Plan your visit
Getting here
53.44719, -2.22455
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets, parking
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Good match
Urban park — open green space
Cycling
Moderate match
Named cycling route nearby: Wilmslow Road Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Medlock Valley WayWalking route▾
🚴Cycling
v410 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Irwell River ParkCycling route▾
Ashton Canal CyclewayCycling route▾
Stretford CyclewayCycling route▾
Chorlton CyclewayCycling route▾
About this urban park
Platt Fields Park is a urban park covering 72 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
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Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Photos
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
Parking
2 nearby · 185m
Picnic spot
292m away
Playground
3 · 114m away
Toilets
134m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km