Nightingale Recreation Ground
🏟 Playground & park · Cherry Hinton, Cambridge
Nightingale Recreation Ground
A south Cambridge rec with separate play areas for younger and older children, a trim trail, tennis, junior football and a community garden.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open all day, every day · Free · No booking needed
About Nightingale Recreation Ground
Nightingale Recreation Ground is a spacious neighbourhood park on Nightingale Avenue in south Cambridge, managed by Cambridge City Council. It is particularly good for families because it offers separate play areas for younger and older children, so there is suitable equipment whatever the age. Alongside the playgrounds there is a trim trail with fitness equipment, table tennis and a multi-use games area for informal sport. Two junior football pitches and tennis courts, which require booking, make it a hub for local sport, while a community garden adds a quieter, greener corner to the ground. Public toilets are available on site. The open grassy spaces give plenty of room for picnics, kite flying and running around, and the variety of facilities means it suits a wide range of ages in a single visit. Set among the residential streets of the Queen Edith's and Cherry Hinton area, Nightingale Recreation Ground is an everyday green space for the surrounding community. It is open and free to access throughout the year.
⭐ What makes this place special
- trim trail fitness equipment
- tennis courts
- multi-use games area
- two junior football pitches
- community garden
- public toilets
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Toilets on site
🧒 Ages & play
- play area for younger children
- play area for older children
- table tennis
📍 Nearby places to play
- Cherry Hinton Hall park · approx 0.8 miles · Cherry Hinton
- Coleridge Recreation Ground · approx 0.8 miles · Coleridge
- Trumpington Recreation Ground · approx 1.5 miles · Trumpington
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Nightingale Recreation Ground free to visit?
Yes. It is a free public recreation ground managed by Cambridge City Council. Tennis courts require booking.
What play areas are there at Nightingale Recreation Ground?
There are separate play areas for younger and older children, plus a trim trail with fitness equipment and table tennis.
What sports facilities are available?
There are tennis courts, a multi-use games area, two junior football pitches and a trim trail. Tennis courts need to be booked.
Are there toilets at Nightingale Recreation Ground?
Yes. Public toilets are available on site, and there is also a community garden.
Where is Nightingale Recreation Ground?
It is in south Cambridge off Nightingale Avenue (postcode CB1 8SQ), in the Queen Edith's and Cherry Hinton area.