Hiring playing fields and sports pitches

There are lots of sports pitches available for hire throughout the district.

Astro turf Pitches

Attention all players! To ensure safety and maintain the quality of our astro turf pitches, you must always wear the right football boots. Please note that metal studs and trainers are not allowed. Only wear boots with moulded or plastic studs.

Aspire pitches and facilities are available for individual and group bookings. You don't have to be part of a club or league to play. So if you're looking for a casual game of football with friends, look no further than our pitches.

Aspire pitch hire is currently available at:

• 4G Aspire @ The Park
• 3G Aspire @ Featherstone

To book a session or for group bookings, please contact the site directly on:

• 01977 722700 (Featherstone)
• 01977 722188 (Aspire @ The Park)

Our artificial playing surfaces are guarantee that you're going to have a good pitch to play on, regardless of the weather.

Game time all year round – our pitches are equipped with floodlights.

For prices, please visit our Pay and play pricing page here.

Club Pitch Hire

There are many sports pitches available for club hire throughout the district.

Find out if pitches are available during adverse weather conditions:
Weekly pitch decision.

Communication with leagues

League secretaries will be notified when pre-season friendly matches can begin. Teams should liaise with other teams using the same pitch. Your league secretary will tell your club about the league start date. Friendly matches will be allowed free of charge.

There are a number of sports pitches available for hire to play football and rugby at locations throughout the district.

• prices
• payment options
• direct debit form
• sports pitch hire agreement

Book a sports pitch

By completing our "Book a sports pitch" form, you agree to the following terms and conditions.

• you agree to our terms and conditions and to return the Direct Debit form authorising payment of the fee (maximum 5 instalments from 1 September 2023 to 31 January 2024, with all monies to be paid before 1 February 2024)
• you agree to make sure all payments are paid within 6 months of the start of playing season
• you understand that by submitting this request you are jointly liable for any payments that are not made

Please make sure that your team is registered to play with your district league.

Please also make sure that you know all your team's organisation contact names, addresses, and the contact details of your league secretary.

If you want to book a sports pitch, please fill in our online form, after which we will receive an application number. If you provide us with an email address an automated acknowledgment of your request will be sent to you

How would you like to continue:

​​Sports pitch enquiry

You will need to tell us:

• the name of your sports team
• which sports pitch you are enquiring about
• what the enquiry is about

If you wish to make a sports pitch enquiry, please fill in our online form, you will receive an application number. If you provide us with an email address an automated confirmation of your request will be sent to you.

The Playing pitch strategy is an assessment of supply and demand for key pitch sports across the district:

• football
• cricket
• rugby league
• rugby union
• hockey

It provides a framework for:

• making informed planning decisions
• targeting financial support and investment in facilities
• planning the delivery of sports development programmes