Heavitree Pleasure Ground
🏟 Playground & park · Heavitree, Exeter
Heavitree Pleasure Ground
A well-loved Heavitree park with a children's play area, a seasonal paddling pool, a skate ramp, tennis courts and a bowls club.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Heavitree Pleasure Ground, Heavitree, Exeter, EX1 2PP
Plus Code: 9C2RPGF2+C4
About Heavitree Pleasure Ground
Heavitree Pleasure Ground is one of Exeter's most popular neighbourhood parks, sitting in the heart of Heavitree to the east of the city centre. It is owned and managed by Exeter City Council and is free to use. The park combines a children's play area with a good spread of sporting and leisure facilities, so there is something for most ages. A seasonal paddling pool is a highlight on warm summer days, run as part of the council's Splashdown programme and typically open from around 10am to 7pm when the weather is warm. Older children and teenagers are catered for by a skate ramp and a bike track, while the park also has tennis courts, a basketball court and a bowls club. Around these facilities are areas of open grass that are used for informal play, picnics and relaxing. Its central location within a busy residential area makes it easy to reach on foot, and it remains a focal point for families and community events in Heavitree. As with Exeter's other parks, the pleasure ground is open to the public free of charge throughout the year.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Basketball court
- Bowls club
- Tennis courts
- Bike track
- Open green space
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area equipment
- Seasonal paddling pool
- Skate ramp
📍 Nearby places to play
- Belmont Park · approx 0.8 miles · Newtown
- Ludwell Valley Park · approx 1.0 miles · Wonford / Ludwell
- Bull Meadow · approx 1.2 miles · St Leonard's
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Heavitree Pleasure Ground free to visit?
Yes. The park is owned and managed by Exeter City Council and is free to use.
What is in the play area?
There is a children's play area, and in summer a seasonal paddling pool opens as part of the council's Splashdown programme, usually from around 10am to 7pm in warm weather.
What else can children and teenagers do here?
The park has a skate ramp and a bike track, plus tennis courts, a basketball court and a bowls club.
Where is Heavitree Pleasure Ground?
It is in the Heavitree area of Exeter, to the east of the city centre, within a busy residential neighbourhood.
Is the paddling pool open all year?
No. The paddling pool is seasonal and opens during the warmer summer months; it closes for the season in autumn.