The Original Crick Playing Field

It’s not the flashiest setup in Northampton, but Crick Playing Field does the job for little ones — there’s a fenced play area with slides, swings, and a zipline that toddlers absolutely lose their minds over. The enclosure is a proper bonus if you’ve got a runner on your hands. Beyond the play area, there’s open grass and a skatepark, so older kids or teenagers aren’t left with nothing to do. The equipment is showing its age, fair warning, but the community keeps coming back — this place hosts car boot sales and the scarecrow festival, which gives it a genuinely local feel you don’t get at newer parks. Parking’s available, which makes it easy enough for a quick morning visit.