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You can easily find a park in Newham with our alphabetical list.

Barking Road Recreation Ground Lister Gardens
Beckton District Park Little Ilford Park
Brampton Park Lyle Park
Canning Town Recreation Ground Memorial Recreation Ground
Central Park New Beckton Park
Cundy Road Open Space Plaistow Park
Forest Lane Park Plashet Park
Gooseley Playing Fields Priory Park
Hermit Road Recreation Ground Royal Victoria Gardens
Keir Hardie Recreation Ground Stratford Park
King George V Park Star Park


Other parks: Newham has more green spaces with facilities and has several parks, which are outside the responsibility of the council



Barking Road Recreation Ground
Barking Road, East Ham, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 5, 238, 300, 325
Nearest tube: East Ham (three quarters of a mile)

  • flower beds
  • football pitch (email parks@newham.gov.uk to book)
  • multi-use games area
  • play area
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment.
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Beckton District Park

South:
Stansfeld Road, Beckton, E6

North:
Tollgate Road, Beckton, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 262, 300, 376
Docklands Light Railway: Royal Albert
  • basketball court (N)
  • cycle route
  • football pitch
  • fishing (N) ( by licence only)
  • lake (N) and pond (S) access limited for wheelchairs
  • play area
  • public toilets (N)
  • tree trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
  • woodland.

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Brampton Park

Masterman Road, East Ham, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 104
  • multi-use gamea area
  • paddling pool and water pump (open May to September dependent on local conditions)
  • play area
  • table tennis
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment.

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Canning Town Recreation Ground
Prince Regent Lane, Custom House, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 147, 325, 473, 241, 300
Tube: Canning Town (half mile)
Docklands Light Railway: Prince Regent, Custom House
  • Ashburton Wood (nature trail located nearby)
  • cycle speedway
  • floodlit multi-use games court area
  • football pitch
  • flower beds
  • mini orchard
  • multi-use games court
  • Outdoors in the City
  • play area, including sand
  • sensory garden opposite Outdoors in the City
  • tennis courts
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including paddling pool
  • wildflower meadow.
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Central Park
High Street South, East Ham, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 5, 15, 58, 101, 104, 147, 300,
Tube: East Ham (half a mile)


  • activities and events

  • basketball practice hoop

  • bowling green and bowls club (contacts parks@newham.gov.uk for bowls club information)
  • Cafeteria (summer time only)
  • flower beds
  • Friends of Central Park
  • heritage
  • history trail
  • history boards in Café in the park
  • ornamental pond fountain
  • play area, including water
  • play area
  • public toilets
  • tennis courts
  • tree trail
  • wheelchair access.

There is further information on Central Park

To find out more about Central Park and how to get involved with clubs and group activities, please contact the Active Parks team, email parks@newham.gov.uk or call 020 8430 2000.

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Cundy Road Open Space
Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 147, 325, 473, 241
Docklands Light Railway: Prince Regent, Custom House

  • fenced pond
  • play area
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment.
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Forest Lane Park
Magpie Close, Forest Lane, Forest Gate, E7

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 58, 308, 330
Railway: Forest Gate, Maryland

  • dipping pond
  • Forest Lane Lodge with car park and toilets (available for hire - contact parks@newham.gov.uk)
  • lake
  • outdoor fitness equipment
  • picnic tables
  • play area including sand
  • small orchard and woodland
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
  • wildflower meadow (spring and summer)
  • wildfowl
  • wildlife friendly raised bed garden.
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Gooseley Playing Fields
St Alban's Avenue, East Ham, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Buses: 101, 104, 173, 300
  • changing rooms
  • cricket pitch in 2013
  • drinking fountain
  • floodlit multi-use games area
  • football pitches
  • play area, including
  • public toilets
  • tennis courts
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
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Hermit Road Recreation Ground
Hermit Road, Plaistow, E13

