Pittville Park
🏟 Playground & park · Pittville, Cheltenham
Pittville Park
Cheltenham's largest ornamental park, with a big main children's play area plus toddler and sand-and-water play, aviaries, boating lake and three cafes.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Evesham Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JE
Plus Code: 9C3VWW6M+WJ
About Pittville Park
Pittville Park is the largest regional park in Cheltenham, divided in two by Evesham Road and set around the elegant Pittville Pump Room. The eastern side is home to the main children's play area, a popular sand and water play area and the aviaries, while the western side holds smaller play areas alongside tennis courts, a pitch and putt course, a skate park and BMX ramps. Families can hire boats on the lake, feed the birds in the aviaries, or explore the woodland and footpaths that thread through the park. Toilets sit close to the main play area and are usually open during the daytime, and there are three refreshment options: The Kiosk in the playground, Central Cross Cafe and The Boathouse. Car parking is available, and accessible paths run throughout. Opened in the 1820s as part of Joseph Pitt's grand Regency estate, Pittville remains one of the town's most loved green spaces, combining formal heritage landscape with a wide range of modern play and sports facilities. The park and all of its play areas are free to enter.
⭐ What makes this place special
- aviaries
- boating lake
- boat hire
- pitch and putt
- skate park
- BMX ramps
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessible paths throughout both sides of the park
🧒 Ages & play
- children's play area
- toddler play area
- sand and water play
- youth play equipment
📍 Nearby places to play
- Whaddon Recreation Ground · approx 0.5 miles · Whaddon
- Sandford Park · approx 1.1 miles · Town Centre
- Montpellier Gardens · approx 1.3 miles · Montpellier
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Pittville Park free to visit?
Yes. Pittville Park and its children's play areas are free to enter and open to the public.
What play facilities are at Pittville Park?
There is a large main children's play area with a sand and water play area, a separate toddler area, and further smaller play areas and youth equipment on the western side.
Are there toilets and cafes at Pittville Park?
Yes. Toilets are located near the main play area, and there are three cafes: The Kiosk, Central Cross Cafe and The Boathouse.
Is there parking at Pittville Park?
Yes, car parking is available at the park.
What else can families do at Pittville Park?
You can hire boats on the lake, visit the aviaries, use the skate park, BMX ramps, tennis courts and pitch and putt, and explore the woodland walks.