Longford Park
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Outdoors
BUGGY FRIENDLY
Yes
What it’s like
A free park with a big adventure playground, disc golf and a tree trail with fairy doors to hunt down.
The adventure playground is the obvious pull here: slides, swings, a zip line and a climbing boulder to keep a six-year-old busy for a good hour. There's also a proper 18-target disc golf course if you fancy something a bit different from the usual park loop, plus a basketball court and tennis courts for older kids who want to actually do something rather than just run about.
Younger children who aren't quite ready for the big frame can go looking for fairy doors along the tree trail instead, which is a nice slow-paced option if you've got a toddler in tow and a walking trail or two for anyone who wants to properly stretch their legs. There's an orienteering adventure too, which sounds like the sort of thing that turns a normal walk into an actual mission for a seven-year-old with a map.
It's free to get in, open from 9am daily, closing at 4pm on weekdays and a bit later at 5pm on weekends. Longford Café on site does coffee, cakes, bread and brunch, and picnics are allowed across the green spaces if you'd rather bring your own. Parking on Ryebank Road is limited, so walking, cycling or the metro to Stretford, about a 10 minute walk along Edge Lane, is the better bet if you can manage it.
Pushchairs and wheelchairs are both fine here, and there's an accessible toilet and a Changing Places facility on site too, which not every park bothers with.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Limited car parking on Ryebank Road
- Food
- Longford Café on site serves coffee, cakes, bread and brunch
- Picnics
- Allowed throughout the park's green spaces
- Getting there by bus or train
- Stretford metro station approximately 10 minute walk along Edge Lane
- Disc golf course has 18 targets if you want to bring your own discs
- Basketball and tennis courts are on site for older kids who fancy a proper game
- Weekday closing is an hour earlier than weekends, so don't leave it too late
- Changing Places facility on site, which is handy and not that common in parks
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Nothing, it's free to get in.
What are the opening hours?
9am to 4pm on weekdays, 9am to 5pm on weekends.
Is there parking?
There's limited parking on Ryebank Road, so it's worth walking, cycling or getting the metro if you can.
Can we get food there?
Longford Café does coffee, cakes, bread and brunch. You can also bring a picnic and sit anywhere in the green spaces.
Is it OK for a pushchair or wheelchair?
Yes, the park is pushchair and wheelchair friendly, and there's an accessible toilet plus a Changing Places facility on site.
What's there for a toddler who won't manage the big playground?
The tree trail with fairy doors is a slower, gentler option, and the walking trails work fine for a buggy.
How do we get there without driving?
Stretford metro station is about a 10 minute walk away along Edge Lane.
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