Heaton Park Walk and optional Sunday Lunch
Overview
Today we are taking a 4 mile walk around Heaton Park a 600 acre Municipal Park in Prestwich.
The park contains an 18-hole golf course, a boating lake, an animal farm, a pitch and putt course, a golf driving range, woodlands, ornamental gardens, an observatory, an adventure playground (zipwire and treetop, ask Vikki how fab the tree top experience is!) a Papal monument and a volunteer-run tram system and museum, and is listed Grade II by Historic England. It has the only truly flat bowling greens in Manchester, built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
We will meet in the car park of The Woodthorpe and then enter the park via gate 8, we will walk around the boating lake, passing the Town Hall Colonnade and over to the Somme memorial, we then head uphill to the Temple the parks highest point with views over Manchester city center on a clear day and if the trees have shed their leaves. We will then pass Heaton Hall which you may recognise from some TV programs. We will then head over to the public toilets for a quick stop before heading uphill towards the Treetop trail (passing the Dower House) and stopping at the garden center, were we will stop for a coffee (time dependant) and then back through the park passing the bandstand before going to the farm to see the animals ( time dependant) we then walk pass the donkeys and highland cattle before returning to the Woodthorpe for a well earned lunch at 1.15pm. Take a look at their menu HERE
Please note we are booked in the dog friendly part of the pub as Vikki will be bringing her very cute Dachshund Jeff, who will be in his carry case throughout the meal.
Includes
- Walk around Heaton Park with optional meal afterwards
- A warm welcome from your Spice host
Extras
- All drinks and food ordered on the day for those joining the meal + you might want to take a bit of change to pay a tip if you feel the service was good
Location & Itinerary
This is a Moderate Walk of 4 miles at pace.
These walks may include some steep paths and open country walking. They will be at a brisk pace so you will need a good level of fitness and experience of walking in the countryside. Walking boots and warm, waterproof clothing are essential.
In the Woodthorpe car park ready to set off at 11am
We meet in the car park of the Woodthorpe Public House and they are happy for us to park in there as we are going in afterwards for Sunday Lunch. If you aren't joining us for lunch please do spend some money with the pub at least for a drink after the walk or alternatively you may be able to find some on road parking over the road from the pub on the opposite side of Bury New Road.
Follow the M60 to Bury New Rd/A56 in Whitefield and exit at junction 17 then continue on to Bury New Road towards Whitefield. After a short distance (0.1 Miles) turn right on to Clyde Avenue, Clyde Avenue turns left and becomes Hardman Road. At the end of Hardman Road turn right onto Bury Old Road A665. Continue for 1.6 Miles and the Woodthorpe Pub is on your left.
The 135 bus runs from Manchester to Bury and stops right outside the Woodthorpe Pub. alternatively can get the Metrolink to Heaton Park and walk the 0.6 Miles to the pub or you can pick up the 135 bus from Heaton Park.
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member Walk Only | £5.00 | Available |
| Member Walk with Meal | £6.00 | Available |
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