Calverley Lane Park

What it’s like

Free playground with a slide, climbing frames and swings, plus open grass for football or rounders.

The playground's got the usual gang: a slide, climbing frames, balancing beams and swings, enough to keep a toddler busy while an older sibling works out how high they can get on the frame. Beyond that it's open grass, which is really the point. Bring a ball and you've got space for football, rugby, rounders or frisbee without anyone's shot ending up in a flowerbed.

There's no cost to any of it, which makes it an easy one to add to a Saturday without much planning. Picnics are allowed on the green space too, so a couple of sandwiches and a blanket covers lunch if you time it right. In summer you might catch a cricket match going on, which is a nice thing to wander over and watch for ten minutes even if nobody in your group has ever understood the rules.

It's pushchair and wheelchair friendly on a dry day, but the grass turns to mud fast once it's been raining and stays that way, so this one's better saved for the sunnier end of the week. There are no toilets on site, so factor that in if you've got a toddler mid potty training or you're planning on staying more than an hour. Dogs are welcome too, which is one more reason it works as a stop rather than a big planned outing.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

1 to 8, toddlers get the play frame and older kids the open grass

Picnics

Allowed in the open green space

Pushchairs

Pushchair access available but muddy after rain

Wheelchairs

Wheelchair access available but muddy after rain

• Cricket only happens in summer, not the other half of the year
• No toilets on site, so plan ahead if you're staying a while
• Grass turns muddy after rain and stays that way, better for a dry day
• Dogs are welcome if you're bringing one along

Plan your visit

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