Top Rated Parks to Visit in Lower Whitley

"Calderstones Park is a family park sprawling in a 94-acre wide area. A fusion of woodland, lake and fields, this is certainly one of the best places that the whole family can enjoy for different scenery and activities like hiking, strolling and running. Part of this park is a wonderful Japanese garden and old English gardens that would definitely provide you with both the eastern and western vibe."

"This family park set in 126 acres of land has a playground and botanical garden. The Japanese gardens and lake are lovely to walk around. It has beautiful woodland to create family games or large grassy areas for sports."

"In the Didsbury area of South Manchester you’ll find Fletcher Moss Park and Botanical Gardens. Autumn in Fletcher Moss Park. The park is famous for its amazing rock gardens, where a variety of interesting plants and shrubs thrive in microclimates within the shelter provided by the rocks."

"Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, Birkenhead Park is acknowledged as the first publicly funded park in the world having first opened in 1847 and influened the design of New York's Central Park. Alongside the beautiful architecture and lush green spaces there is an adventure playground, tennis courts, bowling greens and football pitches. A great place to head to on a trip over the water to the Wirral."

"Rumour has it that Central Park in New York is based on Birkenhead Park in Wirral, we’ll let that sink in for a minute!. Birkenhead Park was the world’s first publicly funded park, and was opened in 1847 by Joseph Paxton. There’s so much to do and see here, whether you fancy a game of cricket, footy, tennis, some fishing, or just a general mooch."

"If you’re living in Kensington or campus halls of residence, this one may be ideal for you if you’re fancying a stroll away from the craziness of your flatmates, even just to clear your head for a while. While perhaps not the biggest or best park on this list, Wavertree Botanic Gardens is a hidden gem on the way out of Liverpool, just next to the innovation park, and just a 20-minute walk from the campus. In first year, I found an early morning walk to the botanic gardens the perfect way to start my day when I needed motivating."

"With plenty to do including a children’s play area, walled botanic garden and the Grade II listed Curator’s Lodge, everyone in the family is catered for at Wavertree Botanic Gardens. This 19th century park played a part in the early cultural life in Liverpool, before its botanic glasshouses were bombed in World War 2. The Gardens were first opened in 1836 and remain an important part of the city’s history today."

"Nestled into the back streets of the Baltic Triangle, pull up a bench and soak up the sun with a gin cocktail or a Gin In a Tin. With grass bleachers, a shed to cool down and a DJ on the decks - you can't really go wrong. View this post on Instagram"

"Source: Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Dan1980 used under CC BY 3.0. Photo is only for illustrative purposes. Sankey Valley Park is a wonderful location to blow those cobwebs away, get that heart rate up and partake in a brisk walk in Warrington’s most loved parkland."

"Excellent park for a decent length walk, plenty of wildlife along the way. There are many birds and a couple of foxes around dusk. There is also plenty of space and singing birds."

"Located next to the Roman amphitheatre and Newgate, Chester Roman Gardens isn’t a regular garden because it’s packed with beautiful architectural fragments. The first thing you will see as you enter the garden is a mosaic. This is a reproduction of the Ostia style mosaic unearthed in Chester city centre which was laid within the Roman Bath House."

"Want to enjoy a party night with your friends, compete your friends on a pool table match, looking for a perfect place to celebrate corporate parties or scream with excitement on taking a virtual reality fun ride?. Well, you could not find a better place than Namco Funscape. Yes, this place is located near the famous Tafford Centre which definitely deserves a visit."

"OKitchen Bar & Restaurant is situated in Didsbury Village in South Manchester, providing Korean and Japanese cuisine alongside a cocktail bar that offers a wide variety of drinks for brunch and dinner. They are open from Monday through Sunday."

"In the same location as The Lost Cat but heading underground is a brand new late-night bar, the 'crazy cousin' of Bunny Jackson's Juke Joint across town. The dive bar will sling out bourbons and beer as well as burgers from Triple B upstairs - which will arrive through a plastic chute into the basement. The site was previously a boutique gym but has now been given an all-American makeover."

"A dive bar in the NQ will be Bunny Jackson’s 2nd bar in town, the other at First StreetWhere. 68 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LEWho."

"Dirty Martini are stylish cocktail bars with venues across London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds & Manchester. “With glamorous interiors, bespoke cocktails and late night DJs, Dirty Martini is the perfect venue for any celebration or just after work cocktails. Plus get ready for the best happy hour in town.”  They offer a Martini Brunch “Join us every weekend to enjoy bottomless Pink & Blood Orange G&Ts, Martinis and Prosecco, plus all our favourite foods served in our beautiful brunch birdcage.”  A choice of Bottomless Pink & Blood Orange G&Ts, Martinis & Prosecco will be served for 90 minutes."

"Dirty Martini’s bottomless brunch offer is one of my all-time favourites, mostly because the food gets served in a birdcage, which is just so cute (and perfect for Instagram, obviously!). For £35pp, you get a brunch birdcage to share between two, which has a bunch of amazing little dishes, as well as ninety minutes of bottomless pink and blood orange G&Ts, martinis and prosecco. It wouldn’t be brunch at Dirty Martini without a martini, right?"