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 please email hackney.marshes@gll.org.
Football
To book a football pitch, call 020 8986 7955, Monday – Friday, 9am-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) free of charge at any time, for football, netball, tennis or basketball, except for Hackney Downs, Haggerston Park and London Fields, which need to be booked for a fee at various times.
- Aske Gardens
- Butterfield Green
- Clissold Park
- Hackney Downs – you can use the MUGA free during daylight hours but there’s a fee in the evening due to the need for floodlights; you need to book 6-9pm, September to May
- Haggerston Park – you need to book 6-10pm (term time), dawn-dusk (weekends) and 8am-10pm (school holidays)
- London Fields – you can use the MUGA free during daylight hours but there’s a fee in the evening due to the need for floodlights; you need to book, 6-9pm, September to May
- Shepherdess Walk
- Ufton Gardens
You can book the Hackney Downs, Haggerston Park and London Fields MUGAs by calling 020 8986 7955, Monday – Friday, 9am-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.
- Aske 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 – please 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-Friday, 9am-3.30pm. Alternatively, email hackney.marshes@gll.org to book a pitch there.
Beach volleyball
If you’d like to use the beach volleyball court in Shoreditch Park or want more information about playing beach volleyball, please contact the London Beach Volleyball Club
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
Other sports
We occasionally mark out running tracks and softball pitches in our parks. If you’d like to arrange this, or hire other green spaces for sports, please call 020 8986 7955, Monday-Friday, 9am-3.30pm.