Introduction
The former Mendip district has 45 play areas including kick-about areas, netball courts and skate-parks, all of which are free entry. These cater for age groups between 3 and 15 years old.
Somerset Council’s play strategy can be found here. It is currently being revised and will be available in due course.
Play areas and skate parks
All our play areas and skate parks meet the requirements of the standards set by the National Playing Fields Association. They are inspected to the requirements of these guidelines, and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The list below is not exhaustive as many villages in the former Mendip district also have play areas, managed by their parish council.
How to report damage
To report any damage to a play area please use the appropriate link in the table below. Please provide the following information:
- The road name and town of the play area
- The item of equipment that has been damaged
- The damaged caused
- Date the damage was noticed
Please note that some town and parish councils provide and manage their own play areas, and reports of any damage will need to be provided to them, as indicated in the table below:
| Town/Village | Location | Postcode | Type | Age Group | Report Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercreech | Leighton Lane (Westbrook Vale) | BA4 6JN | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage |
| Frome | Acacia Drive (Stonebridge Drive) | BA11 2TS | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage |
| Blackbird Way (Chaffinch Ave.) | BA11 2US | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Cabell Road (Cabell Court) | BA11 4BX | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Chapmans Close | BA11 2SL | Netball | Junior | Report to Frome Town Council | |
| Cheddar Close | BA11 2DT | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Courts Barton | BA11 4QB | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Egford Lane | BA11 3HN | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Hawksworth Close | BA11 2XW | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Masons Way | BA11 4QD | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Packsaddle (Pedlars Grove) | BA11 2SX | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report to Frome Town Council | |
| St Johns Road | BA11 2BH | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Tower View (no under 5’s equipment) | BA11 5AP | Kickabout | Senior | Report to Frome Town Council | |
| Victoria Park, Park Road | BA11 1EY | Play Area | All ages | Report to Frome Town Council | |
| Glastonbury | Abbey Park, (Fishers Hill) | BA6 8AH | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage |
| Cinnamon Lane | BA6 8BN | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Glastonbury Skatepark, Beckery Road | BA6 9NY | Skate Park | Junior or Senior | Report damage | |
| Manor House Road, (rear of) Kickabout | BA6 9DE | Kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Palmers Green, (Palmers Rd) | BA6 9PB | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Paradise Est, (Helyar Cl.) | BA6 9LQ | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Pendragon Park | BA6 9PG | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| St Brides Close | BA6 9JU | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Thorndun (Holman Close/Lowerside Rd) | BA6 9BH | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Windmill Hill | BA6 8HP | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Meare | Downs Orchard, Oxenpill | BA6 9SQ | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage |
| Mooreview Close, Meare | BA6 9TB | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Shepton Mallet | Barrington Place, by no. 12 | BA4 5GH | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage |
| Barrington Place, by no. 69 | BA4 5GH | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Collett Park | BA4 5BP | Play Area and kickabout | Junior or Senior | Report to Shepton Mallet Town Council | |
| Draycott Road Netball | BA4 5HS | Netball | Junior | Report damage | |
| Mason Way | BA4 5TN | Kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Queens Road | BA4 5TQ | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| West Shepton Skate Park | BA4 5XN | Skate Park | Junior or Senior | Report to Shepton Mallet Town Council | |
| West Shepton Playing Fields | BA4 5XN | Kickabout | All ages | Report damage | |
| Street | Anthony Road, (Church Rd) | BA16 0AA | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage |
| Bove Moor | BA16 0DQ | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Grangefields | BA16 0HT | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Goss Drive | BA16 0RR | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Harvester Drive | BA16 0UB | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Mendip View | BA16 9SJ | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Mellanby Close | BA16 0NX | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Pursey Avenue | BA16 0SJ | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Ringolds Way | BA16 0RF | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Walton Skate Park | BA16 0NY | Skate Park | Junior or Senior | Report to Street Parish Council | |
| Woods Batch | BA16 9PH | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Wraxhill Park | BA16 9PH | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Wells | Bignal Rand Drive | BA5 2EU | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage |
| Hawkers Lane | BA5 3JH | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Lethbridge Road | BA5 2FD | Play Area | Toddler or Junior | Report damage | |
| Lovers Walk Skate Park | BA5 2PS | Skate Park | Junior or Senior | Report to Wells City Council | |
| Parsons Way | BA5 2FZ | Play Area | Toddler | Report damage | |
| Tor Furlong (Barkham Close) | BA5 2XU | Play Area and kickabout | Toddler or Junior | Report damage |