Plan your visit
Getting here
53.59784, -2.14802
Best for
4 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Rochdale WayWalking route▾
Rossendale WayWalking route▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
GM Ringway Stage 12Walking route21.1 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 12 - Norden to Bury
GM Ringway Stage 10Walking route18.2 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
🚴Cycling
v168 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route▾
Royton Branch CyclewayCycling route▾
Castleton Cycleway Phase OneCycling route▾
Castleton Phase TwoCycling route▾
Route 92Cycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
🚵Mountain biking
v1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
About this urban park
Balderstone Park is a urban park covering 9 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
🌱 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
3 nearby · 316m
Playground
56m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
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