Hire a park or open space

Hire a park or open space

If you wish to hire an area for an event in a park, recreation ground or public open space, you must apply at least four weeks in advance of the event.

How to apply

Please complete our online application form by following the link below.

If you are a personal trainer, fitness instructor or sports club, you can apply to hire an outdoor area on a recurring basis to hold regular classes. Please email leisure@threerivers.gov.uk to request a weekly hire of grounds form.

Watford and Three Rivers Safety Advisory Group

The Safety Advisory Group is there to look at any events happening in the Watford and Three Rivers areas, and provide advice and guidance to enable those responsible for organising events to run them safely and successfully.

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Filming in Three Rivers

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Parks and Playing Fields

Three Rivers have excellent facilities for outdoor sports in all areas of the District including full size sports pitches, bowling greens, tennis courts and 5-a-side multi-sports areas. These are all available for public use.

Service Standards - Pitch Bookings (doc)

Football pitches

All of the pitches listed below must be booked by sending an email to:
pitchbookings@threerivers.gov.uk

1. Please note pitches are only available for hire during the season which is from the first weekend in September to the first weekend in May.

The Pitchline telephone number is 07966 406238 (recorded message of pitch status during inclement weather)

Croxley Green

• Baldwins Lane: WD3 3LE
  2 adult football pitches
• Barton Way: WD3 3QA
  1 adult football pitch and 1 junior size football pitch

Maple Cross

• Denham Way: WD3 9SL
  6 junior size football pitches

Mill End

• King George V Playing Fields:WD3 8JN
  2 adult football pitches

South Oxhey

• Oxhey Playing Fields: WD19 4LS
  6 adult football pitches

Other sporting facilities 

Abbots Langley

• Leavesden Country Park:
  YMCA Woodlands Community Hub
  1 standard size tennis court, and 4 x mini courts
• Childrens play area
  Youth shelter and basketball goal
  Pergola

Chorleywood

• Chorleywood House Grounds:
  3 public tennis courts - free access
  Chorleywood tennis club

Croxley Green

• Baldwins Lane:
  2 public tennis courts - free access
• Barton Way:
  Multi-use games area with open access

Maple Cross

• Denham Way:
  2 public tennis courts - free access

Mill End

• King George V Playing Fields:
  A fully refurbished two-court multi-sports area with floodlights for 5-a-side football, netball, hockey and tennis will re-open shortly.  This facility must be booked through William Penn Leisure Centre on 01923 771050.

Rickmansworth

• Scotsbridge Playing Fields:
  3 public tennis courts - free access
  New "street style" skate area
• Aquadrome:
  Childrens play area
  Fishing
  Cafe

South Oxhey

• Oxhey Playing Fields:
  2 public tennis courts - free access
  Outdoor basketball site

Other outdoor facilities

In addition to the outdoor sporting facilities above, there are also outdoor basketball sites at West Hyde Youth Centre, St Clement Danes School, Manor House Grounds, Bedmond Playing Fields and St Joan of Arc School.

Outdoor Bowling Greens are located at Basing Gardens, Rickmansworth, South Oxhey Playing Fields and King George V Playing Fields, Mill End.

Sports facilities in the Abbots Langley area are managed by Abbots Langley Parish Council.

There are football pitches at Bedmond, Langleybury, Leavesden, Manor House Grounds, Primrose Hill and Southway.

There are cricket squares at Bedmond, Langleybury and Manor House Grounds.

There is a two court multi-sports area (floodlit) for 5-a-side football, netball, hockey and tennis. Bookings for all of these facilities should be made by contacting the Parish Council on 01923 265139.

Please note that there are byelaws controlling Open Spaces. Contact the Legal Department or Three Rivers Maintenance and Environmental Services at the Council Offices for more information.  Telephone: 01923 776611