The Recreation Ground was left to the people of Cringleford by Mr Mark Lemmon in 1934 for sport and recreation and over the years the 10 acres has been transformed.

Current facilities include two football pitches, a cricket square, four all-weather tennis courts and two grass courts, and a Pavilion used extensively by the sports clubs and for  classes, parties and social clubs. The children’s play-area was updated in 2017 and now includes new equipment for younger children, as well as a zip-wire at the back of the field.  The Recreation Ground today is enjoyed by many people, young and old and is a valuable asset for the village.

The Pavilion is a self-contained building, and hirers are asked to leave the building in the same state that it was found, as other hirers will be using the facilities after your booking.

Any rubbish that is created during your booking should be taken away with you, and there are cleaning products and a broom/dustpan in the kitchen to clean up any spills etc. You will need to provide your own bin bags.

There are 60 chairs and 18 tables in the hall that hirers are welcome to use. Any tables and chairs used will need putting out and putting away at the beginning/end of the session. Chairs should not be stacked more than 6 high.

The sloped ceiling means that bouncy castles cannot be erected inside the hall, but hirers are welcome to use the adjacent field (outside of the cricket field/football pitch lines). Please ensure that you make us aware that you will be having a bouncy castle, as you will need to sign a disclaimer form ahead of your booking.

The Pavilion unfortunately does not have any AV equipment available for use.

Wi-Fi will be available from 4th December 2026.

The rest of the building:

Kitchen access is included in the price of hall hire. Provision of cups, glasses, cutlery and crockery for up 60 is available to hirers.

The kitchen has a hot water BURCO that provides constant hot water.
Washing up liquid and tea towels are provided, as well as use of the dishwasher. The kitchen should be left as found, in a clean and tidy state ready for the next hirer.

The building is all ground level. There are three separate accessible toilets available for hirers of the hall.

The car park is available for users of the Recreation Ground and the Pavilion, and are on a first come, first serve basis.

Sports groups, including the Tennis Club, the Cricket and the Football have been granted access to the changing rooms via the back door of the Pavilion, located to the rear of the building adjacent to the field.

All sports groups are aware that they only have access to the changing room (and changing room toilets) unless they have booked the whole hall, therefore this should not affect hall hirers bookings. The changing rooms and the hall are separated by a fire door which should be kept shut, unless there is an emergency.

The Pavilion hire charges are below per hour:

Casual hirer: £18.00 per hour
Regular hirer: £14.40 per hour

The Pavilion
Recreation Ground
Oakfields Road
Cringleford
Norwich
NR4 6XF