Braunstone Park
🏟 Playground & park · Braunstone, Leicester
Braunstone Park
One of Leicester's largest parks, with a children's play area, an adventure playground, natural play and a skate park, free to enter.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open every day. · Free · No booking needed
About Braunstone Park
Braunstone Park is one of Leicester's largest public parks, covering around 168 acres in the Braunstone area to the west of the city. Managed by Leicester City Council and free to enter, it is laid out around two lakes with extensive woodlands, meadows and large open green spaces. For families, the park offers a children's play area, a free council-funded adventure playground that runs activities during the school holidays, natural play areas and a trim trail, plus a skate park for older children and teenagers. There are also four football pitches, an outdoor gym and three formal gardens: a war memorial garden, a walled garden and an azalea garden. The park hosts a weekly parkrun every Saturday morning, first held in 2010, and sits next to Braunstone Leisure Centre at its edge. Paths are mostly level and suitable for walking, wheelchairs and pushchairs, with step-free entrances and accessible routes around key areas, and there is car parking on site. The mix of lakes, gardens, sport and varied play facilities makes Braunstone Park a major family destination on the west side of the city.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Two lakes
- Woodlands and meadows
- Open green space
- Outdoor gym
- Four football pitches
- War memorial garden, walled garden and azalea garden
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Car parking on site.
- Accessibility: Paths mostly level and suitable for walking, wheelchairs and pushchairs, with step-free entrances and accessible routes around key areas.
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area
- Adventure playground
- Natural play areas
- Trim trail
- Skate park
📍 Nearby places to play
- Aylestone Hall Gardens · approx 0.7 miles · Aylestone
- Westcotes Park · approx 1.8 miles · Westcotes
- Bede Park · approx 2.2 miles · Westcotes / Bede Island
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Braunstone Park free to visit?
Yes. Braunstone Park is a free, public park managed by Leicester City Council and open every day.
What's in the playground?
There is a children's play area, a free adventure playground with holiday activities, natural play areas, a trim trail and a skate park.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
We do not have confirmed information on toilets or a cafe; Braunstone Leisure Centre sits at the edge of the park.
Where is Braunstone Park?
It is in the Braunstone area of west Leicester, postcode district LE3, around three miles from the city centre.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is car parking on site.