St Thomas Pleasure Ground
🏟 Playground & park · St Thomas, Exeter
St Thomas Pleasure Ground
A St Thomas park with a colourful children's play area and a modern splash pad, with jets of water to cool off on warm summer days.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk; splash pad open seasonally 10am to 7pm, seven days a week · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Cowick Street area, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1AH
Plus Code: 9C2RPF84+MF
About St Thomas Pleasure Ground
St Thomas Pleasure Ground is a neighbourhood park serving the St Thomas area on the west side of the River Exe, within easy reach of Cowick Street. Owned and managed by Exeter City Council, it is free to use and is a firm favourite with local families. Its main attractions are a colourful children's play area and a modern splash pad, the latter forming part of the council's popular Splashdown water-play programme. The splash pad was given a makeover to add a newly improved spongy safety surface, a bright, colourful setting and jets of water, and it typically opens seasonally from 10am to 7pm, seven days a week, during the warmer months. Together the playground and splash pad make the park an excellent destination for younger children, offering both traditional play and water fun in one spot. The surrounding open green space is used for picnics and informal play, and the park's position in a busy residential district makes it easy to reach on foot. As with the city's other pleasure grounds, St Thomas Pleasure Ground is open to the public free of charge throughout the year.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Open green space
- Spongy safety-surfaced play area
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Play surface: Children's play area has a spongy safety surface
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area equipment
- Splash pad with water jets
📍 Nearby places to play
- Bull Meadow · approx 0.8 miles · St Leonard's
- Bury Meadow · approx 0.9 miles · St David's
- Belmont Park · approx 1.4 miles · Newtown
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is St Thomas Pleasure Ground free to visit?
Yes. The park is owned and managed by Exeter City Council and is free to use.
What is the splash pad?
It is a modern water-play feature with jets of water and a spongy safety surface, part of the council's Splashdown programme, typically open seasonally from 10am to 7pm, seven days a week.
Does it have a playground?
Yes. There is a colourful children's play area with a spongy safety surface, alongside the splash pad.
Where is St Thomas Pleasure Ground?
It is in the St Thomas area of Exeter, on the west side of the River Exe, close to Cowick Street.
Is the splash pad open all year?
No. The splash pad is seasonal and runs during the warmer summer months as part of the Splashdown programme.