Parks & Open Spaces
Didcot Town Council look after and maintain a number of parks, gardens, play areas, green open spaces, lakes, allotments and the town Cemetery.
If you have any questions regarding these areas, please email council@didcot.gov.uk.
Edmonds Park
Edmonds Park has two play areas, junior and senior football pitches, sports court, car parking and a sports pavilion. The park is locked at night.
The park is 8.5 Hectares / 21 Acres - click here for a map view of the park.
Great Western Drive Park
Great Western Drive Park is a modern play area with combined basketball and goal court and table tennis court.
The park is 0.8 Hectares / 0.19 Acres - click here for a map view of the park.
Ladygrove Park
Ladygrove Park has a play areas, car parking, multi use area and three tennis courts.
The park is 11.38 hectares / 28.13 Acres
Ladygrove Lakes
Ladygrove Lakes is a wildlife area with two fishing lakes.
Ladygrove Skate Park
Ladygrove Skate Park is a great place to keep active and practice skills.
Loyd Recreation Park
Loyd Recreation Park has a play area, junior and senior football pitches and pavilion.
The park is 3 Hectares / 7.4 Acres.
Marsh Recreation Ground
Marsh Recreation Ground has a large play area and kick about goal area.
The park is 0.4 Hectares / 0.9 Acres- click here for a map view of the park.
Smallbone Recreation Ground
Smallbone Recreation Ground is a green space home to the Didcot War Memorial and a recently refurbished play are.
Didcot War Memorial
Didcot War Memorial is located in the Garden of Remembrance at Smallbone Recreation Ground. This is a memorial to local residents who lost their lives at war and the memorial is the focus of a service of remembrance each year on Remembrance Sunday.
A full list of the names commemorated on the memorial can be seen in the document below.
Didcot War Memorial (PDF, 131 Kb)
List of names on Didcot War Memorial.
The Diamond Jubilee Garden
The Diamond Jubilee Garden was created in 2012 as part the Council's celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of HM the Queen. The garden is located at the rear of the Civic Hall and makes the perfect backdrop for wedding or party photos.
Broadway Gardens
Broadway Gardens is the flower beds along Broadway contain mixed shrubs and they are planted with seasonal bedding twice a year.
Size: 1.1 Hectares / 2.7 Acres
Stubbings Land
Stubbings Land is a green open space with trees.
The park is 1.7 Hectares / 4.2 Acres.
Millennium Wood
Millennium Wood at the Hagbourne Triangle is a mixed deciduous wood with native species scrubs, a stone circle and ephemeral pond.
The wood is 3.6 Hectares / 8.9 Acres.
