Sport pitches

Plymouth City Council's sport pitches are maintained by the Park Services Department. Use the links below to find out where the parks are in the city.

Please note: senior and junior football pitches, rugby pitches and cricket pitches (unless leased) are booked for the season by league clubs. However it is possible to book a pitch on a casual basis by contacting the Park Services Team.

• Baseball pitch
• Grass football pitches
• Rugby pitches
• Bowling greens
• Cricket pitches
• Tennis courts

Baseball pitch

The Parks Services Team maintain one baseball diamond in the city which is at Central Park, Outland Road, Milehouse.

Bowling greens

Eight bowling greens are open from May to the end of September. Though club members use the greens for pleasure and competitions regularly, there are rinks available for non-members to use.

• Central Park, Outland Road, Milehouse - 2
• Dean Cross, Dean Cross Road, Plymstock - 1
• Devonport Park, Paradise Road, Devonport - 1
• Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton - 1
• The Hoe, Hoe Road, The Hoe - 1
• Tothill Park, Lanhydrock Road, St Judes - 1
• Victoria Park, Millbridge Road, Millbridge - 1

It should be noted that:

• the bowling greens are self stewarded by club members and therefore are only open to the public when a member is present
• tickets to bowl can be purchased at each bowling green from the club steward
• smooth delivery of the wood on to the surface of the green is required, as bouncing woods can cause considerable damage to the playing surface

The steward would hold the right to stop any person bowling who they thought were damaging a green.

Grass football pitches

The Parks Service team are responsible for 77 football pitches, of four categories:

Senior pitches:

• Aylesbury Playing Fields, Aylesbury Crescent, Whitleigh - 3
• Butt Park Playing Field, Honicknowle Lane, Honicknowle - 1
• Central Park, Outland Road, Milehouse - 2
• Dean Cross Playing Field, Dean Cross Road, Plymstock - 1
• Foresters Playing Field, Foresters Road, Plymstock - 1
• Higher Efford Playing Field, Efford Road, Efford - 1
• Hooe Playing Field, Jennycliff Lane, Hooe - 1
• Knowle Battery, Ringmore Way, West Park - 2
• Lakeside Bottoms Playing Field, Lakeside Drive, Ernesettle - 1
• Plympton St Mary Playing Field, Linketty Lane, Plympton - 3
• Sheridan Road Playing Field, Sheridan Lane, Manadon - 1
• Staddiscombe Playing Fields, Staddiscombe Road, Staddiscombe - 8
• Stonehouse Playing Field, Kings Road, Stonehouse - 1
• Victoria Park, Millbridge Road, Millbridge - 2

Junior pitches:

• Devonport Park, Paradise Road, Devonport - 2
• Ernesettle Green, West Malling Avenue, Ernesettle - 1
• Higher Efford Playing Field, Efford Road, Efford - 1
• Lipson Vale, Bernice Terrace, Lipson - 1
• Oreston Playing Field, Oreston Road, Oreston - 1
• Plympton St Mary Playing Field, Linketty Lane, Plympton - 1
• Staddiscombe Playing Field, Staddiscombe Road, Staddiscombe - 6
• Stonehouse Playing Field, Kings Road, Stonehouse - 1

Mini pitches:

• Aylesbury Playing Fields, Aylesbury Crescent, Whitleigh - 1
• Central Park, Outland Road, Milehouse - 2
• Ernesettle Green, West Malling Avenue, Ernesettle - 1

Five a side pitches do not have to be booked, but are in locations, (generally near playgrounds) listed for children/young adults to use if they wish. The Park Services Team do not mark the pitches, but do supply goal posts and check them weekly for Health and Saftey reason.

Five a side pitches:

• Blockhouse Park, Masterman Road, Stoke - 1
• Bond Street Open Space, Bond Street, Southway - 1
• Budshead Road, Budshead Road, Whitleigh - 1
• Chaddlewood Open Space, Glen Road, Plympton - 1
• Cookworthy Road, Cookworthy Road, North Prospect - 1
• Deer Park Drive, Dear Park Drive, Deer Park - 1
• Ernesettle Green, West Malling Avenue, Ernesettle - 1
• Frontfield Crescent Playing Field, Frontfield Crescent, Southway - 1
• Glenholt Open Space, Holtwood Road, Glenholt - 1
• Honicknowle Green, Honicknowle Green, Honicknowle - 1
• Jennycliff. Jennycliff Lane, West Hooe - 1
• Knowle Battery, Ringmore Way, West Park - 1
• Lakeside Bottoms Playing Field, Lakeside Drive, Ernesettle - 1
• Langley Crescent Open Space, Langley Crescent, Southway - 1
• Leigham Open Space, Bampton Road, Leigham - 1
• Lipson Vale, Bernice Terrace, Lipson - 1
• Maidstone Open Space, Maidstone Place, Ernesettle - 1
• Miller Way Open Space, Miller Way, Estover - 1
• Mount Gould Park, Beaumont Road, Mount Gould - 1
• Normandy Way Open Space, Normandy Way, St Budeaux - 1
• North Down Playing Field, North Down Crescent, Keyham - 2
• Parkside, Parkside Avenue, Keyham - 1
• Pattinson Drive Open Space, Pattinson Drive, Mainstone - 1
• Peacock Meadow, Newnham Road, Plympton - 1
• St Levan Road Recreation, St Levan Road, Keyham - 1
• Tamar Way, Tamar Way, Honicknowle - 1
• Tesco Open Space, Tavistock Road, Roborough - 1
• Transit Way Football Pitch, Transit Way, Honicknowle - 1
• Trefusis Park, Old Laira Road, Lipson - 1
• Victoria Park, Millbridge Road, Millbridge - 1

Cricket pitches

The Park Services team are responsible for the maintenance of five cricket pitches, two of which are leased. These pitches cannot be booked on a casual basis.

• Dean Cross Playing Field, Dean Cross Road, Plymstock - 1 (leased)
• Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton - 1 (leased)
• Staddiscombe Playing Field, Staddiscombe Road, Staddiscombe - 2
• Stonehouse Playing Field, Kings Road, Stonehouse - 1

Rugby pitches

The Park Services Team is responsible for 15 rugby facilities that come in two categories:

Rugby kick about area:

• Bladder Meadow, Frobisher Approach, Crownhill

Rugby pitches:

• Central Park, Outland Road, Milehouse - 1
• Horsham Playing Fields, Staddiscombe Road, Goosewell - 6
• King George V Playing Fields, Haye Road, Elburton - 4
• Staddiscombe Playing Field, Staddiscombe Road, Staddiscombe - 2
• Stonehouse Playing Field, Kings Road, Stonehouse - 1

Want to enquire about booking a sport pitch? See contact details at the top of the page.

Tennis courts

Public tennis courts are open all year round and available at no charge. This does not apply to courts that have been leased by tennis clubs. At these locations courts are available but the club will make a charge for there use.

• Dean Cross Playing Field, Dean Cross Road, Plymstock (Tarmac/Asphalt), 4 courts - 2 (leased)
• Devonport Park, Paradise Road, Devonport (Tarmac), 3 courts - 3
• Harewood House, Ridgeway, Plympton (Tarmac), 4 courts - 2 (leased)
• Hartley Park, Mannamead Road, Compton (Tarmac), 1 courts - 1
• Radford Park, Radford Park Road, West Hoe (Asphalt), 4 courts - 4
• Tothill Park, Lanhydrock Road, St Judes (Asphalt), 1 courts - 1
• Verna Road, St Budeaux (Tarmac), 3 courts - 1 (leased)

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