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Facilities - information, price guide and booking

We have venues to suit every purpose and occasion, whether you are planning a special event, a sports match or looking for somewhere to book a conference or a meeting. Our parks and green spaces are available to use, though you'll need to buy a permit for some activities such as taking wedding photographs.

How to book a venue or green space for your event

To book a venue or green space to host your event, contact the Healthy Spaces team.

Please include:

  • the location you'd like to book
  • date and time of your event

We'll then contact you to take arrange payment. 

Facilities and activities

You will need landowners permission to run regular activities across our sites such as bootcamps, personal training, or football training. We do permit free use for some activities on a case by case basis, each license outlines any necessary charges as appropriate.

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A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for the use of skateboarding, BMX and scooter use.

Sites with this facility:

  • Holland Park
  • Rushell Playing Fields
  • Oak Park Open Space
  • Leighswood Nature Reserve
  • King George V Playing Fields
  • Reedswood Park
  • Leamore Park
  • Willenhall Memorial Park
  • George Rose park
  • Walsall Arboretum
  • Doe Bank Park has a BMX track only

Cost - free to use

No booking required, but please be considerate of others if it is busy.

A splash pad or spray pool is a recreation area, often in a public park, for water play that has little or no standing water.

Sites with this facility:

  • Walsall Arboretum
  • King George V Playing Fields
  • Willenhall Memorial Park

Cost - free to use

No booking required, but please be considerate of others if it is busy.

Opening times

Splash pads are normally open from June to August.

11am to 5pm weekends and school holidays.

11am to 3pm weekdays between Whitsun and summer holidays.

All opening times are weather dependent!

It's never been easier to enjoy and experience free tennis courts and fun and affordable coaching for kids, adults and families.

Thanks to a partnership between the LTA, Walsall Council and On The Edge Tennis, you can try free and affordable tennis. Whatever your age, whether you’re a beginner, a bit rusty or pretty ace on the court, tennis is a great sport for the whole family to enjoy. It’s never been easier to try it out and meet up with friends and neighbours from within the community. Community sessions and coaching are available.

You can book individual tennis sessions by following the links for each facility listed below.

Cost - free to use.

No booking required, but to be sure of being able to play, book your court. Signs are at each venue to clarify anyone showing a relevant booking has preference.

Walsall Council manage many sites with football pitches that are available to book. A site normally only contains junior pitches or senior pitches and are graded according to the quality of the pitch, and the support facilities available (e.g./ changing rooms). Grade A is best and Grade C is lowest quality. Some of these sites are booked per year, some per month and some for individual matches. Please call stating your needs and we will suggest a suitable venue.

Football Clubs wishing to train on our pitches should have our consent otherwise their insurance may not be valid.

All of our other sites are available for informal football with friends and family.

Sites with bookable football pitches:

  • Aldridge Airport
  • Anchor Meadow
  • Bentley West
  • Doe Bank Park (changing & shower facilities available)
  • King George V Playing Fields (changing & shower facilities available)
  • Kings Hill Park
  • Leamore Park
  • Oak Park
  • Pleck Park (changing & shower facilities available)
  • Rushall Playing Fields
  • Shelfield Park
  • Willenhall Memorial Park
  • Great Bridge Road Playing Fields

How to book - please call Healthy Spaces team on 01922 650465, or contact us by email.

We manage many sites with bowls greens that are available to book. Some of these greens are booked per year by community clubs who have been there for some time and have first refusal on the booking each year. However, there are other greens that can be booked per single game. Please call or contact us by email stating your needs and we will try to find a suitable venue

Sites with bookable bowls greens:

  • Anchor Meadow
  • Oak Park
  • Palfrey park
  • Pelsall Village Common
  • Pleck Park
  • Walsall Arboretum
  • Willenhall Memorial Park

How to book - please call Healthy Spaces team on 01922 650465, or contact us by email.

We have several sites where you can hire out cricket pitches to use.

  • King George V Playing Fields
  • Pleck Park
  • Willenhall Memorial Park

Please email us at healthsypaces@walsall.gov.uk to check availability

Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport that exercises both the mind and the body. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on a map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can run, walk or jog the course and progress at your own pace.  The following parks and green spaces have orienteering courses mapped within them.

Barr Beacon

Rough Wood Chase

Fibbersley Local Nature Reserve

Traditional bandstands are available at the following sites:

There is a charge for hiring a bandstand for the day, find out how much it will cost.

There are sites available throughout the borough for anglers, all with a £5 day ticket:

For contact information of sites managed through a local club, please contact the Healthy Spaces team on 01922 650465 or send an email so that we can provide contact details for local clubs.

