Ashton Park
🏟 Playground & park · Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston
Ashton Park
A large, mostly flat park in Ashton-on-Ribble with two children's play areas, an outdoor gym, tennis, bowling greens, a snack shack, toilets and parking.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open as a public park. · Free · No booking needed
About Ashton Park
Ashton Park is a large open green space in the Ashton-on-Ribble area of Preston, on Pedders Lane, managed by Preston City Council and free to enter. It is a popular local park for families, with two children's play areas and an outdoor gym among its facilities, set within a mostly flat landscape of well-maintained paths that suit pushchairs and wheelchair users. Alongside the play areas the park offers plenty for active visitors, including two bowling greens, outdoor tennis courts and football pitches, so there is something for a range of ages and interests. Practical facilities are good for a family day out: there is on-site car parking with nearby access into the park, public toilets, disabled toilets in the Ashton bowls pavilion during the bowling season, and a snack shack for refreshments. Preston City Council has plans to improve the park over the coming years, including upgraded play areas, better entrances and accessibility, an improved multi-use games area and new facilities such as a skate park and a bicycle pump-track. For now, Ashton Park remains a well-equipped, easy-access choice for families in north-west Preston looking for play, sport and open space in one place.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Two bowling greens
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Football pitches
- Snack shack
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Yes – on-site car parking.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: A large open space with mainly flat, well-maintained paths suitable for wheelchair users; on-site parking with nearby access into the park, and disabled toilets in the Ashton bowls pavilion during bowling season.
🧒 Ages & play
- Two children's play areas
- Outdoor gym
📍 Nearby places to play
- Haslam Park · approx 0.5 miles · Ashton-on-Ribble
- Avenham Park · approx 1.8 miles · Avenham
- Moor Park · approx 2.1 miles · Deepdale
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Ashton Park free?
Yes. Ashton Park on Pedders Lane, Ashton-on-Ribble, is a free, public park managed by Preston City Council.
What's in the playground?
There are two children's play areas plus an outdoor gym, alongside tennis courts, bowling greens and football pitches.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
There are public toilets, with disabled toilets in the bowls pavilion during bowling season, and a snack shack on site for refreshments.
Where is Ashton Park?
It is on Pedders Lane in Ashton-on-Ribble, west of Preston city centre, at postcode PR2 1HL.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is on-site car parking with nearby access into the park, and the park is mostly flat with well-maintained paths.