Sportsgrounds and booking

  Avian flu is present in Kent. Please keep an eye out for posters around the park and follow the advice to minimise the risk of spread.

This sportsground has:

• a baseball pitch
• a bowling green
• 23 football pitches
• 12 rugby pitches
• a large equipped children play area suitable for toddlers to teens
• crazy golf course
• four hard surfaced tennis courts - book tennis courts
• a skate park for skaters and BMX
• an outdoor gym
• a ball court
• two outdoor table tennis tables
• a permanently sited miniature railway track operated by Tonbridge Model Engineering Society which is used during the summer months
• a kiosk where ice creams, confectionery and drinks are for sale, and where mini golf equipment, and the bowling green and the tennis courts can be hired
• toilets - separate male, female and disabled by the entrance to the sportsground from New Wharf Road. The Bowls Club and Sports Pavilion also have dedicated toilet facilities
• a network of paths, Public Right of Way footpath MU24 runs along its northern boundary, there are other paths in the sportsground as well
• water in and around it, water safety should be considered when visiting this sportsground
• dog waste bins. Dogs are allowed in accordance with the Public Space Protection Orders
• the Tudor Cycle Route 12 (formerly the Tonbridge to Penshurst cycle route) running through it, which links the sportsground to Haysden Country Park and Penshurst Place
• a slipway for the public to launch small boats into the river from near the Lower Castle Field car park. An Environment Agency boating licence is required
• fishing available along the River Medway is operated by Tonbridge and District Angling and Fish Preservation Society

Virtual orienteering

Using your phone or GPS smartwatch, design your own route around a set of virtual checkpoints. The courses are free and can be done at a time that best suits you.

You can download the MapRun app from Google Play or the App Store or buy printed maps for £1 at:

• Tonbridge Castle gift shop

Find out more or download the orienteering maps at Saxons Orienteering or Find Your Way.

Address

The Slade
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1HR

The sportsground is owned and managed by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council in partnership with Tonbridge Sports Association.