Carden Recreation Ground
🏟 Playground & park · Stanmer Heights, Patcham, Brighton
Carden Recreation Ground
An accessible Patcham park with play areas for all ages, a teen zone, fitness area and cafe. Free and always open.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Always open · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Carden Park, Chelwood Close, Stanmer Heights, Brighton, BN1 8FN
Plus Code: 9C2XVV7F+RR
About Carden Recreation Ground
Carden Park, also known as Carden Recreation Ground, is a family-friendly park in the Stanmer Heights area of Patcham, north Brighton, managed by Brighton & Hove City Council and free to visit. It has been thoughtfully designed with accessibility in mind and offers a play area built to suit all age groups and abilities, complete with multi-games and a fitness area, plus a separate teen zone with play equipment aimed at older children. A cafe with an outside seating area sits next to the lower play area and is open seven days a week from 9am to 5pm, making it convenient for families. Toilets, including a disabled toilet facility, are inside the Old Boat Corner Community Centre within the park. Unusually for a city park there is a marked disabled car parking space at the lower entrance, and information boards around the park highlight features that benefit users with particular needs and disabilities. The park is always open. With play areas for every age from toddlers to teenagers, a fitness area, a cafe and strong accessibility provision, Carden Park is one of the more comprehensively equipped neighbourhood parks in the north of the city and a dependable destination for families in Patcham.
⭐ What makes this place special
- cafe
- Old Boat Corner Community Centre
- information boards
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: A marked disabled car parking space at the lower entrance to the park
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Designed with accessibility in mind – marked disabled parking space, accessible toilet and information boards highlighting features for users with particular needs.
🧒 Ages & play
- play area to suit all age groups and abilities
- multi-games
- fitness area
- teen zone with play equipment for older children
📍 Nearby places to play
- Westdene · approx 1.5 miles · Westdene, Brighton
- Blakers Park · approx 1.6 miles · Preston
- Saunders Park · approx 1.8 miles · Lewes Road, Brighton
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Carden Park free?
Yes. Carden Park (Carden Recreation Ground) is a public park managed by Brighton & Hove City Council and is free to enter, always open.
What is in the playground?
There is a play area to suit all age groups and abilities with multi-games and a fitness area, plus a separate teen zone with play equipment for older children.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Yes. A cafe with outside seating is open 7 days a week 9am to 5pm, and a disabled toilet is inside the Old Boat Corner Community Centre.
Where is Carden Park?
Carden Park is on Chelwood Close in Stanmer Heights, Patcham, Brighton, postcode BN1 8FN.
Is there parking?
There is a marked disabled car parking space at the lower entrance to the park.