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Rowland Road Play Patch
Rowland Road Play Patch, 2025. Photography by Jules Lister

Rowland Road Play Patch

  • Every Saturday 11.00am–2.00pm
  • 11.00am–2.00pm
  • Rowland Road WMC, 38 Rowland Road, Leeds LS11 6ED
  • Free, drop-in

The Rowland Road Play Patch is a community-built adventure playground created by Rowland Road Working Men’s Club, local volunteers and Yorkshire Contemporary. Together, we have transformed what once was unused land behind the club into a fun, vibrant, place for play and exploration.

An evolving community space in the heart of Beeston Hill, the Play Patch is not a fixed playground with a finished design. It is a living project shaped by the people who use it.

Join us on Saturdays to build, play and plant together — and help make Rowland Road Play Patch special.

What Happens Here?

  • Open-access adventure play
  • Building, den-making and loose parts
  • Gardening and growing
  • Arts and crafts 
  • Space to sit, talk and connect
Two children play on a wooden swing set with bark mulch groundcover. One swings while the other stands nearby, both smiling. Trees and a brick house are in the background.

Practical information:

  • The Play Patch is free to enter for everyone, you are welcome to leave and return as many times as you like.
  • These sessions are staffed but please stay with your child at all times.
  • Find us in Rowland Road WMC, 38 Rowland Road, Leeds LS11 6ED
  • Open Saturdays between 11am and 2pm
A child with hair in a bun smiles and listens through a blue tube on a colorful fence in bright sunlight. The scene conveys joy and playfulness.
Rowland Road Play Patch, 2025, Photography by Jules Lister

Access

At Rowland Road Play Patch, we aim to create a space that is inclusive, welcoming and supportive for all.

  • There is free car parking on the premises.
  • There are multiple seating areas throughout the Play Patch for rest and comfort.
  • A Changing Places and Accessible Toilets are available inside the club.
  • The Play Patch is fully step-free, but please note that some areas have slopes, uneven ground and wood chip pathways.
  • Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the Play Patch.
  • Sensory backpacks can be borrowed for the duration of your visit. Each backpack contains ear defenders, fidget toys, puppets and timers. Please ask a volunteer or staff member if you would like to borrow one and return it before you leave. There is no charge for this.

If you have any specific needs or questions, please feel free to reach out to us before your visit.
Contact caitlin.mchugh@yorkshirecontemporary.org

We look forward to welcoming you at Roland Road Play Patch. Whether you come to play, create, or connect, you’ll feel a true sense of belonging in this community.

A person crouches by a blue planter, engaging with two children and an adult. The children are bundled in colorful jackets. It's a joyful garden scene.

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Rowland Road Play Patch