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Grove Playing Fields has sports facilities and an outdoor gym. There is also a community garden, horticultural displays and a bowling pavilion.
Getting to Grove Playing Fields
Enter at Jellicoe Avenue. If you are travelling by bus, take Metro no.2 A-F from Belfast city centre.
Other attractions
The bowling greens are open April to September from 11am until 9pm on Monday to Saturday. Indoor bowling is available October to March from 11am until 4pm on Monday to Friday.
We are working on landscape designs for the land where Skegoneill Health Centre stood. When completed, the landscaping will be part of Grove Playing Fields.
Green Flag awards
Grove Playing Fields were awarded the Green Flag in 2018 and 2019. This award recognises the best open spaces in the UK.
Park events
To find out about events and activities in Belfast parks, go to Park events.
Park opening hours
| Date | Closing time |
|---|---|
| 2020 | |
| 15 April - 28 April 2020 | 9pm |
| 29 April – 5 May 2020 | 9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 6 May – 28 July 2020 | 10pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 29 July – 11 August 2020 | 9.30pm (9pm for Botanic Gardens) |
| 12 – 25 August 2020 | 9pm |
| 26 August – 1 September 2020 | 8.30pm |
| 2 – 15 September 2020 | 8pm |
| 16 – 29 September 2020 | 7.30pm |
| 30 September – 13 October 2020 | 7pm |
| 14 – 20 October 2020 | 6.30pm |
| 21 – 27 October 2020 | 5.30pm |
| 28 October – 10 November 2020 | 5pm |
| 11 November – 31 December 2020 | 4.30pm |