LOCAL WATER PLAY GUIDE
Discover local paddling pools, splash pads and open air swimming pools near you!
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
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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