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Pitches and playing fields
Coronavirus update
From Saturday 26 December, our sports pitches will be closed for six weeks in line with the latest NI Executive restrictions. Pavilions and changing rooms will remain closed. From Saturday 2 January, pitches can only be used by schools for PE or by elite athletes.
Our MUGAS, outdoor gyms, tennis courts and Bridges Urban Sports Park will also be closed for six weeks from Saturday 26 December.
Mary Peters Athletics Track will close for six weeks to the public but will open for elite athletes only from Saturday 2 January. The surrounding pathways will remain open to individuals and families to walk and exercise.
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Pitch bookings
For more information on how to book pitches and sports facilities, visit our booking page.
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Multi use games areas (MUGAs)
We have 39 multi use games areas (MUGAs) across the city. These facilities can be used to play a variety of sports including soccer, basketball, netball and Gaelic football. MUGAs are accessible and free to use during daylight hours.
From Saturday 26 December, these are closed for six weeks in line with the latest NI Executive restrictions.
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Our pitches and playing fields
Take a look at all our sports pitches and facilities.
Name Address Alderman Tommy Patton Memorial Park Inverary Avenue, Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 1RN Alexandra Lower MUGA Alexandra Park, Mountcollyer Street, Belfast Alloa Street (John Hewitt Park) MUGA John Hewitt Park, Alloa Street, Belfast Ardoyne Pitch and Mitch Ardoyne Road, Belfast Avoniel MUGA Avoniel Leisure Centre, Avoniel Road, Belfast Ballysillan Playing Fields Ballysillan Road, Belfast BT14 Barnett Demesne mountain bike trails and jumps park Upper Malone Road, Belfast BT9 Black Mountain MUGA Black Mountain Park Blanchflower Playing Fields Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 Blythefield MUGA Sandy Row, Belfast BT12 5HW Botanic Gardens bowling green College Park, Botanic Avenue, Belfast BT7 Boucher Road Playing Fields Boucher Road, Belfast BT9 Bridges Urban Sports Park The park is located under the M3 flyover at the junction of Little Patrick Street and Corporation Street (near Custom House Square). Brook Activity Centre 25 Summerhill Road, Dunmurry, Belfast BT17 0RL Canmore Street MUGA Canmore Street, Belfast Carrick Hill MUGA Pepperhill Street, Belfast Cherryvale Playing Fields Ravenhill Road, Belfast BT6 City of Belfast (Mallusk) Playing Fields Park Road, Mallusk BT36 City of Belfast Golf Course Antrim Road, Mallusk BT36 Clara Street Kickabout Clara Street, Belfast Clarendon Park Playing Fields Somerdale Park, Belfast BT14 Cliftonville Playing Fields Cliftonville Road, Belfast BT14 Dixon Playing Fields Grand Parade, Castlereagh Road, Belfast BT5 Dover Street Millennium Park Shankill Road, Belfast BT13 Dr Pitt Kickabout Dr Pitt Park, Newtownards Road, Belfast Dunville Park Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AN Falls Park Falls Park, Belfast BT12 Finlay Park Whitewell Road, Belfast, BT36 Fullerton Park Glenburn Road, Dunmurry, Belfast BT17 9BJ Grove Playing Fields York Road, Belfast, BT15 Hammer Playing Fields Agnes Street, Shankill Road, Belfast BT13 1GG Henry Jones Playing Fields Church Road, Belfast BT6 9SB Highfield MUGA Highcairn Drive, Belfast King George V Playing Fields Mersey Street, Belfast BT4 Knocknagoney Linear Park Holywood Road, Belfast BT4 Lenadoon Millennium Park Lenadoon Avenue, Belfast BT11 Loughside Playing Fields Shore Road, Belfast BT15 Marrowbone Millennium Park Oldpark Road, Belfast BT14 6QS Mary Peters Athletics Track Upper Malone Road, Belfast BT9 McCrory Park MUGA Britton's Parade, Belfast Moyard Parade MUGA Moyard Parade, Belfast Musgrave Park Stockman's Lane, Belfast BT9 Napier Park Glenburn Road, Dunmurry, Belfast BT17 9BJ New Lodge MUGA Carlisle Road, Belfast North Queen Street MUGA North Queen Street, Belfast Northlink/Southlink