Sports facilities, venues, pitches and courts

The Alex Yee Ladywell Arena has a 400m running track (and track and field facilities). It’s open to everyone and is used by schools, local athletic clubs, county athletic clubs and keen amateurs.

Basketball courts are available in the following locations

• Broadway Fields, Deptford

• Evelyn Green Park

• Forest Hill School Sports Centre

• Hilly Fields, Brockley

• Manor House Gardens, Lee

• Ladywell Fields

Cricket pitches and facilities are available in the following locations - you can book via Apply4 - EventApp - LewishamSport.

• Blackheath (synthetic)
• Deptford Park (synthetic)
• Forster Park (synthetic)
• Hilly Fields Park, Brockley (grass cricket pitch and synthetic)
• Mayow Park, Sydenham (grass cricket pitch and synthetic)

Other venues:

• HAKA sports complex (four indoor lanes and ball machine) (020 8461 9246)
• St Dunstan's Enterprises, Catford (outdoor pitch and five indoor lanes)

You can book the following football pitches via Apply4 - EventApp - LewishamSport:

• Blackheath
• Forster Memorial Park
• Chinbrook Meadows Park, Grove Park
• Deptford Park
• Warren Avenue Playing Fields

You can book these football pitches via the links below:

• Bellingham Leisure & Lifestyle Centre
• HAKA Sports Complex, Grove Park (020 8461 9246)
• Brockley Rise HOP
• Downham Health and Leisure Centre

Multi use games areas are available in the following locations:

• Bellingham Leisure and Lifestyle Centre

• HAKA Sports Complex, Grove Park (020 8461 9246)

• Hilly Fields, Brockley

• Broadway Fields Park

• Manor House Gardens, Lee

• Chinbrook Meadows Park, Grove Park

• Mountsfield Park, Hither Green

• Eckington Gardens, New Cross

• Pepys Park, Deptford

• Dalmain School Pen

• Sydenham Wells Park

• Forest Hill School Sports Centre

• Telegraph Hill Park, New Cross

Petanque is the French game of boules, popular throughout the world. There are two gravel terrains in Ladywell Fields Park, next to the bowling green, for public use.

Many of our parks have playgrounds and other play facilities for children. Find out about parks and open spaces in your area.

Skate parks are available in the following locations:

• Beckenham Place Park

• Ladywell Fields Park

• Telegraph Hill Park

• Forster Memorial Park

• Broadway Fields (blue square)

• Folkstone Gardens

There are a number of free-to-use table tennis tables in our parks - just bring along your bats and a ball and jump on. There are also indoor courts and equipment hire, available in some leisure centres. Table tennis is available at the following locations:

• Broadway Fields, Deptford
• Horniman's Triangle, Forest Hill
• Chinbrook Meadows Park, Grove Park
• Mayow Park, Sydenham
• Downham Health & Leisure Centre
• Mountsfield Park, Hither Green (to be installed)
• Fordham Park, New Cross
• Southend Park, Bellingham
• Hilly Fields Park
• Sydenham Wells Park
• Hatcham Gardens
• Leybridge Court, Lee Green
• Luxmore Gardens, New Cross
• Baxter Field
• Beckenham Place Park - East
• Blythe Hill
• Deptford Park
• Durham Hill
• Eckington Gardens
• Forster Memorial Park 
• Home Park
• Manor House Gardens
• Northbrook Park

The Play Tennis Lewisham scheme operates in the following locations:

• Ladywell Fields (5)
• Catford Bridge – Ladywell Fields South (2)
• Manor House Gardens, Lee (2)
• Mayow Park, Sydenham (2)
• Sydenham Wells Park (2)
• Hilly Fields Park, Brockley (3)
• Telegraph Hill Park (2)
• Chinbrook Meadows Park, Grove Park (2)

For further information on the PlayTennis Lewisham scheme please email playtennislewisham@lewisham.gov.uk.

Other tennis courts in the borough include:

• Mountsfield Park, Hither Green (2)
• Downham Health & Leisure Centre
• St Dunstan's College, Catford
• Forest Hill School Sports Centre