Angling is not allowed at the following sites:

  • Clayhanger Lagoon, Clayhanger recreation ground, Brownhills
  • Moorcroft Wood Local Nature Reserve, (small pools) off Bull Lane, Moxley
  • Park Lime Pits, off Park Road, Rushall, Walsall (small pool)
  • Stubbers Green Road, Aldridge (Swan and Swag pools)

Conditions of use for angling

  • Fishing can only take place from the banks of the pool with a rod and line
  • No night fishing is allowed
  • Do not take away or allow anyone to take away any fish caught from the pool
  • Do not use keep nets (except in official competitions)
  • All litter, damaged fishing tackle, broken lines, unused bait, etc must be taken away with you when you leave
  • Do not light any fires
  • The use of lead weights is not allowed
  • Do not interfere with local wildlife
  • Show consideration to other users of the pool and local residents

We have several sites with outdoor table tennis tables for you to come and use. Bring your bats and ball and enjoy this wonderfully skilful game that is suitable for many ages. If people are waiting, please be considerate to allow others a game.

Sites with outdoor table tennis tables:

  • Blackwood Park
  • Holland Oark
  • Walsall Arboretum

Cost - Free to use

No booking required, but please be considerate of others if it is busy.

Multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are fixed pieces of equipment on either grass or hard-standing areas with a multiple layout of sports goals built into them. Commonly, these are football and basketball but can be used and adapted for many sports.

Sites with multi-use games areas:

  • Anchor Meadow playing fields
  • Blackwood Park
  • Clayhanger Park
  • Doebank Park
  • George Rose Park
  • Holland Park
  • High Heath Park
  • Leamore Park
  • Leighswood nature reserve
  • Palfrey Park
  • Pelsall North Common
  • Pleck Park
  • Reedswood Park
  • Shelfield Park
  • Walsall Arboretum
  • Willenhall Park

Cost - free to use

No booking required, but please be considerate of others if it is busy.

Children's play areas are fixed pieces of equipment enclosed within fencing, on safety surfaces designed for children to play on. Some play areas are focused towards preschool, some towards KS1 and 2 children and some try to provide for both.

Sites with children’s play areas:

Arboretum

  • Walsall Arboretum

Aldridge

  • Aldridge Airport
  • Blackwood Park
  • Doe Bank Park
  • Leighswood Nature Reserve
  • Shire Oak Nature Reserve
  • The Croft
  • Walsall Wood play area

Brownhills

  • Bradbury Park
  • Clayhangar Park
  • High Heath Park
  • Holland Park
  • Pelsall North Common
  • Rushall playing Fields
  • Shelfield Park

Bloxwich

  • Croft St Play Area
  • King George V playing fields
  • Reedswood Park

Darlaston

  • George Rose Park
  • Kings Hill Park

Palfrey

  • Palfrey Park Play Area
  • Pleck Park Play Area

Willenhall

  • Willenhall Memorial park

Smaller sites with children's play areas

Aldridge

  • Coppy Hall play area
  • Druids Walk play areaa
  • Goodwood Drive play area
  • Redhouse play area
  • Vigo Road play area

Brownhills

  • Cherwell Drive play area
  • Radleys play area
  • Ryders Hayes play area
  • Westgate play area
  • Whitehorse Road play area
  • Woodlands play area

Bloxwich

  • Bloxwich Park play area
  • Swannies play area
  • The Lea play area
  • Mallory Crescent play area
  • Walkers Bequest play area

Darlaston

  • Anson Road play area
  • Bentley West play area
  • Broadwaters play area
  • Curtin Drive play area
  • Poplar Avenue play area
  • Victoria Park play area

Palfrey

  • Barley Fields play area
  • Bescot Crescent play area
  • Chuckery Green play area
  • Highgate Park play area
  • Newquay Road play area
  • Primley Park play area
  • Rutter Street play area
  • Silverdale Park play area
  • Wood End Road play area

Willenhall

  • Harlech Road play area
  • Hartill Recreation Ground play area
  • Littleton Road Pplay area
  • Pool Hayes play area
  • Short Heath Park play area
  • Ullswater Road play area

Cost - free to use

No booking required, but please be considerate of others if it is busy.

We're committed to providing facilities that help us all get fitter and healthier. Across the borough there are a range of parks and countryside sites with outdoor gyms installed for you to be able to use to stay fit and healthy. 

Always remember to warm up before using our equipment - you can do this with 3 to 10 minutes of aerobic activity to get your heart rate up, and some simple stretches.

Cost - all outdoor gyms are free of charge.

Sites with outdoor gym equipment

  • Blackwood Park
  • Curtain Drive Play area
  • Doe Bank Park
  • George Rose Park
  • High Heath Park
  • Holland Park
  • King's Hill Park
  • Palfrey Park
  • Reedswood Park
  • Rushall Playing Fields
  • Shortheath Park
  • Willenhall Memorial Park

There’s no need to book to use the gyms, just turn up and follow your workout on the range of equipment at each park.

 

Palfrey Park

Woodend Road play area

Rushall Playing Fields

High Heath Park

Holland Park

Doe Bank Park

Blackwood Park

King's Hill Park

Willenhall Memorial Park

Shortheath Park

Curtain Drive Play area

Reedswood

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We have developed a range of bodyweight exercises that can be performed without the outdoor gym equipment and with the aid of benches to keep yourself, fit, active and healthy.

