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South Park

South Park is a park on Headington Hill a few minutes walk from Cowley Road in East Oxford.

It's a lovely park with fantastic views, and rolling hills. Perfect for letting little ones stretch their legs and have fun on the slopes.
At the top of the hill is the gated children's play area featuring lots of fun for kids of all ages including climbing frame with slide, swings, roundabout, little wooden house, zipwire and climbing/exercising apparatus for older kids.

There are park entrances on Morrell Avenue (opposite Cross Street), Headington Road (opposite entrance to Headington Hill park), Cheney Lane and Warneford Lane (near the roundabout that leads to Divinity Road)

Key points

  • Free
  • Free timed parking available along Morrell Avenue, Cheney Lane and Warneford Lane.
  • No toilets on site
  • No refreshments but plenty of options in the nearby central Oxford or Cowley road
  • Buggy accessible
  • Dogs not allowed in the play area but plenty of dog walkers in the field
  • Different activities also occur here throughout the season

This article has been jointly created with Oxfordshire Mummies. You can follow their adventures over on their website, or Instagram page Oxfordshire Mummies

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Opening Hours

MondayOpen
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Categories

  • Animals + Nature
  • Sport + Leisure
  • Play

Contact details

Address:

Morrell Avenue, Oxford, OX4 1NQ

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