Heath Park
🏟 Playground & park · Heath, Cardiff
Heath Park
A big north Cardiff park with a two-zone playground, woodland, wildlife ponds and an occasional miniature railway.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Park open 24 hours; golf kiosk, cafe and associated toilets open when staffed. · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: King George V Drive East, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 4EN
Plus Code: 9C3RGR66+RR
About Heath Park
Heath Park is a large public park in the Heath area of north Cardiff, managed by Cardiff Council and holding a Green Flag Award. It combines open playing fields with woodland and wildlife ponds and a wide range of sport and play facilities. The children's playground is split for two age groups: younger children have a smaller climbing frame with a slide, swings and springy ride-on animals, while older children have a wooden climbing structure with a tunnel slide and rope bridge plus swings. The park is also home to a miniature steam railway run by the Cardiff Model Engineering Society, which opens to the public on occasional running days for a small charge. Other facilities include pitch-and-putt golf, tennis courts, a floodlit 3G pitch and football and rugby pitches. A kiosk serves tea, coffee and snacks, with toilets available when the kiosk is staffed. The park itself is free to enter and open 24 hours a day. Pay-and-display car parks within the park are free for the first two hours for park users. Dogs are welcome in the wider park.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Miniature steam railway (occasional public running days, small charge)
- Pitch-and-putt golf
- Tennis courts
- Floodlit 3G pitch
- Football and rugby pitches
- Woodland and wildlife ponds
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Pay-and-display car parks within the park, free for the first 2 hours for park users.
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Large, mostly level site with surfaced paths; woodland and pond areas have rougher ground.
- Dogs: Dogs are allowed in the wider park.
🧒 Ages & play
- Smaller climbing frame with slide
- Swings
- Springy ride-on animals for younger children
- Wooden climbing structure with tunnel slide and rope bridge for older children
📍 Nearby places to play
- Roath Park · approx 0.9 miles · Roath / Cyncoed
- Pontcanna Fields · approx 1.4 miles · Pontcanna
- Bute Park · approx 1.6 miles · City Centre
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Heath Park free?
Yes. Heath Park is free to enter and open 24 hours a day. The miniature railway charges a small fare on its occasional public running days.
What's in the playground?
There is a two-zone playground: younger children have a climbing frame with slide, swings and springy ride-on animals, and older children have a wooden climbing structure with tunnel slide and rope bridge plus swings.
Are there toilets or a cafe?
Yes. A kiosk serves tea, coffee and snacks, and toilets are available when the kiosk is staffed, typically weekends and selected weekdays.
Where is Heath Park?
Heath Park is off King George V Drive East in the Heath area of north Cardiff, postcode CF14 4EN.
Is there parking?
Yes. There are pay-and-display car parks within the park, free for the first two hours for park users.