Coombe Abbey Park (Coombe Country Park)
🏟 Playground & park · Binley / Brinklow Road, Coventry
Coombe Abbey Park (Coombe Country Park)
Coventry's largest country park with around 500 acres of lake, woods and gardens and three free play areas including the new Hermit's Hollow; entry free, parking charged.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Parkland open daily; visitor centre open every day 10am to 3pm and the cafe roughly 9am to 5pm. · Free · No booking needed
About Coombe Abbey Park (Coombe Country Park)
Coombe Abbey Park, also known as Coombe Country Park, is the largest recreational area owned by Coventry City Council, set across around 500 acres of lake, woodland, gardens and parkland at Brinklow Road, Binley, on the eastern edge of the city. Entry to the parkland is free, with charges only for the car park (from around £1.50). The park now has three free purpose-built play areas: a Visitor Centre play area designed for under-12s, the Climbing Forest with cargo nets and climbing posts, and the newly opened Hermit's Hollow adventure play area, where children clamber among the treetops on the Canopy Spire, send messages through a talking tube and whizz down a spiralling tube slide via walkways, ramps, tunnels and bridges. The visitor centre is open daily from 10am to 3pm and houses an accessible toilet and baby-changing, with an additional external accessible toilet, and there is a cafe in the park open roughly 9am to 5pm. Lakeside and woodland trails, formal gardens and the historic Coombe Abbey (now a hotel) make it a destination for a full family day out, with dog walking welcomed across the grounds.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Around 500 acres of parkland, lake, gardens and woodland
- Visitor centre
- Cafe
- Family walks and trails
- Dog walking
- Historic Coombe Abbey (hotel) and formal gardens
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Large on-site car park (charges apply, from around £1.50).
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessible toilet and baby-changing in the visitor centre, plus an external accessible toilet (radar key needed); accessibility guide available from the council.
- Dogs: True
🧒 Ages & play
- Visitor Centre play area (for under 12s)
- Climbing Forest (cargo nets and climbing posts)
- Hermit's Hollow adventure play (walkways, ramps, tunnels, bridges)
- Canopy Spire climbing tower
- Talking tube
- Spiralling tube slide
📍 Nearby places to play
- Caludon Castle Park · approx 1.9 miles · Wyken / Stoke Heath
- Wyken Croft Nature Park · approx 2.1 miles · Wyken
- Stoke Green · approx 3.2 miles · Stoke
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Coombe Abbey Park free to visit?
Yes. Entry to the parkland and all three play areas is free; you only pay for the car park, with charges from around £1.50.
What is in the playground?
There are three free play areas: a Visitor Centre play area for under-12s, the Climbing Forest with cargo nets and climbing posts, and the new Hermit's Hollow adventure play with a Canopy Spire, talking tube and spiralling tube slide.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Yes. There are accessible toilets and baby-changing at the visitor centre and a cafe in the park open roughly 9am to 5pm.
Where is Coombe Abbey Park?
It is on Brinklow Road, Binley, Coventry, CV3 2AB, on the eastern edge of the city.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is a large on-site car park, though parking charges apply (from around £1.50).