{"id":3287,"date":"2026-08-04T22:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester"},"modified":"2026-08-05T21:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:14:32","slug":"daisy-nook-country-park-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester","title":{"rendered":"Daisy Nook Country Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-parks\">\u2190 Top 10 parks in Manchester 2026 \u2014 ratings and reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Park<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Manchester<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 3008 reviews  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-08-04 20:23:02<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>Stannybrook Rd, Failsworth, Oldham, Manchester M35 9WJ, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+441613083909\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=53.5013335,-2.1210105\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7419977d8a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7419977d8a1\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Daisy_Nook_Country_Park_%E2%80%94_a_fictional_name_a_canal-made_lake_and_a_lost_steam_engine\" >Daisy Nook Country Park \u2014 a fictional name, a canal-made lake and a lost steam engine<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Highlights\" >Highlights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#What_youll_find\" >What you&#8217;ll find<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Things_to_do_%E2%80%94_and_who_its_for\" >Things to do \u2014 and who it&#8217;s for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Getting_there_practical\" >Getting there &amp; practical<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#When_to_visit\" >When to visit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Good_to_know\" >Good to know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Visitor_tips\" >Visitor tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Questions_answers\" >Questions &amp; answers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Photos\" >Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester\/#Visitor_reviews\" >Visitor reviews<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daisy_Nook_Country_Park_%E2%80%94_a_fictional_name_a_canal-made_lake_and_a_lost_steam_engine\"><\/span>Daisy Nook Country Park \u2014 a fictional name, a canal-made lake and a lost steam engine<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Few parks in Greater Manchester take their name from a piece of Victorian fiction, and fewer still owe their lake to a Georgian engineering accident. Daisy Nook is both. Roughly forty hectares of the Medlock Valley, folded into the seam where Failsworth, Droylsden and the Oldham boundary meet, it is a country park stitched together from industrial leftovers: a derelict canal, a drowned brook, a wooded river gorge and the fields of a hamlet that a novelist and a painter turned into a household word. The result is one of the least suburban-feeling places you can reach on a tram from the middle of Manchester.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlights\"><\/span>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Crime Lake<\/strong> \u2014 not a reservoir anyone meant to build. When the canal was cut in 1794 it severed a brook, a culvert was driven beneath the towpath to carry it, and a landslip promptly blocked the culvert. The impounded water backed up, merged with the canal and stayed. It was first recorded as Crime Bank Reservoir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hollinwood Branch Canal<\/strong> \u2014 opened in 1797 from Fairfield in Droylsden up to Hollinwood, with a further arm, the Fairbottom Branch, striking off towards Bardsley. Long disused, its line, lock chambers and aqueduct over the Medlock are the park&#8217;s spine, and the Hollinwood Canal Society campaigns for restoration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The River Medlock<\/strong> \u2014 the reason the valley is wooded rather than built on. The river runs in a steep, shaded cut that flooding and instability kept free of housing, leaving mature woodland where mills once crowded the ridges.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Fairbottom Bobs site<\/strong> \u2014 a Newcomen atmospheric beam engine stood in this valley from about 1760, pumping water out of the Bardsley coal workings for some seventy-four years until it was stopped in 1834. Henry Ford bought the derelict machine in 1929 and shipped it to Dearborn, Michigan, where it survives as one of the oldest steam engines anywhere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The visitor centre and caf\u00e9<\/strong> \u2014 enlarged in 2011 with a bigger seating area and an information point, it is the practical hub for maps, toilets, parking and the ranger service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Easter Fair<\/strong> \u2014 the annual funfair on the park&#8217;s fringe was painted by L. S. Lowry as <em>Good Friday, Daisy Nook<\/em> in 1946, and remains one of the most reproduced images of a Lancashire crowd at play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_youll_find\"><\/span>What you&#8217;ll find<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Daisy Nook is a working countryside site rather than a formal park: no bedding displays, no railings, no straight avenues. What it has instead is variety packed into a small area \u2014 water in three different forms, woodland at three different ages, and open meadow on the plateau above the valley.