Large open space including a large adventure play park and wheels park for skateboarders and BMX riders.

Admission and opening times

There is no charge for admission. The main park and wheels park are open at all times. The play park has opening times.

Location

Hengrove Park, Hengrove Way, Hengrove, Bristol BS14 0HR

Parking

There is no dedicated car park. Find out where to park in Bristol.

Disabled access

The park is mainly flat with tarmac paths, but Hengrove mounds is hilly and has rough paths and uneven ground.

There are accessible toilets at the play park.

To find out about accessibility at the play park, you can look at an access guide on DisabledGo.

Facilities and features

  • The Beach Hut Cafe (inside the play park)
  • toilets with baby change facilities (at the play park with the same opening hours)
  • play park 
  • wheels park for skateboards, rollerblades and BMX riders
  • seating areas and picnic areas (not covered)
  • wildlife area at west end of park

Model aircraft, including drones

Under the park byelaws, you can fly model aircraft, including drones, pdf in part of Hengrove Park (444 KB) .

The model aircraft must weigh 7kg or less, without its fuel. The person flying the aircraft must:

Events

Hengrove Park is an event site with occasional events and a weekly car boot sale. Find more information on the Whitchurch Car Boot Sale website.

Hengrove play park

Opening times apply to pdf the play park (1.08 MB) .

We reserve the right to change these opening and closing times at short notice for reasons such as essential maintenance, weather conditions, safety and staff shortages.

Opening hours

The play park is open Monday to Sunday all year except for Christmas Day and New Year. 

  • November, December, January: 10am to 4pm
  • February, March, October: 10am to 5pm
  • 1 April to 30 September: 10am to 6pm

There will be restricted access from 9.30am to 10.30am on Thursdays and Sundays for inclusive settling sessions. 

Last admission will be 15 minutes before closing.

The dome opens at 11am.

School holidays

During the school holidays it will be open every day of the week. Except for the 23 to 26 December and 1 January, when it's closed.

Play park disabled access

Thursday and Sunday the play park will open for inclusive settling sessions with restricted access from 9.30am to 10.30am.

Our inclusive settling sessions are for disabled children so they can enjoy all areas of the play park with their siblings and family.

To access the site, parent/carers must show their Bristol Register of Disabled Children Pink Card, or other local equivalent.

Beach Hut cafe

Opening times

Monday to Sunday: 10.30am to 4.30pm, kitchen closes at 4pm.

Opening times may change depending on the weather.

Find out about the Beach Hut cafe.

Hengrove skate park

Open at all times.