Glade
← Back

🌱 Urban park

The Meadows

Getting here

53.48532, -2.26792

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Irwell Sculpture Trail

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

14

9 named nearby · 5 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

266

266 named nearby

Named route
🚵

Mountain biking

2

2 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Cheshire Ring Canal Walk · Walking0
Medlock Valley Way · Walking0
Irwell Sculpture Trail · Walking0
Irwell Sculpture Trail (spur) · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this urban park

The Meadows is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

1 / 21

🌱 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

Café

Salford Museum and Art Gallery Cafe · 246m

🅿️

Parking

Acton Square Car Park · 152m

🧺

Picnic spot

2 · 252m away

🛝

Playground

254m away

🚻

Toilets

269m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km