Parks and play areas in East Sussex Country parks and nature reserves Parks and play areas are provided and maintained by parish, town, district or borough councils. Links to information on district and borough council websites are available below. Parks Eastbourne Borough Council – parks and gardens Hastings Borough Council – parks and gardens Lewes District Council – parks and recreation (includes Newhaven and Seaford) Rother District Council – parks and green spaces (includes Bexhill, Battle and Rye) Wealden District Council – equipped play areas and skate parks (includes Hailsham, Crowborough and Uckfield). For more about exploring our larger country parks see our page on walking in East Sussex. Denton Playground in Newhaven Play areas Eastbourne Borough Council – playgrounds Hastings Borough Council – play facilities Lewes District Council – playgrounds Rother District Council – play facilities Wealden District Council – play areas and skate parks. Improving play areas Find out how, as part of the Play Pathfinder project, we are Building and improving play areas.