Bolehill Recreation Ground
🏟 Playground & park · Crookes, Sheffield
Bolehill Recreation Ground
An elevated 12-hectare recreation ground in Crookes with a children's playground, climbing rocks, a renowned BMX track and sweeping views over Sheffield.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open space, accessible year-round. · Free · No booking needed
About Bolehill Recreation Ground
Bolehill Recreation Ground, known locally as The Bole Hills, is a public open space in the suburb of Crookes, administered by Sheffield City Council's Parks and Countryside Service and classified as one of the city's district parks. Covering around 12 hectares (30 acres) at an elevated position of roughly 200 metres, it is a mixture of heathland, scrub and woodland and is designated as a Local Wildlife Site. For families, there is a children's playground with climbing rocks and picnic benches around the edge, plus tree tunnels that are good for exploring, all set against wide views over the city. The site is well known for its BMX track, which was first built in 1983, resurfaced in 2015 and given a major redesign in 2022 to 2023. Alongside the play area and BMX track there are a football pitch, tennis courts and bowling greens, as well as 15 allotment plots and the four-hectare Bole Hill Wood of mixed deciduous trees. Surfaced walking paths run across the site. The recreation ground is free to enter and is a popular spot for play, ball games and taking in the Sheffield skyline.
⭐ What makes this place special
- BMX track
- Football pitch
- Tennis courts
- Bowling greens
- Allotments
- Bole Hill Wood
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Accessibility: Surfaced walking paths across the site.
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's playground
- Climbing rocks
- Picnic benches around the play area
- Tree tunnels for exploring
📍 Nearby places to play
- Rivelin Valley Park · approx 0.4 miles · Rivelin Valley
- Crookes Valley Park · approx 1.0 miles · Crookesmoor
- Ponderosa · approx 1.0 miles · Upperthorpe
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Bolehill Recreation Ground free?
Yes. It is a free public open space administered by Sheffield City Council's Parks and Countryside Service.
What's in the playground?
A children's playground with climbing rocks, picnic benches around the edge and tree tunnels that are good for exploring.
Is there a BMX track?
Yes. Bolehill has a well-regarded BMX track, first built in 1983, resurfaced in 2015 and redesigned in 2022 to 2023.
What else is there to do?
A football pitch, tennis courts, bowling greens, allotments, woodland and open heathland, with surfaced walking paths and views over Sheffield.
Where is it?
In the Crookes suburb of Sheffield, at an elevated position around 200 metres above sea level, about two miles west of the city centre.