Getting here
53.27401, -2.46054
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
8
7 named nearby · 1 public path
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
64
64 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Dane Valley Way · Walking66 km
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk · Walking0
Saltscape Trail · Walking0
Cheshire Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this urban park
Townshend Road Play Area is a urban park covering 1 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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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
Community Centre Parking Lot · Paid · 284m
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Playground
5 · 1m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
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
🌱Griffiths ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦Lion Salt Works and remains of part of the Alliance Salt WorksHistoric site2.3 km→✦Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside featuresHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Barons QuayUrban park3.8 km→🌱Marbury Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱ChinkersUrban park3.6 km→