Belmont Park
🏟 Playground & park · Newtown, Exeter
Belmont Park
A lively Newtown park with a children's play area, an outdoor gym, a basketball half-court and an award-winning sensory garden.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
About Belmont Park
Belmont Park lies in the Newtown area just to the east of Exeter city centre, off Belmont Road. Owned and managed by Exeter City Council, it is free to use and acts as a busy community hub for its densely populated surrounding neighbourhood. The park offers a good mix of facilities for families and residents, centred on a children's play area and complemented by an outdoor gym and a basketball half-court for older children and adults. It is also home to Belmont Bowling Club and to the Newton Community Hut, which supports local events and activities. One of the park's most distinctive features is its award-winning sensory garden, designed and maintained by the council and opened in spring 2007. The garden won a Planting Places award from Sustainability South West and is planted with herbs, ferns and flowers chosen to provide year-round sights, smells and textures for all visitors, with four hand-painted family-friendly benches to sit and enjoy it. With play, fitness, sport and a tranquil garden all in one compact green space, Belmont Park is a valued free amenity close to the heart of the city.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Basketball half-court
- Belmont Bowling Club
- Award-winning sensory garden
- Newton Community Hut
- Open green space
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play equipment
- Outdoor gym equipment
📍 Nearby places to play
- Bull Meadow · approx 0.7 miles · St Leonard's
- Heavitree Pleasure Ground · approx 0.8 miles · Heavitree
- Bury Meadow · approx 0.9 miles · St David's
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Belmont Park free to visit?
Yes. Belmont Park is owned and managed by Exeter City Council and is free to use.
What is in the play area?
The park has a children's play area, plus an outdoor gym and a basketball half-court for older children and adults.
What is the sensory garden?
It is an award-winning garden designed and maintained by the council, opened in 2007, with herbs, ferns and flowers for year-round sensory interest and hand-painted family-friendly benches.
Where is Belmont Park?
It is in the Newtown area of Exeter, off Belmont Road, just east of the city centre.
What other facilities are there?
The park is home to Belmont Bowling Club, the Newton Community Hut, a basketball half-court, an outdoor gym and the sensory garden.