Bournemouth

Playgrounds in Bournemouth

On holiday in Bournemouth? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 140 playgrounds in Bournemouth. That’s 8.6 per 10,000 residents, rank 1 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Playgrounds in Bournemouth

The map shows the 140 playgrounds in Bournemouth, rounded to about 300 metres. The exact spot is in the app.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

140
Playgrounds on the map
8.6
per 10,000 residents
1.
rank in our city comparison in the UK
113
different streets

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Streets

Playgrounds in Bournemouth: on these streets

The nearest street per OpenStreetMap; the number in brackets means several places. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the app.

  • Anchor Close (2)
  • Moore Avenue (2)
  • Walcheren Place (2)
  • Whitecliff Road (2)
  • Adams Close
  • Alder Heights
  • Alma Road
  • Alumhurst Road
  • Arne Crescent
  • Batcombe Close
  • Beamish Road
  • Bedford Road North
  • Belben Road
  • Bemister Road
  • Blanche Place
  • Blandford Road
  • Bluebell Close
  • Boscombe Spa Road
  • Brackendale Road
  • Bradford Road
  • Brassey Road
  • Campbell Road
  • Cattistock Road
  • Charborough Road
  • Charlton Close
  • Chaseside
  • Chesildene Avenue
  • Chesildene Drive
  • Chichester Way
  • Christchurch Bypass
  • Creasey Road
  • Crofton Close
  • Cunningham Crescent
  • Darby's Lane
  • Duck Lane
  • Durweston Close
  • East Howe Lane
  • Ensbury Avenue
  • Fitzharris Avenue
  • Foreland Road
  • Green Close
  • Grovely Avenue
  • Gunville Crescent
  • Hadow Road
  • Halstock Crescent
  • Harewood Crescent
  • Hasler Road
  • Henley Gardens
  • Holbury Close
  • Holloway Avenue
  • Huntingdon Drive
  • Ivamy Place
  • Keeble Road
  • Kennart Road
  • Keysworth Road
  • King John Avenue
  • Kingston Road
  • Knowlton Gardens
  • Lewesdon Drive
  • Lingdale Road
  • Lulworth Avenue
  • Mallard Road
  • Mallory Close
  • Martins Hill Close
  • Merley Lane
  • Merley Ways
  • Methuen Road
  • Mill Road
  • Millfield
  • Millhams Road
  • Mitchell Road
  • Moors Close
  • Nelson Drive
  • Noyce Gardens
  • Paddington Grove
  • Palmerston Road
  • Park Lake Road
  • Pauntley Road
  • Petersfield Road
  • Pipers Drive
  • Pittmore Road
  • Poole Lane
  • Princess Road
  • Puddletown Crescent
  • Redhill Avenue
  • Rossmore Road
  • Rownhams Road
  • Rutland Road
  • Salerno Place
  • Sandbanks Promenade
  • Scotts Hills Lane
  • Shillingstone Drive
  • Slades Farm Road
  • Sopers Lane
  • Southcote Road
  • St Georges Drive
  • St James's Square
  • Stabler Way
  • Steepdene
  • Sterte Close
  • Stour Way
  • Swansbury Drive
  • Talbot Drive
  • Tollerford Road
  • Turbary Park Avenue
  • Turnbull Lane
  • Tynedale Close
  • Undercliff Road
  • Upper Gordon Road
  • Verity Crescent
  • White Horse Drive
  • Winfrith Crescent
  • Wishart Gardens
Comparison

Playgrounds: city comparison in the UK

Sorted by places per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

CityTotalper 10,000
Bournemouth1408.6
Glasgow3966.3
Leicester1855.0
Edinburgh2514.9
Leeds2344.4
Bradford1584.3
Swansea1183.9
Nottingham1173.6
Newcastle upon Tyne1013.4
Belfast1163.3
Cardiff1223.3
London2,7723.1
Sheffield1642.9
Bristol1412.9
Preston862.7
Birmingham2562.2
Blackpool312.1
Manchester1142.0
Coventry682.0
Brighton531.9
Good to know

With over 105,000 playgrounds, they’re the biggest group on the map, from the swings around the corner to the big adventure playground.

With kids, every minute counts: the app shows which playground is closest, how far it is on foot and how others rate it. Check in and your friends see you’re there. Maybe another parent with a kid will come along.

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FAQ

Questions about playgrounds in Bournemouth

How many playgrounds are there in Bournemouth?
The aupa map shows 140 playgrounds in Bournemouth (as of October 2026). That’s 8.6 per 10,000 residents, rank 1 of 23 cities in the UK. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app.
Where are playgrounds in Bournemouth?
The map shows 140 playgrounds in Bournemouth, for example on these streets: Anchor Close, Moore Avenue and Walcheren Place. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows playgrounds in Bournemouth?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, including 140 playgrounds in Bournemouth. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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