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Play Park Portstewart

Flowerfield Park

A free playground built so every child can play side by side

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Flowerfield Park — A free playground built so every child can play side by side.

  • What's there: Wheelchair swing, sunken trampoline, aero glider, accessible roundabout, swings and a bucket seat on rubber surfacing.
  • Best for: Toddlers to primary age, and built for children of all abilities.
  • Cost: Free.
  • Parking: Free car park directly in front of the centre, with blue-badge spaces.
  • Toilets: Adapted toilets inside Flowerfield Arts Centre, ground and first floor.
  • Dogs: Assistance dogs welcome in the centre; keep dogs under control in the park.
Plan your visit

A playground where every child gets a turn

The park was built for children of all abilities, and the kit proves it. A wheelchair user rolls straight onto the wheelchair swing or the flush roundabout, no lifting, no step. The trampoline sits sunk into the surface so there is no edge to climb. The aero glider was the first in Northern Ireland, imported from America, and it rocks gently for kids who need a calmer ride. Add the standard swings, a bucket seat for babies and toddlers, and soft rubber surfacing throughout, and you have a place that works for a two-year-old, a wheelchair user and a busy six-year-old at the same time. Best for toddlers up to around primary age.

Free Fully inclusive Wheelchair swing Sunken trampoline Toddler-friendly Free parking
Good to know before you go:

Flowerfield Arts Centre beside the park runs a busy programme of family workshops, exhibitions and seasonal events through the year, so it is worth checking what is on before you head over.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🧥LayersOutdoor play — a coat or spare jumper covers every kind of weather.
  • 💧Water & snacksKeeps the energy up between climbs and runs about.
  • 🧻Wipes & hand gelFor sandy, muddy, ice-cream-covered hands.
  • 🛴Scooter or ballLots of flat path and green space to burn off more energy.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Cost
Free.
Opening
Open daylight hours. The arts centre runs roughly 9:30am to 5pm Mon-Fri, plus Saturday mornings.
Best for ages
Toddlers to primary age, and built for children of all abilities.
What's there
Wheelchair swing, sunken trampoline, aero glider, accessible roundabout, swings and a bucket seat on rubber surfacing.
Toilets
Adapted toilets inside Flowerfield Arts Centre, ground and first floor.
Parking
Free car park directly in front of the centre, with blue-badge spaces.
Dogs
Assistance dogs welcome in the centre; keep dogs under control in the park.
Accessibility
One of only two fully accessible play parks in Northern Ireland; wheelchair access throughout, lift and low counters in the centre.
How long to allow
About an hour at the park, half a day with the beach and a coffee.
Address
Flowerfield, 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart, BT55 7HU.
Questions

Before you go

Is it free to get in?
Free.
Is there parking?
Free car park directly in front of the centre, with blue-badge spaces.
Are there toilets?
Adapted toilets inside Flowerfield Arts Centre, ground and first floor.
What ages is it best for?
Toddlers to primary age, and built for children of all abilities.
Can we bring the dog?
Assistance dogs welcome in the centre; keep dogs under control in the park.
Getting there

Flowerfield Park is at Flowerfield, 185 Coleraine Road, Portstewart, BT55 7HU.. Free car park directly in front of the centre, with blue-badge spaces. Tap below for turn-by-turn directions.

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The story

About the park

The Diversity Park opened in 2016 in the grounds of Flowerfield Arts Centre, which itself opened in 1980 as Northern Ireland's first local-authority arts centre. It was built by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, funded through the Landfill Communities Fund administered by Ulster Wildlife.

It exists because a local family pushed for it. Christine and Gregg McClements lobbied the council for a fully inclusive playground so their daughter Lilia, who has learning and physical disabilities, could play alongside her sisters and friends. The result was one of only two such parks in Northern Ireland and a string of design awards.