Leisure, Sport, Arts, Culture & Heritage
Harlow provides a host of leisure sport, the Arts, Culture &
Heritage opportunities for residents, visitors and workers in the
town.
Harlow Town
Park is 164 acres with scenic landscapes, riverside
walks, sculptures, adventure playground, skatepark and large
outdoor paddling pool (open school summer holidays only). It also
plays host to Harlow Pets Corner.
Pets Corner
is much more than its name suggests. Pets Corner holds rare breeds
of cows and pigs, reindeer, llamas, sheep, donkeys, exotic reptiles
as well as the usual smaller domestic pets.
Also worth visiting is Parndon Wood
Nature Reserve.
Paddling pools
- Harlow has 6 Paddling Pools open during the school summer
holidays. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an
adult. No bikes, dogs or glass to be taken into the pool.
Follow the Paddling Pools link for the locations of the pools.
The annual Firework Display held on Harlow
Showground is situated in the the Town park, these
events attract large numbers of visitors. The Showground is
also the venue for the annual fun fair and circus visits to Harlow
as well as community events such as Cancer Research Race for
Life.
Showground Hire
If you wish to hold an event on the Showground in the Town Park
please contact Angela Street on 01279 446302 to discuss your
requirements in detail.
Leisure Sport Arts Culture & Heritage team
of Harlow Council offer a range of opportunities for people to take
part in.
Click on the service listed below for further
information
For information about Visit Harlow follow the following
link www.visitharlow.com
Cycle Tracks
Service Contact Address
Civic Centre
The Water Gardens
Harlow
Essex, CM20 1WG
Phone: (01279) 446403
Also have a look at the following useful
websites