Playing Fields Andersonstown Road, Belfast BT11 Nubia MUGA Moltke Street, Belfast Olympia MUGA Olympia Leisure Centre, Boucher Road, Belfast Orangefield Park Orangefield Lane, Bloomfield Road, Belfast BT5 Ormeau Golf Club Park Road, Belfast, BT7 Ormeau Park Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 Reverend Robert Bradford MUGA Lindsay Street, Belfast Sally Gardens Playground and Playing Fields (3G) Sally Gardens Lane off Bell Steel Road, Poleglass BT17 0JU Shore Road Playing Fields Shore Road, Belfast, BT15 Springfield Avenue MUGA Springfield Avenue, Belfast Springhill Avenue MUGA Springhill Avenue, Belfast Stewart Street MUGA Stewart Street, Belfast Strangford Avenue Playing Fields Strangford Avenue, Belfast BT9 Suffolk Playing Fields Black's Road, Belfast BT11 Taughmonagh MUGA Malwood Park, Belfast The Mount MUGA Upper Canning Street, Belfast Tommy Patton MUGA Tommy Patton Park, Inverary Avenue Belfast Tyndale MUGA Tyndale Drive, Belfast Ulidia Playing Fields Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 Victoria Park Park Avenue, Belfast BT4 Waterworks MUGA Cavehill Road, Belfast BT14 Wedderburn Park Finaghy Road South, Belfast BT10 Westland MUGA Westland Road, Belfast Willowbank Park MUGA Off La Salle Drive, Belfast Woodlands Playing Fields Finaghy Road, North Belfast BT10 Woodvale Park Woodvale Road, Belfast, BT13 -
Outdoor gyms
We have outdoor gyms throughout the city to give you a free fitness workout.
From Saturday 26 December, these are closed for six weeks in line with the latest NI Executive restrictions.
Gym Blythefield Park Musgrave Park Falls Park Ormeau Park Grove Playing Fields Orangefield Park (part of the Connswater Community Greenway) Ligoniel Park Victoria Park (part of the Connswater Community Greenway) Mountforde Playground Gym equipment includes chest presses, leg presses, air-walkers, and cross skiers.
You must be 12 years old or above to use the equipment.
The outdoor gyms have been funded through Active Belfast and are part of our Investment Programme.
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Playing Pitches Strategy
We manage and operate 128 sports pitches and playing fields in Belfast, spread across 28 sites throughout the city. We've developed a Playing Pitches Strategy to help make sure we continue to provide high-quality pitches which can be accessed by everyone.
The strategy is also part of our Physical Investment Programme. In 2012 we set aside £14.1 million to improve facilities at ten sites across Belfast. We also received a further £1 million contribution from the GAA.
If you would like a copy of our Playing Pitches Strategy, email leisure@belfastcity.gov.uk.
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Upgrading our pitches
To date we have completed pitch improvements at sites across the city, including:
Park or pitches Upgrades Ballysillan Playing Fields Pavilion with changing rooms Cherryvale Playing Fields 3G pitch, natural sand based turf pitch, toilet block and trim trail Cliftonville Playing Fields 3G Gaelic pitch, changing rooms, floodlights and new fencing Dixon Playing Fields Pavilion with changing rooms Falls Park 3G pitch and changing pavilion Musgrave Park Pavilion with changing rooms Ormeau Park 3G pitch, floodlights and new fencing Ulidia Playing Fields 3G pitch Victoria Park Pavilion with changing rooms Woodlands Playing Fields 3G pitch, changing rooms, floodlights, new fencing and car park facilities Waterworks Pavilion with eight changing rooms and car parking facilities -
School facilities
As part of the pitches investment, a £750,000 capital enhancement programme has been awarded to six schools to improve facilities and allow for greater community use.
School Facilities Corpus Christi College 3G MUGA (Multi-use Games Area) Aquinas Grammar School Upgrade to grass pitch, a basketball court to a synthetic area, floodlights and a new MUGA St Mary’s CBS, Grosvenor Grammar, Belfast Royal Academy Floodlights Bunscoil an tSliebhe Dhuibh Upgrade to the existing MUGA to a 3G surface
Contact us
For more information and advice, get in touch.