Worden Park
Leyland's big free park with a proper hedge maze, arboretum, play areas and a miniature railway that gives free rides on Sunday afternoons. The maze alone is worth the detour.
Farington Park
- Cost
- Free
- Ages
- 1 to 11
- Where
- Leyland, Lancashire
- Weather
- Mostly outdoors
- Booking
- Just turn up
Farington Park is in the north end of Leyland and won its first Green Flag in 2025, which for 4.52 hectares of local park is a genuine result. South Ribble list a modern play area, outdoor gym equipment, a small sports pitch, meadow, woodland and an old mill pond that a local angling club fishes.
The detail that matters is the small free car park at the Bashall Grove entrance, because most parks this size expect you to walk in. There is no cafe and no toilet block on the council's list. It is an hour, and a well kept one, and a real alternative to driving everybody to Worden again.
What it costs: Free, with a small free car park at the Bashall Grove entrance. South Ribble publish no opening hours and list no toilets or cafe.
Know before you go
- Park at Bashall Grove. It is the only car park, it is free, and it is small, so a July Saturday may not go your way.
- The old mill pond is an angling water, not a feature with railings round it. Keep small children on the path side.
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