Families upon Thames Local Water Play Guide July 2024

LOCAL WATER PLAY GUIDE

Discover local paddling pools, splash pads and open air swimming pools near you!

LOCAL WATER PLAY GUIDE

Outdoor water play near you If you're looking for outdoor water fun within a short drive this summer, this guide will help you find the perfect spot for your family to cool off!

RICHMOND BOROUGH Pools on the Park Outdoor Pool Old Deer Park, Twickenham Road, Richmond TW9 2SF A large, heated outdoor pool and indoor learner pool for younger children with a café and changing facilities. Open from early April to late September. Check opening times as they vary. On site parking.

Admission charges. www.bit.ly/PoolsPark North Sheen Recreation Ground Paddling Pool Marksbury Avenue, Richmond, TW9 4LB A paddling pool during the summer months. Also features playgrounds, football pitches, and tennis courts. Open daily from dawn until dusk. Parking nearby and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/NorthSheenPP Vine Road Recreation Ground Pool Vine Road, Barnes, SW13 0NE A charming park featuring a paddling pool open during summer. As well as playgrounds, sports pitches and tennis court.

Open daily from dawn until dusk.

Parking nearby and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/VineRoad Palewell Common and Fields Palewell Common Drive, East Sheen SW14 8RE A spacious park with a paddling pool in the summer months. Also features playgrounds, football pitches, tennis courts and a café.

Open daily from dawn until dusk.

Parking is nearby and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/PalewellPP Castelnau Recreation Ground Paddling Pool Barnes Avenue, Barnes SW13 9AA A delightful park with a paddling pool during the summer months.

Also includes playgrounds, sports pitches and open green spaces.

Open daily from dawn until dusk.

Parking nearby and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/CastenauPP Hampton Pool High Street, Hampton TW12 2ST Heated outdoor pool open yearround with a 36-metre main pool and a smaller learner pool with changing facilities, a café and a sundeck. Parking is available.

Pool hours are from 6am to 10pm on weekdays and 8am to 8pm on weekends. Admission charges. www.hamptonpool.co.uk KINGSTON BOROUGH Sir Joseph Hood Memorial Playing Fields Paddling Pool 33 Marina Avene, New Malden KT3 6NF Features a paddling pool. Open from 20 July to 1 September from dawn until dusk with sports Families Upon Thames

pitches, play areas, tennis courts, outdoor table tennis and a bowling green. Parking nearby and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/StJosephPP HOUNSLOW BOROUGH Dukes Meadows Splash Pool Dan Mason Drive, Chiswick W4 2SH This popular park features a paddling pool open during summer from 10.30am to 6pm daily. Also boasts a sandpit, adventure playground, sports pitches, a café and scenic riverside walking paths. Parking is available nearby and entry is FREE. www.dukesmeadowstrust.org SPELTHORNE BOROUGH Chertsey Recreation Ground Paddling Pool Guildford Road, Chertsey KT16 9BW The paddling pool is open in summer with a children’s play area and a sensory garden. There’s also a putting green and sports pitches. Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/ChertseyPP Lammas Recreation Park Wraysbury Road and Church Road, Staines TW18 4XZ A large family park on the Thames has a colourful spray park with jets that spray water. Open May until September from 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 4:45pm daily. The park also includes a playground, skatepark and tennis courts.

Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/LammasPP ELMBRIDGE BOROUGH Churchfields Recreation Ground Churchfield Road, Weybridge KT13 8DB This park has a paddling pool and a Pirate Cove play area as well as table tennis tables, a basketball court and a skatepark.

Open 1pm to 5pm from 22 July to 3 September. Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/ChurchfieldsPP Oatlands Recreation Ground Oatlands Drive, Weybridge KT13 8NA A simple but fun paddling pool close to a play area and grassy picnic spaces. Open 12pm to 5pm from 22 July to 3 September.

Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/OatlandsPP Hersham Recreation Ground Pratts Lane, Hersham, Walton KT12 4RR A colourful splash pad for ages 12 and under is made up of interactive water features. The

park also includes a play area, teen swing, basketball court and play wall. Open 8am to 5pm from 25 May to 1 September. Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/HershamPP A LITTLE FURTHER AFIELD Runnymede Pleasure Grounds Windsor Road, Egham, TW20 0AE The popular park has a paddling pool open in summer from 10am to 6pm. Also features grassy open spaces, a play area, riverside walks and a café, as well as rides and amusements for children during the summer. Parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/RunnymedePP Cassiobury Park Watford, WD18 7HY This popular park has two splash pools, splash pads, water jets and fountains which open between April and September from dawn until dusk. The park also features playgrounds, sports pitches, a miniature railway, change rooms, cafes and woodland walks.

Parking is available but limited during busy periods and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/CassioburyPP Frensham Great Pond Farnham GU10 2QB Huge lake with sandy beach to play on and build sandcastles, swimming in marked off areas from May to September.

Network of footpaths includes circular loop around lake. Visitor centre, café, toilets. Popular in summer so arrive early to avoid disappointment. www.bit.ly/FrenshamPond LEGOLAND® Windsor Splash Safari & Drench Towers Windsor SL4 4AY Splash Safari for younger kids features colourful DUPLO themed animal models squirting water.

For older kids, the Drench Towers claims to the largest water play structure in the UK. Both are open from late May to early September from 10am to 5pm. www.legoland.co.uk Ruislip Lido Splash Pad Reservoir Road, Ruislip, HA4 7TY A 60-acre lake with a splash pad on a sandy beach is open April until the end of September. Also features a pirate ship play area, a miniature railway running through woodland, a lakeside café, toilets.

Entering the lake is not permitted.

Entry is FREE but parking can be limited. www.ruisliplido.com Wimbledon Splash Park Wimbledon Park Road, SW19 7HR An extensive interactive water play area open from 17 June to 8 September from 10am to 5pm alongside a large playground, large boating lake, lovely picnic spots and a café. Parking is available on-site and the park is FREE to enter. www.bit.ly/WimbledonSP Morden Park Morden Hall Road, Morden, SM4 5JD As well as a paddling pool, this park features a playground and sport pitches. Open 20 July to 1 September from dawn to dusk.

Car parking is available and entry is FREE. www.bit.ly/MordenPP Stoke Park Paddling Pool Nightingale Road, Guildford, GU1 1ER A large, spacious, shallow paddling pool surrounded by lush green lawns is usually open throughout summer. Also impressive is the playground featuring a helter skelter, the Stoke Park crocodile, mini golf and a café. It’s open throughout the summer from 8am to 8pm. Parking is available and it’s FREE to enter. www.bit.ly/StokeParkPP Guildford Lido Lido Road, Stoke Park, Guildford, GU1 1HB A large 50m open-air pool is heated and open from April to September, featuring a paddling pool, splash pad and grassy areas for picnicking. Parking is available, and admission charges apply. www.bit.ly/GuildfordLido Aldershot Lido Guildford Road, Aldershot, GU12 4BP Boasts three water flumes, a diving platform, toddler paddling pool, a large sandpit for toddlers, a water fountain feature and an unheated outdoor swimming pool open from June until the end of August from 10am to 6pm. Parking in the lido car park is FREE. Admission charges apply. www.bit.ly/AldershotLido

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