We are proud to offer a wide range of outdoor spaces suitable for families, with recreation facilities for children of all ages, as well as scenic areas to relax and walk in. The Arun area is home to over 90 play areas, including two BMX tracks, seven basketball courts and seven skate parks. You can learn more about some of our most popular parks here. Our Parks and Greenspace team work hard, in conjunction with our contractors, Facility Services Landscaping and ISS, to ensure all our outdoor spaces are maintained to the highest standards. You can contact us by email at parks@arun.gov.uk or call us on 01903 737960 to discuss any of our parks.

AbilitySwing at Hotham Park, Bognor Regis

Health & safety and play strategy

Safety is paramount to us, and the play equipment at our parks undergoes weekly inspections by trained, DBS checked personnel.  In addition, risk assessments are compiled by independent inspectors, and sites are further independently inspected by the council's insurers.

We are proud of the high standards of our parks, however we face daily challenges from antisocial behaviour and vandalism and are grateful to members of the public for alerting us to these matters.  If you find a problem, such as glass or vandalism, at any of our parks, please contact us by email at parks@arun.gov.uk or call us on 01903 737960 to inform us so we can remedy the situation promptly.

We have recently adopted a new Play Area strategy, which you can read more about in the following document:  Play Area Stategy 2018.doc [doc] 12MB .  If you have any questions regarding this, please get in touch with us.

Skate Parks

We have seven skate parks within our area. These can be found at the following locations: