Meadway Play Area and Skate Park
🏟 Playground & park · Tilehurst, Reading
Meadway Play Area and Skate Park
A free recreation ground in Tilehurst with a children's play area and a concrete skate park, popular with local families and skaters.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily; the play area and skate park are freely accessible throughout the year · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4UR
Plus Code: 9C3WFX3C+WR
About Meadway Play Area and Skate Park
Meadway Play Area and Skate Park is a free, public recreation ground on Church End Lane in Tilehurst, in the west of Reading, and is listed by Reading Borough Council among the borough's parks and open spaces. It serves the large residential Meadway area of Tilehurst, giving local families a green space on their doorstep. The site combines a children's play area with a concrete skate park, so it caters both for younger children on the play equipment and for older children and teenagers on scooters, skateboards and BMX bikes. Because it offers both a playground and a wheeled-sports facility in one place, it is a genuine all-ages destination and a focal point for the surrounding neighbourhood. It sits close to Meadway Sports Centre, which provides indoor leisure facilities nearby, although that is a separate council leisure site. As with other Reading Borough Council play areas, entry is free and the ground is open to the public year round. Reading's ongoing playground investment programme means equipment across the borough is periodically refurbished, so facilities here may be renewed over time.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Children's play area
- Skate park
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area
- Skate park
📍 Nearby places to play
- Arthur Newbery Park · approx 0.9 miles · Tilehurst
- Prospect Park · approx 1.0 miles · West Reading
- Coley Recreation Ground · approx 2.1 miles · Coley Park
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Meadway Play Area and Skate Park free to visit?
Yes. It is a free, public recreation ground managed by Reading Borough Council.
Does it have a children's playground?
Yes. Reading Borough Council lists a children's play area here, alongside the skate park.
Is there a skate park?
Yes. There is a concrete skate park on site suitable for skateboards, scooters and BMX bikes, as well as the children's play area.
Where is it?
It is on Church End Lane in the Meadway area of Tilehurst, in the west of Reading, postcode RG30 4UR.
Is it the same as Meadway Sports Centre?
No. The outdoor play area and skate park are a separate free facility from the nearby Meadway Sports Centre leisure building.