Carvers Recreation Ground and play area
Ringwood, New Forest
Photo of Ringwood: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Ringwood: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0
A large park in the centre of Ringwood looked after by Ringwood Town Council, with a play area for children up to 14, a skate park, a cricket pitch and a bowling green. Next to the skate park, Carvers Clubhouse is a youth and community centre with a cafe and regular activities.
Highlights
- Two slides, including a double-width slide for adults and toddlers
- Swings, climbing frames and rockers
- Skate park
- Carvers Clubhouse cafe and community activities
Good to know
- The play area is designed for children up to the age of 14
- Ringwood Town Council looks after several smaller play areas in the town, including Ash Grove and Toad Corner
Getting there
Carvers Recreation Ground and play area, Southampton Road, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 1JDParking: Check on the official site.
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What's on at Carvers Recreation Ground and play area
Photo of Ringwood: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0Ringwood Grand Fireworks
Ringwood Town Council stages its fireworks on Carvers Recreation Ground in the centre of the New Forest town. The 2026 event is the 11th and includes two displays, a bonfire, a funfair and live music.
Nearby
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Photo: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0Bolderwood
A Forestry England site on an old coaching route west of Lyndhurst, with some of the oldest Douglas fir trees in the New Forest, the earliest dating to about 1860. Three waymarked circular trails lead from the car park through ancient and ornamental woodland, and the longest passes a deer viewing platform where fallow deer are often seen.
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0Blackwater Arboretum and the Tall Trees Trail
A small arboretum of trees from around the world on Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, cared for by Forestry England. A short sensory loop with tactile sculptures winds through the arboretum, and the Tall Trees Trail crosses the road to walk beneath Douglas firs and giant redwoods planted in Victorian times.