Play Areas

The Nature Play Area is by the Village Green and was created in 2022. It is designed to fit naturally into its environment and was funded from personal and business donations and from the money raised from the St Albans Cathedral Firework Display, of which Highfield Park Trust was one of the beneficiaries in 2021. The original scheme was updated in October 2025 with 5 stepping stones, two bridges and a balance beam.

When the park was initially created in 1996, it was decided to create smaller play areas dotted around the new housing. These are for young children and can be found in Manston Way, Puddingstone Drive, and Stanmore Chase.

There is also another play area at Trestle Arts Base and is for older children and teenagers and was installed in 2016 following a successful application in the Tesco “Bags of Help” scheme.