You can watch our YouTube videos below to find out how to correctly perform:

Buy a permit

You will need to buy a permit to do any of the following activities:

  • taking wedding photos
  • metal detecting
  • siting a portakabin on one of our sites
  • stewardship for Green Acres Aero Club

To buy a permit, email the Healthy Spaces team.

Please include:

  • the permit you'd like to buy
  • the date you need it
  • your preferred contact number

We'll then contact you to arrange payment. You can also contact the Heathy Spaces team. The permit prices are below.

Activities - booking and pricing information

Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Club use per season (2 to 5 sessions per week) £1,054.00 £1,128.00
For Pleck Park, King George V Memorial Playing Fields or Willenhall Memorial Park
Item Current fee Fee from 1 April 2024
Single game per match £90.00 £96.00
Reserved use per season £1,620.00 £1,735.00
Grade A with facilities (changing rooms)
Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Pitch hire per match £40.50 £43.00
Pitch hire per season alternate weeks fortnightly £405.00 £435.00
Pitch hire per season weekly £729.00 £780.00
Grade B - without facilities (changing rooms)
Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Pitch hire per match £29.25 £31.00
Pitch hire per season alternate weeks fortnightly £292.50 £313.00
Pitch hire per season weekly £526.50 £564.00
Training permit
Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Junior training permit (per season) £40.50 £43.00
Training permit
Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Senior training permit (per season) £90.00 £96.00
Grade A - with facilities (changing rooms)
Item Current fee Fee form 1 April 2024
Pitch hire per match £90.00 £96.00
Pitch hire per season alternate weeks fortnightly £900.00 £963.00
Pitch hire per season weekly £1,620.00 £1,735.00
Grade B - without facilities (changing rooms)
Item Current fee Fee from April 1 2024
Pitch hire per match £58.50 £63.00
Pitch hire per season alternate weeks fortnightly £585.00 £626.00
Pitch hire per season weekly £1,053.00 £1,127.00
Item Current fee Fee from 1 April 2024
Constituted Friends of Park groups - community activities, free access (no SAG): admin fee Free Free
Walsall-orientated charities/community organisations: small event admin fee £60.00 £64.00
Walsall-orientated charities/community organisations : large event admin fee £120.00 £128.00
Commercial organisations and non-Walsall-orientated charities: admin fee £240.00 £257.00
Site rental/bandstands (VAT exempt) - Commercial organisations and non Walsall-orientated charities minimum hire per day £120.00 £128.00
Bond (returnable) - if deemed necessary £500 £500
Fairs & circus rates: we allow for 2 day set up and 1 day dismantle/depart.  Site rental fee applicable for any additional non-operating days Free Free
Fairs premium daily rate - Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday Monday (based on maximum 6 adult rides) £535.00 £572.00
Fairs premium daily rate - Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday Monday (based on up to 4 adult rides) £417.00 £446.00
Fairs standard daily rate - Monday (not Bank holiday)/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday (based on maximum 6 adult rides) £180.00 £193.00
Fairs - additional adult ride per day per ride £90.00 £96.00
Circus premium daily rate - Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Bank holiday Monday £535.00 £572.00
Circus standard daily rate - Monday (not Bank holiday)/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday £180.00 £193.00
Item Current fee Fee from 1 April 2024
Green spaces wedding photographs £65.60 £70.00
Green spaces commercial filming Price on application Price on application
Green spaces media filming Price on application Price on application
Green spaces community filming Price on application Price on application
Fitness sessions - license/site £450.00 £482.00
Green Acres Aero Club Stewardship per adult per year £49.20 £53.00
Green Acres Aero Club Stewardship per junior per year £24.60 £26.00
Metal detector permit per year - residents £140.00 £150.00
Metal detector permit per year - non-residents £225.00 £241.00
Helicopter landings - fee plus costs £645.00 £690.00
Portakabin site rental per month £80.00 £86.00
Portakabin site rental per annum £780.00 £856.00
Location Item Current fee per hour Fee from 1 April 2024
Pavilions, meeting rooms and opens spaces External group (minimum 2 hours) £16.40 £18.00
Pavilions, meeting rooms and opens spaces Block booking community groups (6 weeks+) £8.20 £9.00
Pavilions, meeting rooms and opens spaces Internal/community groups FREE FREE
Parks Opening/closing of parks out of hours £65.60 £70.00
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre Exclusive use of café and foyer out of hours £49.29 £53.00
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre External booking of Arboretum Car Park £130.00 £140.00
Venue Meeting room Capacity
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre Seedhouse classroom, with access to garden area 35
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre conference room 15
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre café meeting room (single) 15
Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre​​​​​​​ café meeting room (double) 30
Walsall Arboretum Orchard Pavilion meeting room 30
Palfrey Park SeedHut meeting room 15
Willenhall Memorial Park Pavilion meeting room 30
Willenhall Memorial Park Foyer meeting room 10
Blackwood Park Pavilion meeting room 40
Kings Hill Park Pavilion meeting room 15

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