Sport & leisure in The Regent's Park & Primrose Hill

Sport and leisure in The Regent’s Park & Primrose Hill

Book a game of cricket or private tennis lessons.  Enjoy playing softball, rounders or a game of touch rugby after work. Hire a pedalo, or cycle the perimeter at sunset.  

Make the most of every minute in The Regent’s Park.

Keeping fit and active, in the fresh air

If you like to keep fit and active, you’ll find plenty to keep you that way in The Regent’s Park. Not content with being home to the world’s oldest scientific zoo, and the oldest open air theatre in the country, The Regent’s Park has an astonishing range of year-round sports facilities, including The Hub and the tennis centre managed by Park Sports. 

Over 50 bookable courts and pitches

Choose from football, rugby, lacrosse, cricket, softball, rounders, tennis, padel and netball. Or keep active in your own way, at your own pace. We welcome joggers and cyclists, but if you’re on two wheels please keep to the designated paths. If you’d like to join a cycling club, or would like more information, you can get in touch with the Regent’s Park Cyclists. 

The Regent’s Park, along with Bushy Park, also offer adapted bikes, so that the beautiful open spaces and surroundings are accessible to as many people as possible.

The Hub in The Regent’s Park

The Hub is central London’s largest, most popular outdoor sports facility, with grass pitches for football, rugby and lacrosse over winter and cricket, softball, rounders and touch rugby in summer. You can play as a team, or bring a school, hold a sports day here, host a works outing or a children’s birthday party. Whether you live close by or you’re just visiting, everyone’s welcome. Post-game, relax in the Hub Café, with panoramic views of London. 

Ready to play? Enquire about a pitch here.

Boating in The Regent’s Park

From April onwards, the bright blue pedalos and rowing boats for hire on the Boating Lake and the Children’s Boating Pond are a magnet for visitors, especially families. You can choose your own time – hire for half an hour, or a full hour – and there’s no need to pre-book. Boats take a maximum of four adults on the lake, and it’s strictly one child per boat in the Children’s Pond. Turn up – and take to the water! 

Keeping fit and active in beautiful natural surroundings improves our physical and mental wellbeing, and our quality of life. Make the most of your local Royal Park – it’s free to everyone and open every day of the year.

Playing tennis, netball or padel at the tennis centre in The Regent’s Park

With plenty of floodlit hard courts, a full tennis coaching programme, private lessons and summer camps, you can have a great game whatever your level of ability. It’s a great way to de-stress, keep fit and socialise at the same time.  

The courts are managed by our partners, Park Sports on a pay and play basis. Book in advance here or decide on the day.