Turnbull Thomson Park

Turnbull Thomson Park features a range of sports fields:

• 4 rugby fields
• 1 league field
• 4 soccer fields
• 1 cricket (shared space) area
• 2 hockey fields
• 10 touch (shared spaces) fields
• 1 field for golf practice

Turnbull Thomson Park is used by a number of local sporting clubs and organisations, including:

• Collegiate Rugby Football Club
• Marist Old Boys Rugby Club
• Marist Cricket Club
• Southland Table Tennis Association
• Southland Dog Obedience Club
• Football Southland
• Hockey Southland
• Golf – casual use
• Southland Touch Association
• Target Shooting Invercargill
• Invercargill Poultry and Pigeon Club
• Invercargill Contract Bridge Club
• Invercargill Caledonian Pipe Band

A formed track runs the entire length of the reserve along the top of the raised flood banks from Inglewood Road to Elles Road. This track continues to Rockdale Road in the east and links with the Town Belt and the Otepuni Gardens in the west.

Dogs must be on a lead while on all formed walking tracks.

Lindisfarne Street runs through the centre of the park and provides the main access, however there are a number of key access points for user groups accessing their facilities and pedestrians.

Vehicle access is available off Elles Road, Mary Street, Islington Street, Lindisfarne Street, Miller Street and Camden Street.

Pedestrian access is available off Tay Street, Highfield Terrace, David Street, Orwell Crescent and Inglewood Road.

Several of the clubs using the park have their own signed entrances and provide carparks.

Turnbull Thomson Park is a designated dog exercise area, excluding marked sports fields and playgrounds.

Dogs must be on a lead while on formed walking tracks.

You can book a space at Turnbull Thomson Park for your next event.

See our bookings page for more information.