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Bruntwood Park
- Cost
- Free entry, pay and display parking
- Ages
- 2 to 14
- Where
- Stockport, Greater Manchester
- Weather
- Mostly outdoors
- Booking
- Just turn up
Bruntwood Park is Stockport Council's showpiece park on Bruntwood Lane in Cheadle, and the council calls its playground a play area of excellence for the borough. That is a big claim to make in writing. The playground is the centre of the park, fully accessible, with equipment chosen and landscaped for adventure. There is a refreshment kiosk, and the old Victorian conservatory is now a restaurant.
Older children get two more things to do. The BMX race track, which the council calls world class, is free to anyone wearing the right protective kit, so bring helmets and pads. The 18-hole par 3 pitch and putt is run by Cheadle Golf Club: £6.50 for under-16s, £9.50 for adults or £25 for a family, with an iron, a putter and the round included. No booking, just turn up.
The pitch and putt is seasonal. In October 2026 it is shut Monday to Thursday until half term, then open daily from 23 October to 1 November, 10am to 5pm, and closed from 2 November until spring. The park itself is free and open all year, and the only cost is the pay and display car park. Buses 309 and 310 from Stockport stop nearby.
What it costs: Park, playground and BMX track are free. Pitch and putt (run by Cheadle Golf Club) 2026: adults £9.50, under-16s £6.50, family £25 (2 adults and 2 juniors, or 1 adult and 3), clubs included; closed 2 November to 31 March. Car park is pay and display.
Know before you go
- In October 2026 the pitch and putt opens Friday to Sunday only until half term, then daily from 23 October to 1 November, 10am to 5pm, before shutting until spring.
- Bring helmets and protective kit if anyone wants the BMX track; it is free but kit is required.
- Buses 309 and 310 from Stockport run near the park; Cheadle Hulme station is about 2.5km away.
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