Pads set for summer splash
CITY HAS IDEAL PLACES FOR THE KIDS TO COOL OFF ON HOT DAYS
CAMBRIDGE’S splashpads have reopened for the summer season.
They are ideal places for kids to cool off and feature paddling pools, water cannons and spray jets.
The splashpads re-opened this Spring Bank Holiday (Monday, May 27).
Cambridge City Council has confirmed that they will remain open until Sunday, September 15.
There are three different splashpads in Cambridge and one learner pool. One of the splashpads has a tractor-themed play area, while another has a space theme.
They tend to get very busy on hot days and some have a limit on the amount of people that can be there at one time.
■Abbey Splashpad – Abbey Leisure Complex pools, Pool Way, Whitehill Road, Cambridge CB5 8NT.
Cambridge City Council said: “The Abbey splashpad is behind the Abbey Leisure Complex pools – follow the path from the car park round to the back of the pool.
“It has 11 water features including tipping buckets, water cannons, and spray jets.”
■Coleridge Splashpad – Coleridge recreation ground, Davy Road, Cambridge CB1 3QW.
Cambridge City Council said: “The Coleridge splashpad is near the play area on Coleridge recreation ground. The most convenient entrance is on Davy Road. It has 14 water features including a tractorthemed play piece with interactive panels and a crawling tube. There is also a two-foot-deep paddling pool.”
■King’s Hedges Splashpad – King’s Hedges Recreation Ground, Jedburgh Close, Cambridge CB4 2XH.
Cambridge City Council said: “The King’s Hedges splashpad is on the ‘Pulley’ play area on King’s Hedges recreation ground – follow the path from the car park in Jedburgh Court round to the front of the King’s Hedges Learner Pool. There are 14 water features in an outerspace theme.”
■Lammas Land learner pool 61 Newnham Rd, Cambridge CB3 9EY.
Although not a splashpad, Sheep’s Green learner pool is a short walk away from Lammas Land pool.
The pool is 0.9 metres deep and is free to use. It has a maximum capacity of 20, so some waiting may be involved on busy.