- Park name
- Hopwood Park
- Address
- Junction of Coronation Avenue and Manchester Road (A6045), Heywood OL10 2NB
- Description
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Hopwood Park is small pocket park crammed with facilities and features you would normally only expect in a bigger park.
- Opening times
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Open every day
- Facilities
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Thanks to the partnership with the Friends of Hopwood Park, the park now boasts:
- Modern play area for older children with a picnic area nearby
- Multi-use games area and bowling green
- Pump track for bikes and skateboards
- Tree House Cafe
- Younger children's play area
- Wildflower meadow, floral features and a mini-orchard
- Path around the park so you can go for a stroll round
- New drainage scheme which feeds into a new wildlife pond. This means the main field is now good to use for informal recreation all year round, not just in dry weather.
- Regular events and activities in the park, especially over the summer holidays
- Guide dogs allowed
Council-run bowling greens close each year from 30 September until 1 April while we complete winter maintenance work.
- Parking
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There is free onsite parking at Hopwood Park.
- History
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Hopwood Park was created over a period of time.
Edward Robert Gregge-Hopwood sold the land to us in sections between 1909 and 1928. The sale included covenants to protect the land for recreational use.
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