Longford Park - Parks and open spaces in Coventry

This is the largest of the City's Area Parks and serves the North of the city. It is a well established green space with expanses of grass, colourful bedding schemes, picturesque tree lined river walk, ecological and wildlife areas and a range of facilities for all the family to enjoy, including a play area, skate park, and a multi use games area.

The extensive and well used footpath system is ideal as an exercise facility using the distance marked routes and as a dog walking venue. The active Friends Group and Longford CAN assist with planning new developments, volunteer opportunities and events in the park.

The play area was improved and extended in 2011, again following local consultation and the involvement of local groups. The park has been awarded with the Green Flag award, which provides a national benchmark for the best green spaces in the country. 

Magic Mile

Magic Mile event happens third Sunday of every month. It starts at the Windmill Road entrance. Meet at 10am for a 10.15am start. Magic Mile is an inclusive, measured mile route that you can run, walk, skip , jump or do whatever you like to get active.

Friends of Longford Park

The Friends of Longford Park meet every first Wednesday of the month at the Longford Road end to plan their projects (no meeting in January).

• Enclosed children's play area, and natural play area.
• Fitness equipment (some of which can charge mobile phones whilst working out, usb cable required).
• Double floodlit multi use games area.
• Skatepark
• Grassed area for informal football.
• Informal Cricket wicket.Orienteering course.
• Annual Fair.
• Bands in the Park concert in the summer.
• Cycle way.
• Community events.
• Longford Short Football https://mobile.twitter.com/short_football.
• 1600m Healthy walking / jogging trail (NOTE all the route links currently on the website are for the same route which is the only route). route 1, route 2, route 3
• Two car parks (off Longford Road and Windmill Road). Please see opening times