🏴‍☠️ Hitchin Splash Park - Bancroft Park

Saturday 12 July 2025
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🏴‍☠️ Hitchin’s Hidden Gem: Splashin’ Around Bancroft Park

😍 FIRST THOUGHTS...

If adventure had a postcode, it would be Bancroft Park in Hitchin. We stumbled upon this delightful green spot and it instantly won our hearts with its pirate-themed playground and splashy surprises!

Interactive monster game, great fun for little kids and big kids laugh 🤭


🛝 PLAY AREA
Scooter Humps & Monster Games -
Before we even reached the swings, the little humps circling within the play park had my three year old granddaughter zooming around like a tiny stunt performer on her scooter. And the real showstopper? A giant orange arch that doubles as an interactive monster game. It’s imaginative, quirky, and just the right amount of weird. A lover of trampolines my granddaughter loved the three mini ones in a row.

🛴 Great for toddlers who love to ride their scooters


💦 SPLASH PARK
Sure, it's compact—but don’t let size fool you. Buckets tip with dramatic flair, water sprays from mysterious places, and there’s even a moat that makes you feel like you're wading through medieval puddles. It’s chaotic in the best way. The splash park opens around May - September.

💦 The fun moat surrounding the splash park area - bring some mini boats to float


🧺 PICNIC PARADISE
Between pirate ship,  climbing frames and shaded nooks, there's plenty of space to roll out a picnic blanket and pretend you’re stranded on a a little island—with snacks, of course.

🌳 So much room and shaded areas for a picnic


🚻 TOILET TALK
Need a loo? There’s one in the white building inside Bancroft Park. Timing? Mystery. Comfort level? Acceptable. We call that a win.

🚻 Toilets will be found in the park in the white building


🧋THE CORNER SHOP
Across the road you'll find Blakes Corner—a humble convenience store with a legendary milkshake machine. If you haven't had one yet, are you even living? Sandwiches, crisps, emergency suncream—they’ve got it all.

😋 You have to try a milkshake from Blakes Corner is you haven't already!


🅿️ PARKING PRO TIP
We parked just a 5-minute stroll away at Hitchin Outdoor Swimming Pool. Free on Sundays—we love a free day!

✅️ Free splash park
✅️ Play park
✅️ Toilets 
✅️ Shop for convenience across the road
✅️ Picnic spot
✅️ Free day out
✅️ Half term fun

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