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Richmond Park

Sports ground · 4 ha

From the air

aerial view of Richmond Park and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Richmond, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

More green in Richmond

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 36 pieces of play equipment (7 platforms, 7 panels, 5 handrails, 4 cube/bead sets, 3 climbing-nets, 2 ladders, 2 roofs, 1 solo spinner and 2 other kinds) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 9 seats (8 seats and 1 bench), 4 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 1 piece of sports gear (1 cricket net).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

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Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 12 playing surfaces on this ground, 9 Tennis, 2 Cricket and Bowls, graded intermediate, senior and junior on asphalt, water-based astroturf and grass, one runs a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Bowling Club, Tennis Court 1, Training Cricket Block, Tennis Court 2, Tennis Court 3 and Tennis Court 4, and 6 more named grounds.

The summer window runs October to March; match days land on Saturday; training runs Tuesday and Thursday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

127 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 114 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Richmond Park?

4 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Richmond Park?

Its centre falls inside Richmond, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Richmond Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.