Parks and Green Spaces in Wickford

Wickford Memorial Park

Address: Main Entrance:

Runwell Road

(There are two other entrances Rettendon View and Highcliffe Ave).

Car parking available at all three entrances.

There is over 110 acres of the park, including the recently acquired Beauchamps Site – which is now a Nature Reserve:

  • Woodland Area
  • Parkland Area
  • Wildflower Meadow
  • Community Orchard and
  • Inline ponds

Park facilities

  • Memorial Café
  • Toilets – open during cafe opening times
  • Picnic area
  • Children’s playground
  • Football and cricket pitches
  • Park Run
  • Bowling green
  • Crazy golf
  • Tennis court
  • Basketball court
  • Outdoor gym

Gardens

  • Avenue of Remembrance
  • Home Front Garden
  • Jubilee wood
  • Heroes Arboretum and beacon
  • Wild flower meadow
  • Two Mounds woods
  • Reflection Gardens

‘Friends of Wickford Memorial Park’ is an organisation of local volunteers, that support Basildon Council in its management and monitoring of the Wickford Memorial Park who produce a newsletter at least three times a year.
www.friendsofwickfordmemorialpark.co.uk
Facebook: Friends of Wickford Memorial Park

Wick Country Park

Address: Main Entrance:

Basildon’s latest Country Park at Wickford comprising 50 acres of former agricultural land.

Over 2Km of easy access trails take you around the site. Trails lead you past old hedgerows, the new 5 acre lake, ponds, WWII pillboxes and recent woodland plantings.

New bridges and boardwalk allow the trails to continue over the North Benfleet brook.

  • Car Parking available
  • Easy access trail

‘Friends of the Wick Country Park’ are an organisation of local people that support Basildon  Council in its management and monitoring of the Wick Country Park who produce a newsletter twice a year called ‘Skylarks’.

For further information visit Friends of the Wick Country Park

Nevendon Recreation Ground

Address: Main Entrance: 

Nevendon Road/behind Wickford Community Centre

  • Green open space with childrens playground.
  • Five Memorial trees have been planted in a circle at Nevendon Recreation Ground, to commemorate the Queens Platinum Jubilee under the Queens Canopy Tree Planting Project.
  • Car parking available

Other Play Areas in Wickford

Barnhall Recreation Ground
Cranfield Park
Does Hill Drive
Elder Avenue Recreation Ground
Fanton Chase – Bawdsey Path
Heybridge Drive
Jubilee Drive
Nevendon Road
including Nevendon Skate Park
Rettendon Gardens
The Dell
Woolshots Road

More information about the parks, open spaces and play areas in Wickford can be found on the Borough Council’s website