Colchester's Parks and Recreation Service offers many outdoor sports opportunities including high quality facilities for:
- football
- cricket
- bowls
- tennis
They can be booked by individuals, teams, leagues or schools.
Sports and recreation grounds in Colchester
Castle Park cricket ground
Mile End sports ground
Facilities include:
- Six full size football pitches (11 a-side)
- Cricket pitch
- Changing rooms for players and referees
- Car parking
For bookings call 01206 282007.
Old Heath recreation ground
Facilities include:
- Bowls
- An outdoor gym (free of charge)
- Street parking
For bookings call 01206 282007.
Shrub End sports ground
Facilities include:
- Five full size football pitches (11 a-side)
- One floodlit three G all weather pitch*
- One 9 a-side football pitch
- Running track
- Rounder pitch
- Long jump
- Changing rooms for players and referees
- Car parking
*All weather pitch booked through Colchester United, call 01206 755168.
For bookings call 01206 282007.
West End sports ground
Facilities include:
- Tennis: 10 porous tarmac courts including floodlit courts
- Tennis: 3 grass courts
- Indoor bowls
- Outdoor bowls
- Car parking
For bookings call 01206 282007.
For Colchester Indoor Bowls call 01206 570432.
Colchester Leisure World Tennis Centre
Report dog fouling
All residents are encouraged to report dog fouling to help enforcement take place.
We undertake enforcement of dog fouling as part of our work to promote public health, protect the environment and encourage responsible dog ownership.
Dog waste bins, litter bins and the household black bag waste collection can all be used to dispose of dog waste responsibly.