Sport and leisure

On top of beautiful views of Lichfield Cathedral and the Church of St Chad, Stowe Pool offers plenty of opportunities to keep fit and have fun.

Stowe Fields

Stowe Fields is a large expanse of grass next to Stowe Pool that is perfect for picnics, a kick about with a football, rounders, cricket, or a game of frisbee or tag!

Angling

Stowe Pool provides a relaxing setting for course fishing: roach, perch, carp, pike and tench – find out more.

Day and season tickets are available from the Beacon Park’s Ranger Station, next to the crazy golf course – view our prices.

To help protect the amenity, safety and enjoyment of Stowe Pool for all users, a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) applies to fishing activities at the site.

Summer (1 April – 30 September)
Fishing is permitted between 6.30am and 9pm only.

Winter (1 October – 31 March)
Fishing is permitted between 7.30am and 4.30pm only.

No night fishing is permitted.

Find out more.

Play area

Stowe Fields has a new play area that has lots of equipment, including a 30m zip line, a basket swing, two slides, climbing frames, wooden stilts, a spider’s net, a fireman’s pole, a seesaw and more.

There is also a small, junior play area for the little ones separately.

Outdoor all-weather gym

Stowe Gym is free for everyone to use. It features cardio, tone and chill out zones – with equipment such as a leg press, a sit ups bench and a chest press.

The gym was developed, thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Club of Lichfield St Chad – a club of volunteers who work to improve the quality of life in their local and wider communities. The club raised £17,000 to build the gym, through events such as the ever popular Cars in the Park.

Walking and jogging loop

There is an exercise loop around Stowe Pool and Stowe Fields that is roughly one-mile. There are way markers at quarter of a mile intervals to help you keep track of your progress.