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Our pitches are available for play seven days a week. If you want to book a pitch, you must send us a booking request at least two full working days before the date you want to use the pitch. You can send us a pitch booking request online or by post. We will contact you to confirm your pitch booking request and payment details.
For pitch booking purposes, we don’t consider Saturday, Sunday or public holidays as working days. You must submit your booking request to us at least two full working days before you intend to use the facilities. We cannot accept booking requests if the minimum notice isn’t given.
To request a pitch booking to play on a Monday, you must request this by 4pm on the Wednesday before. To request a pitch booking to play on a Friday, you must request this by 4pm on Tuesday in the same week.
When a pitch is already allocated to a league, confirmation of fixtures must be submitted in full, on the agreed fixtures template, by 12 noon on the Wednesday before for weekend fixtures.
If you request a pitch booking, your booking is not confirmed until our Pitches Administration Team write to you or send you a confirmation email.
You can request a pitch booking online:
You can also ask us for a pitch booking form by email pitches@belfastcity.gov.uk and return the form by post to:
Pitches Administration Team
5th Floor South
Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast,
BT2 8BP
Our email pitches@belfastcity.gov.uk and the bookings line 028 9027 0684 are open from 8am to to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Outside these hours, leave a voicemail and we will return your call.
Our prices to book a grass sports pitch, a synthetic sports pitch, a match on a synthetic pitch, the cycle track at Orangefield, cricket, aeromodelling and archery facilities are valid until 31 March 2025.
Junior means a player aged under 18 years old. Adult means a player aged 18 years old and over.
We apply VAT automatically to all bookings. If you are exempt from paying VAT, you must tell us before confirming your booking. Your booking may be eligible for VAT exemption if your booking meets all these conditions:
Grass sport pitch | Price for one hour including VAT | Price for one hour without VAT | Price for two hours including VAT | Price for two hours without VAT |
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Full pitch, adult with changing facility | £30.60 | £26 | £61.20 | £52 |
Full pitch, concession with changing facility | £15.40 | £13 | £30.80 | £26 |
Full pitch, adult without changing facility | £24.40 | £21 | £48.80 | £42 |
Full pitch, concession without changing facility | £12.20 | £11 | £24.40 | £22 |
Junior pitch: five, seven, nine-side with changing facility | £8.60 | £8 | £17.19 | £16 |
Junior pitch: five,seven, nine-side without changing facility | £7.60 | £7 | £15.19 | £14 |
Changing and showering only, per team | £13.80 | £12 | £27.60 | £24 |
Concession changing and showering only, per team | £7 | £6 | £14 | £12 |
Synthetic sports pitch | Price for one hour including VAT | Price for one hour without VAT | Price for two hours including VAT | Price for two hours without VAT |
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3G full pitch | £69.60 | £58 | £139.20 | £116 |
3G full pitch, concession | £34.80 | £29 | £69.60 | £58 |
3G half pitch | £36 | £30 | £72.01 | 60.01 |
3G half pitch, concession | £18 | £15 | £36 | £30 |
Dunville synthetic sports pitch | Price for one hour including VAT | Price for one hour without VAT | Price for two hours including VAT | Price for two hours without VAT |
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3G full pitch, seven-aside | £45.40 | £38 | £90.80 | £76 |
3G full pitch, seven-aside concession | £22.80 | £19 | £45.60 | £38 |
3G half pitch, five-aside | £24.40 | £21 | £48.80 | £42 |
3G half pitch, five-aside concession | £12.20 | £11 | £24.40 | £22 |
Whiterise is in Lagmore Activity Park.
Whiterise MUGA | Price for one hour including VAT | Price for one hour without VAT | Price for two hours including VAT | Price for two hours without VAT |
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3G full pitch, adult seven-aside | £27.40 | £23 | £54.80 | £46 |
3G full pitch, concession seven-aside | £13.80 | £12 | £27.60 | £24 |
3G half pitch, adult five-aside | £13.80 | £12 | £27.60 | £24 |
3G half pitch, concession five-aside | £7 | £6 | £14 | £12 |
Match rate on synthetic pitches | Price for two hours including VAT | Price for two hours without VAT |
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All 3G pitches except Dunville and Whiterise | £92.60 | £78 |
All 3G pitches full pitch concession, except Dunville and Whiterise | £46.40 | £39 |
Cricket facilities are available at City of Belfast Playing Fields and Fullerton Park.
Cricket | Price for session including VAT | Price for session without VAT |
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Adult full day (full day is eight hours) | £134 | £112 |
Junior full day (full day is eight hours) | £68 | £57 |
Adult part day (maximum four hours) | £89 | £75 |
Junior part day (maximum four hours) | £46 | £39 |
Artificial wicket, adult full day | £84 | £70 |
Artificial wicket, juvenile full day | £43 | £36 |
Artificial wicket, adult part day (maximum four hours) | £53 | £44 |
Artificial wicket, juvenile part day (maximum four hours) | £29 | £25 |
Aeromodelling facilities are available at Boucher Road Playing Fields and City of Belfast Playing Fields. There are three daily sessions to book; morning, afternoon and evening. Each session is four hours.
Aeromodelling | Price per session including VAT | Price per session without VAT |
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Session (a four-hour block in morning, afternoon or evening) | £20 | £17 |
There are three daily sessions available to book; morning, afternoon and evening. Each session is four hours.
Cycle track at Orangefield | Price per session including VAT | Price per session without VAT |
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Session (a four-hour block in the morning, afternoon or evening) | £25 | £21 |
Archery facilities are available at Boucher Road Playing Fields.
Archery | Price per hour including VAT | Price per hour without VAT |
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Social price | £22 | £19 |
Competition or commercial booking for full day | £148 including VAT £124 without VAT |
You must pay in full on or before the day you want to use the pitch. We accept payment by debit card, credit card, bank transfer or cheque. If you have an invoice account with us, we'll send you a monthly invoice to be paid within 30 days.
If your club or organisation wants more information on invoice accounts, or payment using direct debit, email pitches@belfastcity.gov.uk for an application form. You should return the printed form to:
BSO Systems and Finance
City and Neighbourhood Services
5th Floor South
Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
The form must have an original signature. We don’t accept forms with scanned or electronic signatures.
To cancel or change a booking, you should email pitches@belfastcity.gov.uk at least two full working days before the booked date.
We update information on pitch availability by 12 noon every Friday and by 9am on Saturday when necessary. For weekend pitch information or to check if a pitch is playable, call our Pitches hotline, 028 9027 0684.
This hotline doesn't provide information on last minute league cancellations. For these updates, you should contact your own club or league.
Before submitting your booking form, you should read our booking terms and conditions. Your booking is taken as confirmation that you have read and agreed to our pitch booking terms and conditions.