King's Head Lane Park
🏟 Playground & park · Bishopsworth, Bristol
King's Head Lane Park
Fenced, dog-free play area in Highridge over three levels, with a pirate boat and sand, an accessible basket swing, spinning dish and climbing boulders.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open at all times; no charge for admission · Free · No booking needed
About King's Head Lane Park
King's Head Lane Park is a children's play area in Highridge, in the Bishopsworth area of south Bristol, managed by Bristol City Council. The playground is laid out across three levels, giving it an unusual sense of adventure for a neighbourhood park. The upper level has a girospiral and a typhoon set in areas of bark mulch surfacing for older children; the middle level centres on a pirate boat with a slide, set in a sea of blue safety surfacing with climbing boulders and sand, plus an accessible basket swing; and the lower level has cradle swings, a spinning dish, springers and climbing cubes. With equipment for all age ranges and a sand play area, it keeps a mix of ages occupied. Log benches sit throughout the site alongside boulders and logs, and the play area is surrounded by lots of trees and areas of open grass. Most of the play area is accessible to wheelchair users, with tarmac footpaths connecting through the park. The whole play area is enclosed with metal railings to ensure it is dog free, which many families with young children value. The park is open at all times with no charge for admission.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Three-level play landscape
- Log benches, boulders and logs throughout
- Lots of trees and open grass
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Play surface: Bark mulch, blue safety surfacing and a sand play area
- Accessibility: Most of the play area is accessible to wheelchair users, with tarmac footpaths through the park
- Dogs: The play area is enclosed with metal railings to ensure it is dog free
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Equipment for all age ranges
- Girospiral
- Typhoon
- Pirate boat with slide
- Climbing boulders and sand
- Accessible basket swing
- Cradle swings
- Spinning dish
- Springers
- Climbing cubes
📍 Nearby places to play
- Withywood Park · approx 0.7 miles · Withywood
- Gores Marsh Park · approx 1.2 miles · Bedminster
- Marksbury Road Playground · approx 1.4 miles · Windmill Hill
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is King's Head Lane Park free?
Yes. It is a free public park in Highridge managed by Bristol City Council.
Is the playground dog free?
Yes. The play area is enclosed with metal railings to ensure it is dog free.
Is it suitable for all ages?
Yes. The council states there is equipment for all age ranges, laid out across three levels.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Most of the play area is accessible to wheelchair users, with tarmac footpaths through the park.
What are the highlights?
Highlights include a pirate boat with a slide, a sand play area, an accessible basket swing, a spinning dish and climbing boulders.