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Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park

View larger map Address: Inverary Avenue, Holywood Road, Belfast, BT4 1RN

Entrance to the park is via Holywood Road and Inverary Avenue. If you are travelling by bus, take Metro no. 3 or 28 from Belfast city centre.


Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park, in east Belfast, is also commonly known as Inverary Playing Fields.

The park, which is named after a local councillor, offers sports facilities, including a bowling green and pitches, and a children's playground. For wildlife enthusiasts, there are woodland trails and, in early summer, an abundance of wildflowers.

We are currently installing new play equipment in the children's playground within the park. The upgrade will take place between Monday 16 January 2012 and Friday 2 March 2012. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Opening hours

All our parks open at 7.30am daily. Closing times vary according to the time of year - check full opening hours for parks

The bowling green is open from 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (winter) and 11am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday (summer). The sports pitches are open from dawn to dusk.

Events

The park hosts regular events, including community events and family fun days. Details of these are listed in our park events section.

• View all park events (by month)

Contact details

For more information about the park, call 028 9049 1813 or 07820 187203 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm only) or email quinngordon@belfastcity.gov.uk

Sports facilities

The park contains soccer pitches, a bowling green and basketball and netball courts.

The bowling green is open from 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (winter) and 11am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday (summer). The pitches are open from dawn to dusk.

To book soccer, call Mark Eadie (East Belfast Football Club) on 07717 7203885. To book bowls, call Tommy Boyd (Sydenham Bowling Club) on 07729 712921 or 028 9047 1167. You can also email outdoorleisure@belfastcity.gov.uk


If you have booked a pitch and want to check whether it is still playable, call us on 028 9027 0611 (Monday to Thursday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm and Friday, 9am to 12pm) or on 028 9027 0677 outside these hours.