- Park name
- Balderstone Park
- Address
- Balderstone Road, Rochdale OL11 2AD
- Description
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Balderstone Park is a lovely informal community park with wide open spaces, which can easily be reached by foot, bus, or car and boasts many facilities including a popular skate park, free parking; accessible play facilities for all ages, and Balderstone library.
The £600,000 Million Pavilion extension to the library opened in March 2023 and is home to local group Kirkholt Million offering a wonderful space for local organisations and community groups, a cafe, accessible toilets, and changing facilities for sports clubs.
The park received the prestigious Green Flag award for the first time in 2023, with plans in place to bring new rugby pitches in 2024.
- Opening times
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Open every day
- Facilities
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- Large skate park
- Outdoor gym equipment
- Junior play area is fully wheelchair accessible and has flush mounted roundabout.
- Adventure play including a zip wire
- Picnic area
- Community Café
- Meeting rooms
- Balderstone Library
- Million Pavilion, home to the resident-led group, Kirkholt Million
- Accessible toilets
- Changing facilities for sports clubs
- Parking
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There is free parking by the side of the library in the park, access via Platting Lane. You may be able to park on nearby streets.
- Contact
- Gallery
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- Directions
