Meadow Lane Recreation Ground
🏟 Playground & park · East Oxford (Iffley Fields), Oxford
Meadow Lane Recreation Ground
An East Oxford recreation ground with separate junior and toddler playgrounds, a zip wire and a skate park beside open playing fields.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
About Meadow Lane Recreation Ground
Meadow Lane Recreation Ground is an Oxford City Council playing field in East Oxford, close to the Iffley Fields and the River Thames, reached via Meadow Lane off the Iffley and Cowley roads. It offers separate junior and toddler playgrounds set in a large area of open green space, so families with children of different ages are well catered for. Equipment includes a zip wire, swings, monkey bars, a roundabout, a wooden climbing frame, a slide, a sit-in see-saw and a playhouse, with picnic tables alongside. Next to the playground is a popular skate park, where the Oxford Wheels Project and the council run weekly skateboard coaching sessions for young people, though scooters are not permitted on it. The surrounding playing field gives plenty of room for ball games and running about. The site has accessible paths and is buggy friendly. There are no toilets or refreshments on site, but cafes and takeaways on Cowley Road are nearby, and limited off-street parking can be found on surrounding streets. Dogs are not allowed in the play area. As a council recreation ground it is free and open to all.
⭐ What makes this place special
- skate park
- junior playground
- toddler playground
- playing field
- Tiny Forest
- picnic tables
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Accessibility: Buggy accessible; accessible paths and easy walking terrain
🧒 Ages & play
- zip wire
- swings
- monkey bars
- roundabout
- wooden climbing frame
- slide
- see-saw
- playhouse
📍 Nearby places to play
- Manzil Way Gardens · approx 0.5 miles · East Oxford (Cowley Road)
- Hinksey Park · approx 0.6 miles · South Oxford
- South Park · approx 0.7 miles · East Oxford
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Meadow Lane Recreation Ground free?
Yes. It is a free, public recreation ground owned by Oxford City Council.
What is in the Meadow Lane playgrounds?
There are separate junior and toddler playgrounds with a zip wire, swings, monkey bars, a roundabout, a wooden climbing frame, a slide, a see-saw and a playhouse.
Is there a skate park?
Yes. There is a skate park next to the playground, with coaching sessions run by the Oxford Wheels Project and the council; scooters are not permitted on it.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are not allowed in the play area.
Where is Meadow Lane Recreation Ground?
It is on Meadow Lane in East Oxford, postcode OX4 1TL, near the Iffley Fields.