Park locations and opening times

Park locations

Alexandra Park

Ipswich IP4 1NY

Bourne Park

Ipswich IP2 8LU

Chantry Park

Ipswich IP2 0BS

Christchurch Park

Ipswich IP4 2BX

Gippeswyk Park

Ipswich IP2 0AD

Holywells Park

Ipswich IP3 0PG

Landseer Park

Ipswich IP3 0HD

Murray Park

Ipswich IP3 9AH

Orwell Country Park

Ipswich IP3 0LG

Stonelodge Park

Ipswich IP2 0QY

Whitehouse Park

Ipswich IP1 6JX

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.

British Summer Time (BST): Begins on Sunday, 30th March 2025 and ends on Sunday, 26th October 2025.

Seasonal closing times

Date from Toilets lock Small parks lock Large parks lock
January 1st 14:45 15:45 16:30
January 26th 15:00 16:00 16:45
February 16th 15:45 16:45 17:30
March 9th 16:15 17:15 18:00
March 30th 17:45 18:45 19:30

Parks and facilities

  • Large parks that lock:
    • Christchurch Park
    • Holywells Park
  • Small parks that lock:
    • Alexandra Park
    • Brunswick Park
    • Cherry Lane Rec
    • Maryon Road Play Area
    • Murray Road MUGA
    • Newbury Rec
    • Stonelodge Park
  • 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