Walton Park
Go on a Sunday. A volunteer-run miniature railway takes passengers round a quarter mile of track for 30p a ride, there are two age-split playgrounds, and the cafe is a narrowboat on the canal.
Worthington Park
Sale, Greater Manchester
Worthington Park is the park in the middle of Sale, Green Flag, with an under 5s play area, an under 14s play area, a skate park, an outdoor gym, a bowling green and a bandstand that the Friends group still put brass bands on. James Prescott Joule was born in Sale and there is a plaque here about it, which is either a nice detail or a chance to explain what a joule is, depending on the child.
What Trafford do not list is as important. No car park, no cafe, no toilets. This is a park for people who live within walking distance or who come off the tram, and on that basis it is one of the better ones in Trafford. Drive over for the skate park by all means, just do not expect a coffee at the end of it.
Know before you go
- The skate park is what makes this one work for older children, and it sits next to playgrounds for the little ones, so a ten year old and a three year old can both be busy in the same corner.
- Trafford list no toilets, no cafe and no car park. Treat it as a park you walk to from the tram or from home, not one you drive across the borough for.
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Woodheys Park
An 18-hole pitch and putt open seven days a week, clubs hired on the spot, no booking. That is the reason to come. The playground here is under 7s only, so the golf is what occupies the older ones.