Park locations and opening times

Opening times

Chantry Park and Bourne Park: Open 24 hours a day.
Christchurch Park: Opens at 07:00 daily.
All other parks: Open at 07:30 Monday to Saturday and 09:00 on Sundays.
Parks in Ipswich are open every day of the year - unless an icy snap makes the footpaths dangerous. The Reg Driver Centre in Christchurch Park will be closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.

Closing times

Closing times vary according to the season.

The table below shows the closing times for our small and large parks (excluding Chantry and Bourne Parks which are not locked) and any park toilets. Find out which parks have toilets on our public toilets page.

A whistle is blown when locking time commences so please make your way to the nearest exit.

The following gates are opened first and closed last:

Christchurch Park: Bolton Lane
Holywells Park: Cliff Lane

Please note that the Arboretum gates at Christchurch Park are locked 15 minutes before all other gates.

BST begins Sunday 29th March 2026 ends Sunday 25th October 2026

Seasonal closing times January 2026 - January 2027

Month	Date	Toilets Lock	Small Parks Lock	Large Parks Lock
January	4th	14:45	15:45	16:30
	18th	15:00	16:00	16:45
	25th	15:15	16:15	17:00
February	1st	15:45	16:45	17:30
	15th	16:00	17:00	17:45
March	1st	16:15	17:15	18:00
	15th	16:45	17:45	18:30
	29th	17:45	18:45	19:30
April	5th	18:15	19:15	20:00
	19th	18:45	19:45	20:30
May	3rd	19:00	20:00	20:45
	17th	19:15	20:15	21:00
	31st	19:30	20:30	21:15
June		19:30	20:30	21:15
July	26th	19:15	20:15	21:00
August	9th	18:45	19:45	20:30
	23rd	18:15	19:15	20:00
September	6th	17:45	18:45	19:30
	20th	17:15	18:15	19:00
October	4th	16:45	17:45	18:30
	11th	16:15	17:15	18:00
	18th	15:45	16:45	17:30
NB to below	25th	14:45	15:45	16:30
January 2027	17th	15:00	16:00	16:45
	24th	15:15	16:15	17:00

Parks and facilities

Large parks that lock:
- Christchurch Park
- Holywells Park
Small parks that lock:
- Alexandra Park
- Brunswick Park
- Murray Road MUGA
- Newbury Rec
Toilets that lock (all year):
- Bourne Park
- Castle Hill Rec
- Chantry Park
- Christchurch Park (Westerfield Road and Arboretum toilets)
- Dumbarton Rec
- Holywells Park
- Whitehouse Park
Toilets that lock (seasonal):
- Alexandra Park
- Murray Road Rec

Duck food dispenser in Christchurch Park

A duck food dispenser is available by the Round Pond in Christchurch Park. It provides healthy, floating seeds that give the waterfowl plenty of time to enjoy their food. The dispenser costs just £1 and accepts contactless payments.

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