Debdale Park

Debdale Park
The main entrance to Debdale Park off Manchester Road.
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LocationManchester, England
Coordinates53°27′36″N 2°09′36″W / 53.4600°N 2.16°W / 53.4600; -2.16
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Created1843

Debdale Park is an inner-city park, located in the Gorton area of Manchester, England. At around 45 acres (18 ha), it is one of the largest inner-city parks in the City of Manchester.

Located in the grounds of Debdale Park there is a members only bowling green, children's play area, multi-use games area (MUGA), skate park, tennis courts (free for use), football pitch, disused 9 hole pitch and putt, toilets and a visitor & community centre. Close to the park are two large reservoirs for licensed fishing and the neighbouring Debdale Outdoor Centre provides an exciting range of activities include dinghy sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking, along with indoor climbing, orienteering and team-building activities. In 2021, Debdale Nature Centre and Coffee in the Park were opened behind the offices in the north-west corner of the park.

Debdale Park is also near to the eastern starting point of the Fallowfield Loop shared-use path, a rail trail managed by Sustrans. It follows the route of the former Fallowfield Loop railway line across south Manchester as far as St Werburgh's Road Metrolink station in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The path is part of the UK National Cycle Network.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Fallowfield Loopline". Sustrans. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Friends of the Fallowfield Loop". Retrieved 14 March 2013.