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 5, 15, 69, 241, 276, 330, 300, 474
Tube: Plaistow, West Ham (half mile)
Docklands Light Railway: Canning Town
  • play area, including water
  • tennis courts
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
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Keir Hardie Recreation Ground
Tarling Road, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 147, 241
Tube: Canning Town
Railway: Custom House
Docklands Light Railway: Royal Victoria

  • floodlit multi-use games area
  • play area
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
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King George V Park
King George's Avenue, Custom House, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 473, 147, 300
Railway: Custom House
Docklands Light Railway: Prince Regent

  • located next to Newham City Farm
  • picnic area
  • play area
  • small woodland
  • wheelchair access
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Lister Gardens
Upper Road, Plaistow, E13

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 69, 241, 262, 473
Tube: Plaistow

  • floodlit multi-use games area
  • flower beds
  • play area
  • wheelchair access
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Little Ilford Park
Church Road, Manor Park, E12

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 25, 86, 551, 147
Rail: Ilford

  • flower beds
  • football pitch
  • multi-use games court
  • play area, including sand and water
  • public toilets
  • tennis courts
  • trim trail
  • wheelchair access, including some play equipment
  • wildflower meadow and woodland
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Lyle Park

Bradfield Road, Silvertown, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 69, 474
Docklands Light Railway: West Silvertown

  • changing rooms
  • football pitch
  • multi-use games area
  • play area
  • tennis courts
  • wheelchair access is limited in parts of the park
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Memorial Recreation Ground
Memorial Avenue Stratford, E15

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 69, 276
Railway: West Ham Tube: West Ham

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New Beckton Park
Savage Gardens, East Ham, E6

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Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Public transport:
Bus: 101, 300, 678
Docklands Light Railway: Beckton

Description of Service:

  • Bowling green
  • Changing room
  • Cricket pitch
  • Football pitch
  • Multi-use games court
  • Play area
  • Tennis court
  • Wheelchair access
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Plaistow Park
Greengate Street, Plaistow, E13 0AS

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public Transport:
Bus: 5, 15, 15b, 147, 241, 262, 276, 325, 330, 473 (262 is the closest bus)
Nearest tube: Plaistow (half a mile)

Description of Service:

  • Floral displays
  • Football pitch
  • Multi-use games area
  • Play area
  • Paddling pool
  • Wheelchair access
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Plashet Park

Plashet Grove, Forest Gate, E7

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 101, 104, 147, 238, 300, 325
Tube: East Ham

Description of Service:
  • Bowling green
  • Cafeteria
  • Cricket nets
  • Flower beds
  • Multi-use games court
  • Play area
  • Tennis
  • Public toilets
  • Wheelchair access
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Priory Park
Grangewood Street, East Ham, E6

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 5, 15, 58, 104, 147, 330, 376
Tube: Upton Park

Description of Service:
  • Multi-use games court
  • Play area
  • Wheelchair access
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Royal Victoria Gardens
Pier Road, Off Albert Road, Custom House, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 101, 474, 473
Railway: North Woolwich
Docklands Light Railway: Gallions Reach - 1/2 mile

Description of Service:

  • Bowling green
  • Cafe
  • Flower beds
  • Multi-use games court
  • Heritage
  • Play area
  • Paddling pool
  • Tennis
  • Public toilets
  • Wheelchair access
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Stratford Park
West Ham Lane, Stratford, E15

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk
Public transport:
Bus: 69, 104, 238, 241, 262, 276, 473
Railway: Stratford
Tube: Stratford
Docklands Light Railway: Stratford

Description of Service:

  • Bowling green
  • Basket ball
  • Flower beds
  • Multi-use games court
  • Netball court
  • Play area
  • Paddling pool
  • Tennis court
  • Wheelchair access

Read further information on Stratford Park.

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Star Park
Star Lane, West Ham, E16

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Opening Hours: Normally dawn to dusk.

Facilities:

  • Football pitch
  • Wheelchair access
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