It covers 27 hectares (67 acres) and contains several flower gardens, two children's playgrounds, a skateboard/BMX park and football, cricket, basketball and tennis fields.

The arts and music festival Village Green was held on the grounds of Chalkwell Park annually in the summer.

[6][7][8] A small garden of remembrance commemorating those who lost their lives during the Second World War was opened in the park on 30 April 1952.

[9] In the 1950s or earlier, a small petting zoo was established in Chalkwell Hall containing at various points in time peacocks, monkeys and in the 1970s, a Himalayan black bear named Lulu.

[16] Leigh-on-Sea started out as Chalkwell Park Cricket Club and played their first match here in 1907 against South Benfleet.