Open Spaces

Truro City Council is responsible for maintaining various parks and open spaces throughout the City.

Located alongside the Truro River, Here you will find a children’s natural play area with swings, slides, climbing equipment and sandpits. a large open space with formal floral bedding displays and the perfect place for small children to cycle, scoot and enjoy the outdoors. Boscawen Park provides perfect outdoor entertainment for all ages. In the park there are eight tennis courts, three football pitches, a cricket pitch, baseball diamond, and a pétanque piste available to hire during the year as well as this the Canoe Club make use of the slipway. On the opposite side of the road at Trennick Mill there is a duck pond which is laid out with shrub and herbaceous borders, maintained with wildlife in mind.

Dogs on leads are welcome and can be exercised along the riverside walk which runs around the outer periphery of the park next to Truro River.

Facilities:

In the City centre beside the River Kenwyn, laid out on a steep south facing slope and is typical of late 19th century style of trees and shrubs interrelated with paths and flower beds. Open from dawn ‘til dusk. Car Parking available beneath the viaduct accessed from Carew Road. The gardens host ‘Polen’ a small café open during the summer months. Bands can be found performing in the bandstand on Saturdays between May and September. Waterfall Gardens can be found at the entrance.

Facilities:

Found on St Georges Road beneath the viaduct here there are toilets, child’s play equipment, a basketball court, skate park and the Dreadnought Playing Field.

There is child’s play equipment and an exercise area.

There is exercise equipment, football pitch, and children’s play area.

Children’s play area and Multi Use Games Area.

Behind the Beechwood Parc housing estate, the Glasteinan Woodland is a small section of semi-native broadleaved woodland open to the public with a riverside walk.

A woodland and meadow space with a cycle track and playing field with goal posts. Serviced woodland and riverside walks. A good place to watch wildlife near the city.

Used by Truro City Youth Football Club for their training and fixtures.

Open parkland.

An 18 acre wildlife area, situated off Moresk Road, managed and maintained by Truro City Council’s Ranger team, along with a very active Friends group, “The Friends of Daubuz Moor” made up of community volunteers. Woodland river walks and wetland meadows.

Please contact Truro City Council, Parks and Amenities department, Municipal Buildings, Boscawen Street, Truro TR1 2NE or email parks@truro.gov.uk or call 01872274766.