King George V Memorial Playing Fields
🏟 Playground & park · Bloxwich, Walsall
King George V Memorial Playing Fields
A large Bloxwich playing field with a children's play area, outdoor gym, free skate park, sports pitches and a Sunday junior parkrun.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
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Address: Stafford Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3NJ
Plus Code: 9C4VJX9W+8M
About King George V Memorial Playing Fields
King George V Memorial Playing Fields is a large recreation ground on Stafford Road in Bloxwich, managed by Walsall Council. The site opened in 1937 to give local residents a much-needed space to play sport, and it remains a hub for active families. There is a children's play area together with an outdoor gym and a free-to-use skate park, while the wider grounds hold football pitches and free-to-use rugby pitches. On Sunday mornings an accessible junior parkrun takes place for children aged 4 to 14 and their parents, and a circular walk makes the most of the open space. Access is good, with hard, flat, tarmac-surfaced paths suitable for wheelchair users, people with mobility impairments and pushchairs, and a large car park on Stafford Road that includes two designated accessible parking bays. The park is part of the wider Green Bloxwich regeneration programme, backed by Town Deal investment, with planned future upgrades including a new pavilion and cafe, a floodlit 3G pitch, changing rooms, public toilets, multi-use games areas and improved parking. For now it offers a spacious, well-connected destination for play, sport and a weekend walk in Bloxwich.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Circular walk
- Football pitches
- Rugby pitches
- Junior parkrun (Sunday mornings)
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: Large car park with 2 designated accessible parking bays on Stafford Road
- Accessibility: Hard, flat, tarmac-surfaced paths suitable for wheelchair users, people with mobility impairments and pushchairs; large car park with 2 designated accessible parking bays on Stafford Road
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Junior parkrun for children aged 4 to 14
- Children's play area
- Outdoor gym
- Skate park
📍 Nearby places to play
- Reedswood Park · approx 1.4 miles · Reedswood
- Walsall Arboretum · approx 2.4 miles · Walsall town centre
- Pleck Park · approx 3.1 miles · Pleck
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is King George V Memorial Playing Fields free?
Yes. It is a free public playing field managed by Walsall Council, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What's in the playground?
There is a children's play area, an outdoor gym and a free-to-use skate park, plus football and free rugby pitches and a Sunday junior parkrun for children aged 4 to 14.
Are there toilets and a cafe?
Toilets and a cafe are not currently listed, though new public toilets and a pavilion cafe are planned under the Green Bloxwich programme.
Where is King George V Memorial Playing Fields?
It is on Stafford Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3NJ.
Is there parking?
Yes. There is a large car park on Stafford Road with two designated accessible parking bays.