Courts and pitches
Basketball
We have basketball facilities in:
- Clissold Park (1 hoop)
- Butterfield Green (1 hoop)
- Hackney Downs (2 courts)
- Millfields Park (2 courts)
You can turn up and play at all of them without booking. There are also basketball hoops in our multi use games areas (below).
Cricket
For information about our cricket pitches email hackney.marshes@gll.org.
Football
To book a football pitch, call 020 8986 7955, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm or email: hackney.marshes@gll.org
- Hackney Marshes
- Mabley Green – 3G pitch
- Haggerston Park
Multi-use games areas
You can use our multi-use games areas (MUGAs) for free at any time. You can use them for football, netball, tennis, or basketball. The only exception is Haggerston Park, which you need to book for a fee at various times.
- Joe White Gardens
- Butterfield Green
- Clissold Park
- Hackney Downs
- Haggerston Park – you need to book 6pm to 10pm (term time), dawn-dusk (weekends) and 8am to 10pm (school holidays)
- London Fields
- Shepherdess Walk
- Ufton Gardens
- Shoreditch Park
You can book Haggerston Park by calling 020 8986 7955, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm, or emailing: hackney.marshes@gll.org.
Tennis
Hackney City Tennis Club courts – for information about courts in the parks below, visit Hackney City Tennis Club or call 020 8800 0680.
- Joe White Gardens
- Clissold Park
- Hackney Downs
- Haggerston Park courts are managed by GLL – you can book by calling 020 8986 7955, Monday-Friday, 9am-3.30pm
- London Fields
- Millfields
- Spring Hill Recreation Ground
- Springfield Park – the tennis courts aren’t bookable – they operate on a first-come, first-served basis
- Shoreditch Park – you can book a court through Britannia Leisure Centre – call 020 7729 4485
Table tennis
We have several permanent ping pong tables in Hackney – they’re free to use whenever the park is open; just bring along bats and balls. There’s no need to book. Tables are available in:
- Butterfield Green (2)
- Charles Square
- Clissold Park (2)
- Hackney Road Recreation Ground
- Haggerston Park
- London Fields
- Mabley Green (3)
- Shoreditch Park (2)
- Springfield Park
- Stonebridge Gardens (3)
Rugby
To book a rugby pitch at Hackney Marshes, Shoreditch Park or Spring Hill Recreation Ground call 020 8986 7955, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm. Alternatively, email hackney.marshes@gll.org.
You can only book Shoreditch Park for tag rugby.
Beach volleyball
The beach volleyball court in Shoreditch Park was rebuilt as part of the Shoreditch Park Improvement Project. It opened in 2023.
It’s free to use on a first come, first served basis.
Wheels park
The wheels park in Clissold Park is open from dawn until dusk (while the park is open) and offers great facilities for skaters and BMXers of all levels and abilities. There’s no need to book; it’s free to use and open to everyone.
BMX track
The BMX track in Haggerston Park is open from dawn until dusk (when the park is open). There’s no need to book – it’s free to use and open to everyone. Hackney BMX Club occasionally run coaching sessions at the track. See Hackney BMX for more information.
Outdoor gym equipment
There’s one outdoor gym with fixed exercise equipment at Mabley Green. We’ve also got a selection of trim trail-style calisthenics equipment in:
- Butterfield Green
- Hackney Marshes
- Haggerston Park
- London Fields
- Millfields
- Springfield Park
- West Hackney Recreation Ground
- Shoreditch Park
Other sports and grass pitch bookings
Contact the Hackney Marshes Centre if you would like any other types of pitches marking out in our parks and green spaces. For example, running tracks or softball pitches. You can contact them by calling 020 8986 7955, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm or emailing hackney.marshes@gll.org.