3 Best Parks in Exeter

“Heavitree Pleasure Ground combines many leisure facilities for the city's residents with a strong horticultural heritage, making it a favourite spot for family outings. Heavitree Pleasure Ground offers skateboarding, BMX, tennis, basketball, bowls, and play areas. These park spaces are essential as more and more building developments are swallowing up Exeter's green spaces. Heavitree Pleasure Ground has lots of picnic tables and plenty of open space for picnics and playing sports. Heavitree Pleasure Ground also features extensive lawns and a diverse collection of mature trees. Heavitree Pleasure Ground also have public restroom.”

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“Belmont Park offers several attractions to keep visitors engaged, making it an excellent place for kids. Belmont Park is a secure space for picnicking, hiking, and sporting activities. The park hosts special events, festivals, and concerts. Belmont Park has plenty of open space to sit in. This lovely, large park features adult sports stations, children's playgrounds, and a beautiful hut with two large rooms, a kitchen, and toilet facilities available for birthday rentals. Belmont Park also has a large dog-free zone with equipment for younger and older children. Belmont Park and Pleasure Grounds are easily accessible from Belmont Road and Blackboy Road.”

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“King George V Playing Fields is a favourite picnic spot for kids and families. This park is one of Exeter City Council's most prestigious outdoor sports sites, serving as a mini-soccer and girls' soccer center. King George V Playing Fields has equipment for all young kids to enjoy various play opportunities. The park also has a small play complex with a tunnel, slide, wooden obstacle apparatus, and swings. King George V Playing Fields is an ideal place to walk or jog. The park is open year-round, and entry is free for everyone. There is a sensory space with musical instruments, a sandpit, a seesaw, a trampoline, swings, roundabouts, and slides.”

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