Coley Recreation Ground
🏟 Playground & park · Coley Park, Reading
Coley Recreation Ground
Popular Coley Park rec with a transformed accessible playground, outdoor gym, tennis and an artificial cricket wicket.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Holy Brook Road, Coley Park, Reading, RG1 6EJ
Plus Code: 9C3XC2W9+7W
About Coley Recreation Ground
Coley Recreation Ground is a medium-sized formal park set within the Coley Park housing estate in central Reading, on Holy Brook Road. It is a well-used local green space with a slightly undulating banked section at its western end and some perimeter trees. The children's play area was transformed through a 200,000-pound council CIL investment, with local residents helping to choose the winning design. The refurbished playground includes an exciting mix of equipment suitable for a range of ages and mobility levels, from swings and toddler and junior multi-play units to play panels, an accessible see-saw and a Base Climb play unit. A new surface was laid specifically to allow children and carers using mobility aids to access the play area. Around the playground the park offers football, basketball, tennis and cricket with an artificial wicket, plus an outdoor gym for older visitors, so families can combine play with sport. Seating, litter bins and dog bins are provided, and limited roadside parking is available on Holy Brook Road and St Saviours Road. Managed by Reading Borough Council, Coley Recreation Ground is free to enter.
⭐ What makes this place special
- football
- basketball
- tennis
- cricket
- artificial cricket wicket
- outdoor gym
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Play surface: New surface installed to enable access for children and carers using mobility aids
- Accessibility: Refurbished play area has a new accessible surface and equipment accessible to all ages and mobility levels
- Dogs: True
🧒 Ages & play
- swings
- toddler multi play unit
- junior multi play unit
- play panels
- accessible see-saw
- Base Climb play unit
📍 Nearby places to play
- Waterloo Meadows · approx 0.3 miles · Katesgrove
- Katesgrove Playground · approx 0.4 miles · Katesgrove
- Cintra Park · approx 0.9 miles · Christchurch / Redlands
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Coley Recreation Ground free to visit?
Yes. The park and its play area are free to enter, managed by Reading Borough Council.
What is in the Coley playground?
The refurbished play area has swings, toddler and junior multi play units, play panels, an accessible see-saw and a Base Climb play unit.
Is the playground accessible?
Yes. A new surface was installed so children and carers using mobility aids can access it, and equipment suits all ages and mobility levels.
Where is Coley Recreation Ground?
It is on Holy Brook Road in Coley Park, Reading, postcode RG1 6EJ.
Is there parking?
There is limited roadside parking available via Holy Brook Road and St Saviours Road.