Kings Heath Park
🏟 Playground & park · Kings Heath, Birmingham
Kings Heath Park
Birmingham's first Green Flag park, with two playgrounds including a zip wire, plus tearooms and horticultural gardens in Kings Heath.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Park open daily; toilets behind the Tearooms open 9:30am-4pm winter, 9:30am-5pm summer · Free · No booking needed
About Kings Heath Park
Kings Heath Park covers around 35 acres in the Kings Heath district of south Birmingham and was the first urban park in the city to achieve Green Flag status. It is managed by Birmingham City Council and is built around a house dating from 1832; the surrounding land was sold to the local authority by the Cartland family and opened as a public park, becoming part of Birmingham in 1911. For families there are two playgrounds, one with swings, a slide and a seesaw for younger children, and one with a zip wire and climbing frame for older youngsters. The park is family-friendly and popular with dog walkers, runners and cyclists, with well-surfaced paths that are mainly flat but slope down to wooded areas, plus a two-kilometre walking route and a bowling green. Public toilets are located behind the Tearooms and open from 9:30am to 4pm in winter and 9:30am to 5pm in summer. The park has run a School of Horticultural Training since 1953 and was once used as the setting for the ATV gardening television programme.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Tearooms
- Bowling green
- 2km walking route
- School of Horticultural Training
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Car park
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Well-surfaced paths, mainly flat but sloping down to wooded areas
- Dogs: Popular with dog walkers
🧒 Ages & play
- Swings
- Slide
- Seesaw
- Zip wire
- Climbing frame
📍 Nearby places to play
- Highbury Park · approx 0.4 miles · Moseley
- Cannon Hill Park · approx 1.6 miles · Edgbaston
- Ward End Park · approx 4.9 miles · Ward End
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Kings Heath Park free?
Yes, the park is free to enter and is managed by Birmingham City Council.
What's in the playground?
There are two playgrounds: one with swings, a slide and a seesaw, and one with a zip wire and climbing frame for older children.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Yes. There are Tearooms, and public toilets behind them open 9:30am-4pm in winter and 9:30am-5pm in summer.
Where is Kings Heath Park?
It is in Kings Heath, south Birmingham, with its entrance on Vicarage Road, postcode B14 7TQ.
Is it good for toddlers?
Yes. One of the two playgrounds has swings, a slide and a seesaw aimed at younger children, and paths are mainly flat and well surfaced.