Parks and open spaces - outdoor facilities

Play provision

Play in Bristol is provided by many organisations and partnerships investing in play, including Bristol Parks which hosts over 150 children’s playgrounds. Each park or green space webpage carries details of the site's own play facilities.

Play events

A number of play related events take place each year. Visit What’s On to find out more. If you are interested in promoting a play event in Bristol's parks and open spaces, click here for more information.

Successful Play Pathfinder bid brings £2.5m for Bristol’s play parks

Play in Bristol is set to benefit from a massive £2.5m windfall, thanks to a successful city council bid to the government’s Play Pathfinder initiative. The cash boost will have a massive impact on play parks and play spaces across the city over the next three years. Find out more about the bid, view the full successful bid and check the benefits this will bring to Bristol's parks and green spaces.

Find out more

To find out more about citywide play provision in Bristol parks and green spaces, and more general and policy-related information, follow this link.

Contact us

You can call Bristol Parks on 0117 922 3719 or email: bristolparks@bristol.gov.uk  Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm (4.30pm Friday). Alternatively you can text us on 0771 039 6713 to report flytipping, graffiti, or make any other comments about Bristol's parks and green spaces. Please provide as much information and specific details as possible about the location attaching any supporting photographs. We will only call you back if we require further information.