Parks & Open Spaces
You are never far away from a park or green space here in Crowborough. Whether you’re looking to take a quiet stroll, some outdoor fitness, walk your dog, take your children to a play park or just find a place to observe nature and enjoy some quiet reflection.
To find out more about each green space that is managed by Crowborough Town Council and the facilities it has to offer, please click on the location boxes below.
If you are looking to make use of a particular facility such as a football pitch, running track or outdoor fitness equipment, but don’t know where to go, please see the A-Z of Parks Facilities.
For additional details about the Crowborough Town Council Nature Reserves, click here
If your dog joins you in our parks and open spaces, please make sure that you pick up after them so that the areas remain clean and safe. There is a map of dog bins here for your information. Please note that dogs are not allowed at Wolfe Recreation Ground.
To read the Byelaws for our sites, please click here.
Adams Field
Location: At the end of Adam Close, Crowborough TN6 3DT
Description: A small recreation ground within a residential area
Facilities: Play park, picnic area and multi-use games area (basketball/football/netball)
Alderbrook Playing Fields
Location: Off Fermor Road and Aldervale Cottages, Crowborough TN6 3BS
Description: A number of football pitches situated within a residential area
Facilities: Football pitches
PLEASE NOTE THE CAR PARK IS LOCKED at 4.15pm (1st Oct – 31st March) and 8.30pm (1st April – 30th Sept)
Bluebell Wood
Location: Town Centre, adjacent to Croft Road Car Park, TN6 1DL
Description: Nature Reserve, this hidden gem is to be found right in the middle of the town
Facilities: Woodland walks and benches
Canada Green
Location: Off Church Road, Crowborough TN6 1ED
Description: A memorial garden dedicated to the Canadian soldiers shot down over Crowborough in World War II
Facilities: Memorial garden, benches for peaceful reflection.
Chapel Green
Location: Off Church Road, Crowborough TN6 1ED
Description: Chapel Green is a Traditional Village Green for residents to enjoy.
There is also a War Memorial to the side of Chapel Green where Crowborough commemorates Crowborough residents who have lost their lives in conflict. The War Memorial Policy below gives more information regarding those commemorated on the Memorial.
Facilities: open space, benches
Crowborough Country Park
Location: Off Osborne Road, Crowborough TN6 2HN
Description: An 18 acre nature reserve which started life as a clay quarry and evidence of its industrial past can still be seen in the exposed rock faces.
The main stream runs through a steep rocky gorge before flowing through areas of ancient hazel and ash coppice. The environment provides a home for a wide variety of flora and fauna and there is also a carpet of bluebells in the spring,
Facilities: Woodland walks, picnic area, ponds, car park.
PLEASE NOTE THE CAR PARK IS LOCKED at 4.15pm (1st Oct – 31st March) and 8.30pm (1st April – 30th Sept)
Goldsmiths Recreation Ground
Location: A26 Eridge Road, Crowborough, TN6 2TN
Description: A popular, spacious recreation ground with numerous facilities and fabulous views across the valley; also adjacent to the town’s leisure centre
Facilities: Café, toilets, play park, football pitches, athletics track, skate park, netball/basketball courts, petanque piste, boating lake, miniature railway, outdoor fitness equipment, open space, car park
Jarvis Brook Recreation Ground
Location: Off Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, TN6 2EG
Description: An area of open space and play facilities within Jarvis Brook
Facilities: Play park, skate park, outdoor fitness equipment, car park and multi-use games area (basketball/football/netball)
Lime Kiln Playing Fields
Location: Off Palesgate Lane, Crowborough, TN6 3HF
Description: Football pitches adjacent to The Ghyll nature reserve
Facilities: Football pitches
MOD Football Pitch
Location: A26 Beacon Road, Crowborough, TN6 3SU
Description: A single football pitch adjacent to the A26
Facilities: Football pitch
Palesgate Lane Meadows
Location: Off Palesgate Lane, Crowborough, TN6 3HF
Description: A small, meadow area bordering The Ghyll nature reserve
Facilities: Meadow walks, valley views, benches
Pocket Park
Location: access on foot via Chequers Way or Chequers Close Footpath or Poundfield Path
Description: a small nature reserve re-wilded on the old Beacon School tennis courts and surrounding area
Facilities: small circular walk, pond with dipping platform
Silver Jubilee Recreation Ground
Location: Off Green Lane, Crowborough, TN6 2DY
Description: A small recreation ground and open space, leading into The Ghyll nature reserve
Facilities: Play park, open space, car park
The Ghyll
Location: Off either Silver Jubilee Recreation Ground, or Burdett Road, Crowborough, TN6 2EG
Description: Nature Reserve
Facilities: Woodland walks, natural streams, car park
PLEASE NOTE THE CAR PARK IS LOCKED at 4.15pm (1st Oct – 31st March) and 8.30pm (1st April – 30th Sept)
Wolfe Recreation Ground
Location: Off Blackness Road, Crowborough, TN6 2NA
Description: A small, popular recreation ground situated in a residential area
Facilities: Play park, tennis courts (no charge), football pitches, part-time refreshments kiosk, car park, multi-use games area (basketball/football/netball)