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Higher Memorial Park

📍 Manchester, North West

★4.0(198 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Higher Memorial Park offers a children's playground, 5-a-side football pitch, tennis courts, and a bowling green with free entry. Best suited for families with older children who use the sports facilities.

✓ Free entry✓ Sports courts✓ Football pitch
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★★★★Featured review by showunmi abiodun

Higher memorial park is good and have facilities for recreational activities such 5-a side football, bowling, tennis and children playground.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

Best for families with older children who will get genuine use from the sports courts and football pitch. The playground is small and basic — younger children will exhaust it quickly. Dog mess and litter are persistent enough that parents should keep an eye on where young children play.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Bring your own picnic setup — seating is very sparse with just one or two benches
⏰Check playground equipment on arrival as some items have shown wear
đŸŽŸī¸Spring visits are rewarded with pleasant surroundings before summer crowds arrive
🚗Keep younger children close in areas where dog walkers and sports users share space

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.0
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198 Google reviews

Good sports and recreation facilities40%
Litter and cleanliness issues35%
Small playground for young children15%
Dog mess notes10%
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showunmi abiodun

3 years ago

★★★★★

“Higher memorial park is good and have facilities for recreational activities such 5-a side football, bowling, tennis and children playground.”

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We're going on an adventure

11 months ago

★★★★★

“Well maintained and tidy park. Small play area for young children. Some issues with dog poo sadly.”

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Mureen Steeles

5 years ago

★★★★★

“The council employees responsible for this park have their work cut out looking after this park with unsociable behaviour and litter caused by some people (kids). Well done for making it a pleasant environment for the rest of us that use it!”

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Suzanne

8 years ago

★★★★★

“Has the potential to be a nice park but is too full of little. Tobacco packets and beer cans in the children's play area is just not nice.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

The park covers a range of activity types: a small playground with swings for younger children, a bowling green, tennis courts, and a football pitch for older kids and adults. Free entry and pram-accessible paths make it accessible to all. Litter is a recurring issue flagged across multiple reviews — council maintenance helps and the situation resets quickly after busy periods. Dog mess in some areas requires supervision.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday00:00 –

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