Getting here
53.44719, -2.22455
Best for
5 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free88%playground, toilets, 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
Cycling
Varies58%Named cycling route nearby: Wilmslow Road Cycleway
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
18 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
410
410 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Midshires Way · Walking370 km
Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) · Walking0
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common) · Walking0
NCN Route 62 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this urban park
Platt Fields Park is a urban park covering 72 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 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
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Parking
2 nearby · 185m
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Picnic spot
292m away
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Playground
3 · 114m away
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Toilets
134m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Nearby places
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