Memorial Sports Field
The Memorial Sports Field facilities include a pavilion; a football pitch, cricket pitch and crown green bowling green with floodlighting. Bawtry Cricket Club and Bawtry Junior Football Club both operate from the ground throughout the year.
Bawtry Town Council has recently taken back responsibility for the ground from charity, Bawtry Action for Recreational Sports (BARS) who forfeited the lease in January 2026.
The pavilion has a function room which residents can hire for life events, training sessions etc and has a licenced bar. Should anyone want to hire the hall please contact the Town Clerk
Hourly Hire fees £25
Wharf Street Play Area
Bawtry Town Council employs contractors to cut the grass and maintain the area, as and when required.
The play equipment is now maintained and inspected by the Council.
Refurbishment of the play park equipment and surfacing is planned for the Spring of 2026
CCTV is due to be installed in 2026 despite a long delay in receiving this from Doncaster Council.
The Pinfold
Pounds and pinfolds were originally built to hold animals found straying from their owner’s land. Once contained, the animals would only be released upon payment of a fine. Each village or township as early as the 16th century would probably have had a pound or pinfold but relatively few remain today. Many fall into disrepair and disappear from the landscapes.
They comes in all shapes and sizes and since they ceased to be used for their original purpose, they have been put to various uses.
In 1980/81 refurbishment took place funded by monies from South Yorkshire County Council and the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Trust. The refurbishment work was carried out by volunteers from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. The town council has continued to maintain the pinfold since that time.
The small corner garden at Martin Lane/Doncaster Road is also maintained by BTC.