Play Area Refurbishment Programme

We are investing over £2.5 million over three years from 2009 to 2012 in refurbishing many of the city's 87 play areas. 

This is part of our policy to ensure that Oxford's children and young people have easy access to a range of quality play opportunities within a practical walking distance from their homes.

The Oxford City Play Area Refurbishment Programme will see a complete overhaul of the current play areas with new play equipment, safety surfacing, landscaping and signage.

We have appointed Groundwork Thames Valley, an environmental regeneration charity, to project manage the refurbishment programme.

Get Involved

Consultation events are held as the designs for each site are developed. Our project managers will talk to users of the play areas to find out how they should be designed and what play equipment you would like to see in your parks. 

To find out how to take part in a consultation, or to learn about the proposed plans for a play area near you, please contact Groundwork Thames Valley on 01895 832662 or email oxfordplay@groundwork.org.uk.

Play Area Design

Please see the Design for Play page of the Play England website for guidance material on play area design. Specific guidance on boundaries and fences for play areas can be found in Chapter 5 on page 68 of their Design for Play guide.

Play Area Site Map

The map below shows the location of play areas in Oxford.

Key
 Sites where refurbishment has been completed
  Red flag - Sites being refurbished in financial year 2009/2010
 Blue flag - Sites being refurbished in financial year 2010/2011
 Pink flag - Other play areas in Oxford

Refurbishment Programme Site Status

NB This table is regularly updated to reflect the status of the programme