Finlathen Park
🏟 Playground & park · Douglas / Whitfield (Dighty valley), Dundee
Finlathen Park
A Dighty-valley park in east Dundee with a large inclusive play area, aerial runway, agility trail, mini skatepark and outdoor gym on the Green Circular.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open public park, accessible year-round; no stated closing hours. · Free · No booking needed
About Finlathen Park
Finlathen Park lies in the Dighty valley in east Dundee, part of the Dighty Wildlife Corridor and created, with the neighbouring Drumgeith Park, where derelict linen mills and ponds once stood. The Dighty Burn still meanders through the park, which is wooded in parts and linked by the Green Circular cycle route that loops around the city. For families it is one of the most inclusive play destinations in Dundee: the fenced play area combines cradle, junior and basket swings with dedicated disabled and buddy swings, an inclusive roundabout alongside a standard one, inclusive spring rockers, a buddy board, a climbing frame and climbing rock, an aerial runway and multiplay units with slides, all on wetpour and bark surfacing. A separate agility trail with traverse walks, stepping pods, rope walks and musical panels adds challenge for older children, and there is a mini skatepark and an outdoor gym (high pulley, pendulum and twist, rower, skier and squat press) nearby. Football pitches and woodland paths complete the picture. The park is free to enter and open year-round; dogs are welcome in the wider park but not inside the fenced play area.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Mini skatepark
- Outdoor gym (high pulley, pendulum and twist, rower, skier, squat press)
- Football pitches
- Woodland and the Dighty Burn
- Green Circular cycle route
- Picnic tables and benches
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Play surface: Play area uses a mix of wetpour rubber and play bark surfacing.
- Accessibility: The play area has a strong inclusive offer with disabled and buddy swings, an inclusive roundabout and inclusive spring rockers, and is fenced with gated access; the park is linked by the level Green Circular cycle route.
- Dogs: Dogs welcome in the wider park but not inside the fenced play area (No Dog signage).
🧒 Ages & play
- Cradle, junior, basket, disabled and buddy swings
- Aerial runway / zip line
- Roundabout and inclusive roundabout
- Climbing frame and climbing rock
- Buddy board
- Spring rockers and inclusive spring rockers
- Multiplay unit and multiplay unit with slide
- Agility trail (traverse walk, stepping pods, rope walk, balance beam, musical and play panels)
📍 Nearby places to play
- Fintry Park · approx 0.6 miles · Fintry
- Baxter Park · approx 0.9 miles · Stobswell / East End
- Douglas Community Park · approx 1.4 miles · Douglas
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Finlathen Park free?
Yes. Finlathen Park is a free, public park in east Dundee managed by Dundee City Council, open year-round.
What's in the playground?
The fenced play area has cradle, junior, basket, disabled and buddy swings, an aerial runway, roundabouts, a climbing frame and rock, spring rockers and multiplay units with slides, plus an adjacent agility trail.
Is it good for children with additional needs?
Yes. It has one of the city's most inclusive play areas, with disabled and buddy swings, an inclusive roundabout, inclusive spring rockers and a buddy board.
Is there anything for older children?
Yes. There is a mini skatepark, an agility trail and an outdoor gym, and the park sits on the Green Circular cycle route.
Where is Finlathen Park?
It is on Fountainbleau Drive in the Dighty valley, east Dundee, postcode DD4 8EZ.