The Parks is a 19.3 hectare (47.4 acre) public open space located to the southeast of Bracknell Town centre.
Residents can enjoy natural areas, including broadleaved woodland, wildflower meadows and recreational grassland areas.
Facilities
The Parks has:
- a community centre available for hire
- football pitches, a cricket pitch, tennis courts and a multi-use games area (MUGA)
- free parking
- outdoor fitness area
How to find The Parks
By car
You can park in the site car park, postcode RG12 9QN. There are 59 general parking spaces and 4 spaces for blue badge holders.
More information about the car park.
By foot
Access to car park via Nicholson Park.
Also accessible from Hurricane gate, Ralphs Ride, Hastings View & Lysander Drive.
what3words
A what3words address refers to a 3 metre square location. Select the link or enter the 3 words into the free what3words app to find it:
- park location: ///stores.stand.events
- parking is available at: ///voted.either.pink
Calisthenics area
An outdoor fitness area is available to use.
There are 10 different workout stations residents can use and features such as parallel bars and rings. These are designed for body weight exercises known as calisthenics.
Calisthenics helps to increase body strength, power and endurance. It is an increasingly popular form of exercise and up until now, there have been few non-commercial facilities locally available.
Tennis at The Parks
There are 2 tennis courts at The Parks Community Centre. These are managed externally - for more details visit our tennis page.
Hire the multi-use games area (MUGA)
The MUGA is flood lit games area which is ideal for team sports such as:
- football
- basketball
- netball
Changing rooms are available for use as part of the hire.
Fees
The MUGA can be hired for £31.60 (includes VAT) per hour.
How to book
Fill in our enquiry form and we will contact you about booking the MUGA.
Hire the cricket pitch at The Parks
Our cricket pitch is available to hire. Fill in our enquiry form and we will contact you about the cricket pitch and give you prices.
Community centre
Information about hiring the community centre is available on The Parks Community Centre website.