an extensive play and kickabout area.

 Visit Composers Park 

 Composers Park Leaflet 

 Composers Park and beyond 

Elstree Hill North Play Area - Elstree

Stop off along the Public Right of Way (EB06) from Elstree Crossroads to Borehamwood Train Station at the play area for children under eight.

Shenley Park - Shenley

Shenley Park is a 45-acre park situated right in the heart of Shenley village.

The park was established in 1992 and is managed by Shenley Park Trust - an independent charitable trust - on a long lease from the council.

It has a unique apple orchard with nearly 150 varieties of apples, a wildflower meadow and woodland, a Victorian walled garden with a terraced amphitheatre, a country style tea room and a spacious former old chapel which functions as an all-purpose hall for the community.

For further details please:

visit  Shenley Park  or Call 01923 852629.

Other parks in Shenley are managed by  Shenley Parish Council .

Woodhall Lane Spinney - Shenley

An ancient woodland of Oak, Hornbeam, Wild Cherry and Holly in Shenley. Easy connected to Shenley Park and the rights of way network, the woodland also has a dew pond and has been extended with a meadow area.

Hillcrest Open Space - Shenley

A County Wildlife Site in Shenley.

Newcome Road Play Area - Shenley

The play area is between Newcome Road and Anderson Road in Shenley.

Wash Lane Common Nature Reserve - South Mimms and Ridge

Wash Lane Common Nature Reserve is a unique spot, a wild and undisturbed space in which you can escape the bustle of the neighbouring motorway services.

The Glebeland - South Mimms and Ridge

At the heart of South Mimms, this village green style open space has plenty for the children with a play area, basketball post and goal net as well as areas of tree planting and meadow areas for quieter rest and relaxation.  

Brookside - South Mimms and Ridge

A multi-functional site to the north of the village with play area, woodland and meadow. A greenway runs through the park linking up to Swanland Road.