John Leigh Park
Fourteen acres of sloping Altrincham parkland with two separate playgrounds, a trim track, free tennis and a Pets Corner. Green Flag. No car park, so you are parking on the street.
Halecroft Park
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Halecroft Park is the main green space in Hale, run by Trafford with a long-standing Friends group who have a written plan for the place. The facilities list is short and honest: a children's play area, tennis courts, a full-size football pitch, ornamental gardens, a wildlife garden, toilets and a car park.
It is a local park doing local park things well, which is different from a country park and should be judged that way. An hour, maybe ninety minutes with a picnic. What earns it a place on a day-out list is the combination of parking and toilets, because the alternative in Hale is parking on a residential street and hoping.
Know before you go
- Car park and toilets on site. For a park this size that is unusual, and it is the reason to choose it over the pocket parks around Hale.
- The wildlife garden is worth ten minutes with a bug pot. It is small, but it is planted for insects and a five year old will find things in it.
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Stamford Park
The Altrincham park that has everything in one place: two age-split playgrounds, a basketball court, tennis, a cafe, toilets and a car park. Grade II listed, Green Flag, and flat.
Denzell Gardens
A walled Victorian garden on Dunham Road with a sunken garden, an orchid meadow and an ornamental pond. Green Flag, and quiet. There is no playground here, so know that before you drive over.