Purston Park
🏟 Playground & park · Featherstone, Wakefield
Purston Park
A much-loved 1950s community park in Featherstone with a children's play area, a duck pond, a skate park, tennis courts and a rose garden.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open every day · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Ackworth Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5ND
Plus Code: 9C5WMM92+P6
About Purston Park
Purston Park is a well-loved community green space in Featherstone, in the Wakefield district, and is a protected open space under Wakefield Council's planning policies. Opened in the 1950s, it was created from the grounds of what was originally a private residence and country estate, whose stately home later served as the town hall before being converted into flats. The park takes up a large area and its centrepiece for families is a children's play area, set beside a scenic lake and duck pond that is a favourite stop for visiting ducks. Alongside the playground there is a skate park, tennis courts and a basketball area for older children and teenagers, plus a rose garden created in 2004 on the site of the park's former bowling green. The park has long benefited from the dedication of the Friends of Purston Park, volunteers who for many years helped maintain the grounds and were recently recognised with a commemorative Daffodil Bench overlooking the pond. Free to enter and open every day, Purston Park offers a relaxed, traditional park day out in the east of the district.
⭐ What makes this place special
- lake / duck pond
- skate park
- tennis courts
- basketball area
- rose garden
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
🧒 Ages & play
- children's play area
📍 Nearby places to play
- Pontefract Park · approx 2.1 miles · Pontefract
- Anglers Country Park · approx 4.3 miles · Wintersett
- Pugneys Country Park · approx 6.7 miles · Sandal
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Purston Park free to visit?
Yes. Purston Park is a free, public park in Featherstone, part of the Wakefield district and a protected open space under Wakefield Council's planning policies.
What is there for children at Purston Park?
The park has a children's play area, and for older children and teenagers there is a skate park, tennis courts and a basketball area.
When did Purston Park open?
Purston Park opened in the 1950s, created from the grounds of a former private residence and country estate whose house once served as the town hall.
Where is Purston Park?
Purston Park is on Ackworth Road in Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5ND, in the Wakefield district.
What else is there at Purston Park?
As well as the play area and skate park, there is a scenic lake and duck pond, tennis courts, a basketball area and a rose garden created in 2004.