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Parks and playgrounds Christmas and New Year opening times

Find out when our parks and playgrounds are open over the festive period.

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Parks opening and closing times

Castle Grounds
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December to Tuesday 24 December	8am	3:30pm
Wednesday 25 December	Locked	Locked
Thursday 26 December	10am	3.30pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8.30am	3.30pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	3.30pm
Thursday 2 January onwards	8am	3.30pm

Allen House Grounds and Quakers Acre
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	Quakers Acre 5pm Allen House 6pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	5pm
Wednesday 25 December	Locked	Locked
Thursday 26 December	10am	5pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	08.30am	5pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	5pm
Thursday 2 January onwards	8am	Quakers Acre 5pm Allen House 6pm

Stoke Park Gardens
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	6.30pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	Unlocked
Wednesday 25 December	Unlocked*	Unlocked*
Thursday 26 December	Unlocked	5pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8am	5pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	5pm
Thursday 2 January	8am	8.30pm

*Please note, the public toilets at Stoke Park will be closed on Christmas Day.

Castle Cliffe and Racks Close
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	5pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	Unlocked
Wednesday 25 December	Unlocked	Unlocked
Thursday 26 December	Unlocked	5pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8.30am	5pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	5pm
Thursday 2 January onwards	8am	5pm

Stoughton Recreation Ground
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	8pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	Unlocked
Wednesday 25 December	Unlocked	Unlocked
Thursday 26 December	Unlocked	6.30pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8am	6.30pm
Wednesday 1 January	9.30am	6.30pm
Thursday 2 January	8am	8pm

Public toilets - Sutherland Memorial Park
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	5pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	4.45pm
Wednesday 25 December	Locked	Locked
Thursday 26 December	10am	4.45pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8.30am	4.45pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	4.45pm
Thursday 2 January onwards	8am	5pm

Public toilets - Shalford Park
Date	Unlock	Lock
Monday 23 December	8am	6pm
Tuesday 24 December	8am	4.45pm
Wednesday 25 December	Locked	Locked
Thursday 26 December	10am	4.45pm
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	8.30am	4.45pm
Wednesday 1 January	10am	4.45pm
Thursday 2 January onwards	8am	6pm

Park rangers' operating hours for holiday period

Park ranger operating hours over the holiday period
Date	Ranger start time	Ranger finish time	Information
Monday 23 December	7am	8.30pm
Tuesday 24 December	7am	6pm
Wednesday 25 December	No Ranger available	No Ranger available
Thursday 26 December	9am	6.45pm	On call
Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December	7am	6.45pm
Wednesday 1 January	9am	6.45pm	On call
Thursday 2 January onwards	7am	8.30pm