Local Parks
| Published: 5th September 2006 15:13 |
Scroll down for a list of all the local parks in Elstree and Borehamwood
Composers Park (Sullivan Way, Elstree)
Children's play area - all ages
Football posts (Junior)
Basketball court
Community Centre (currently closed)
Bins and seating
Orienteering trail
Stream
Open grassland
Picnic area
Willow weaved structure
Bridges
Pond and bog area
Wildflower meadow
Tree planting
Friends group
Elstree Hill North (Just off Elstree Hill North)
There is a public Right of Way (EB06) from Elstree Crossroads to Borehamwood Train Station which passes the play area.
Children's play area
Views
Bins and seating
Aberford Park (Aberford Road/Brook Road)
Aberford Park is in the centre of Borehamwood along Brook Road. The first part of the park was purchased in 1888 and in total the land cost £ 3257 to acquire. The main feature of the park is the lake system which functions by collecting all the surface water from the local area. The lakes were reshaped and cleared of silt during 1999, the banks planted and fountains installed. The lakes now form home to many varieties of water foul and wildlife.
The V Shape tree avenue was planted by local school children with each tree representing a school in Borehamwood.
There are two children's play areas in the park. The main area is fully equipped with a large range of equipment for the junior age range. There is also a smaller toddler play are behind the Community Centre.
There is a car park by the Community Centre which can be accessed from Aberford Road.
Aberford Park is often used as a backing set for television programmes, such as EastEnders and Grange Hill.
This park is one of the parks covered by the ‘Borehamwood Four Parks Friends Association’.
Children's play area - toddler
Children's play area - junior
Multi-sports court
Car park
Bins and seating
3m wide footpath (including cycling)
Open grassland
Wildflower meadow area
Tree planting
Picnic area
Four lakes
Bridges
Aycliffe Park (Gateshead Road/Aycliffe Road)
Four football pitches
Changing Pavilion
Car park
Woodland
Open grassland
Wildflower meadow
Brook Meadow Park (Aycliffe Road/Allerton Road)
Children's play area
Basketball court
Informal football goal
Brook along with planting
Bins and seating
Two football pitches
Changing Pavilion
Picnic area
Open grassland
There are recycling facilities in the corner of the park by the Aycliffe Road and Belford Road junction
Byron Avenue Park (Furzehill Road)
Children's play area
Bins and seating
Multi-sports court
Clarendon Park (Between Borehamwood High Street and the BBC Studios)
A small garden between Borehamwood High Street and the BBC Studios, Clarendon Park contains a few large trees and rose beds with perimeter shrub planting.
Rose and shrub beds
Bins and seating
Friends group
Farriers Open Space (Farriers Way)
Car parking available
Informal five-a-side goal posts
Bins
Tree planting
Open grassland
Hackney Close Park (Hackney Close)
Shrub planting
Multi-sports court
Haggerstone Park (Allerton Road)
Picnic area
Bulb areas
Bins and seating
Open grassland
Kelly Court Park (Banks Road)
Children's play area
Bins and seating
Grass mound
Kenliworth Park (Kenilworth Drive)
Junior play area
Toddler play area
Picnic area
Teenage area
Basketball court
Informal five-a-side goal posts
Heraldic plaques
Tree planting
Involvement from Kenilworth First School
Community Mural
Meadow areas
Football pitch
Changing Pavilion
Open grassland
3m wide footpath - cycle route
Bins and seating
Leeming Park (Aycliffe Rd/Baldock Way)
The site has entrances from Aycliffe Road, Baldock Way, Barnsdale Close, Leeming Road and Gateshead Road.
Picnic area
Community workdays
Wildflower meadow areas
Open grassland
3m wide footpath
Bins and seating
Maxwell Hillside Park (Maxwell Rd/Hillside Ave)
Picnic area
Car park
County wildlife site
Informal goal posts
Friends group
Woodland
Running watercourse
Community workdays
Wildflower meadow areas
Open grassland (including bulb areas)
3m wide footpath (with lights)
Bins and seating
Meadow Park (Brook Road
Children's play area)
Multi-sports court
Tennis courts (3 in winter, 5 in summer)
Picnic area
Car park
Open grassland (including bulb areas)
Teenage shelter
4 football pitches
Changing Pavilion
Bins and seating
CCTV coverage
Bowling green
Community Mural
Friends group
Organ Hall Open Space (Organ Hall Road)
Children's play area
Senior play area
Informal goal posts
Bins and seating
Tree planting
Open grassland
Potterswood Park / Woodland Trail (Denham Way)
Situated off of Denham Way, Potterswood Park & The Woodland Trail serves all the residents on the Studio Estate.
Children's play area
Picnic area
Car park
Bins and seating
Meadow areas
Tree planting
Woodland
Open grassland
Lit footpath
Friends group
Ripon Park (Ripon Way/Arundel Drive)
Children's play area
Cycle track
2 basketball courts
Picnic area
Car park
Threeways Community Centre
Friends of Ripon Park
Tree planting
Open grassland
Wildflower meadow
Occasional events
Bins and seating
Recycling bins
Tempsford Green Park (Tempsford Avenue)
Car park
Open grassland
5 football pitches
Changing Pavilion
Open grassland
Tree planting
Thirskcliffe Nature (Park Thirsk Road)
Picnic area
Bins and seating
Wildflower meadow areas
Woodland
Parkfields / Allum Lane Spinney
The site can be accessed from Organ Hall, Red Road, Park Crescent and from Allum Lane Spinney. There are also public footpaths through the adjoining fields and golf course to provide access to and from Watling Street
Largest park in the Borough
Meadow areas
Children's play area
Picnic area
Bins and seating
Woodland
Open grassland
Greenway
Network of bridleway, cycleway and footpaths
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