Parks in Burnham
Riverside Park
Open Spaces are very important part of every town not only to
allow safe play for our children but to provide leisure areas
for the community and conservation areas for our wildlife.
Burnham has one large open space at Riverside Park plus two
smaller open spaces at Springfield Road and Hester Place.
The spaces are all operate by Maldon District Council Parks
Team.
Park Rangers provide patrols of the parks during the day until
the early hours of the morning and occasionally for 24 hours a
day.
Should there be a problem in the park they can be contacted by a
mobile telephone number listed below.
Riverside Park
Riverside Park is an extensive area of mown and long grass that
is runs between the River in the South and the railway line in
the north. The Yacht Harbour to the West and Station Road to the
East.
Facilities include play sites for toddlers, children and
teenagers as well as superb outdoor sports facilities and the
use if Dengie 100 Sports Centre which is sited in the Park.
A small sand beach is found alongside the Riverside footpath.
A picnic area with tables is sited to the east on a plateau
overlooking the River Crouch.
The long grassed area and reed beds are a haven for wildlife,
butterflies and wild flowers that can be enjoyed on foot through
the network of all weather paths.
Visitors are catered for by three car
parks all of which are free of charge - Station Road j/w
Millfields - Riverside Park ( follow the road into Millfields ,
past the Dengie 10 Sports Centre,and then past the Caravan
site.- Burnham Yacht Harbour ( Accessed at the end of Foundry
lane)
To the east metalled footpath
follows the route of the sea wall with moored houseboats,
wildfowl and of course sailing activity on the River alongside.
The Green Flag Award is the National Standard for excellence in
parks in the United Kingdom.
Riverside Park was awarded a Green Flag in 2007 which it retained in 2008, 2009 and 2010. As part of cuts no application for green flag status has been made since 2010.
The citation for Riverside Park read -
"This attractive park enjoys a pleasant setting and unique
location next to the River Crouch, Quayside and Burnham Marina
with easy access to the historic town centre with quaint shops
and pubs and plenty of places to eat. Riverside Park has
something for everyone with well equipped play areas for
children and young people, picnic areas with attractive river
views, formal and informal sports pitches and ample seats to sit
and enjoy the views. The exposed riverside location means plenty
of opportunities for kite- flying. The country park has a varied
landscape with slopes and mounds, open grasslands, copse
planting and a wetland area with a boardwalk. A network of
paths, some of which have all-weather surfaces and are suitable
for wheelchairs and children's buggies, offer opportunities for
pleasant walks along the river, by the Marina, around the park
and into the wider countryside. Community task days, lead by the
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, take place on a
regular basis and provide further opportunities for practical
involvement in the park. Toilet facilities have been totally
refurbished and are open to the public on a daily basis."
Riverside Park is also home to the Parkrun every saturday.
Click here for details of Parkrun
Hester Place
A nice open space that was created from a disused gravel pit.
Access is gained from Hester Place or The Pippins.
facilities include a children's play area , basketball hoop,
football area and a small wooded wildlife area.
A friends group operates for Hester
Place. To visit a page on the Friends click
here.
Springfield Road Park
This park performs the important duty of acting as a buffer
between the Springfield Road Industrial Estate and the Housing
areas of Burnham.
There are no formal facilities although the mature trees and
mown grass make it a nice area to walk through.
Parks Team,
Maldon District Council, Princes Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 5DL
Office Tel: 01621 854477 Mobile
Response Team mobile : 07771 935330