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A network of woodland and riverside trails, some level and buggy-friendly, others steep enough to feel like proper walking.<\/li>\n<li>Three angling ponds fished on day tickets, plus the larger expanse of Crime Lake.<\/li>\n<li>Wildflower meadow and rough grassland managed for pollinators rather than mown flat.<\/li>\n<li>Picnic areas and a children&#8217;s play area near the main entrance.<\/li>\n<li>Bridleways used by horse riders, and off-road cycling links towards the wider Medlock Valley path network.<\/li>\n<li>Interpretation boards on the canal, the colliery landscape and the valley&#8217;s wildlife.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_do_%E2%80%94_and_who_its_for\"><\/span>Things to do \u2014 and who it&#8217;s for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Industrial-history walkers<\/strong> \u2014 few short walks anywhere pack in a lost canal, a drowned brook, colliery ground and the birthplace of a museum-piece steam engine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Families with small children<\/strong> \u2014 the caf\u00e9, toilets, play area and flat lakeside loop sit close together, so a first outing need not become a route march.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anglers<\/strong> \u2014 the ponds are the reason a good number of regulars come at all, and they are quiet on weekday mornings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Birdwatchers<\/strong> \u2014 kingfishers work the Medlock and the canal line, and woodpeckers are heard through the older woodland.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Runners and cyclists<\/strong> \u2014 the valley gives genuine climbs, unusual this close to the city, and the towpath line gives a flat recovery leg.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horse riders<\/strong> \u2014 the bridleway network is one of the few of its kind within the built-up area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_there_practical\"><\/span>Getting there &amp; practical<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The park sits in the Failsworth district on Manchester&#8217;s north-eastern edge, with the Oldham and Tameside boundaries close by. The Metrolink Pink Line, which runs between Rochdale and East Didsbury through the city centre, has stops at Failsworth and Hollinwood; both leave a walk or a short bus link down into the valley, and local bus services run from Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Failsworth. There is a free car park at the visitor centre, which fills quickly on fine weekends. Entry to the park is free and it is open daily from morning until evening, with the caf\u00e9 and information point keeping shorter hours. Allow ninety minutes for the lake and canal circuit, or half a day if you take the river trails and walk out towards the wider valley.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_visit\"><\/span>When to visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spring is the strongest season: the valley woods carry bluebells and wild garlic, the meadows come alive, and the Easter Fair brings the biggest crowds of the year to the park&#8217;s edge. Summer is for the water \u2014 the lake, the angling ponds and long light evenings on the towpath line \u2014 though the shaded river paths stay cool when the open ground bakes. Autumn is quietly the best for photographers, with beech and oak turning over dark water and mist sitting in the gorge on still mornings. Winter strips the trees back and reveals the industrial bones of the place: lock walls, bridge abutments and embankments that vanish under leaf in summer. Paths get genuinely muddy from November onwards, and the steeper river sections can be slippery.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_to_know\"><\/span>Good to know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The name is an invention. The Lancashire dialect writer Benjamin Brierley set a sketch in an imaginary place he called Daisy Nook, and asked the Oldham artist Charles Potter to illustrate it; Potter came out to the real hamlet of Waterhouses to draw, and the fictional name attached itself permanently to the real valley. Much of the land is owned by the National Trust, left to it by the late James Lublam, JP, on the condition that the fields and woods be kept as a pleasure area, while Oldham Council&#8217;s countryside service manages the site day to day. The park as visitors know it was pulled together in the 1960s and 1970s out of that patchwork of trust land, abandoned canal and derelict industry \u2014 which is why its boundaries are so irregular and why so much of the landscape reads as reclaimed rather than designed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_tips\"><\/span>Visitor tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Boots, not trainers, outside high summer \u2014 the riverside sections hold water long after the weather has cleared.<\/li>\n<li>Come early on Good Friday if you want the fair, or come somewhere else entirely if you don&#8217;t; it is the single busiest day of the park&#8217;s year.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the old canal line rather than the obvious lakeside path if you want the history \u2014 the lock chambers and the aqueduct are the most interesting structures on the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_answers\"><\/span>Questions &amp; answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is Daisy Nook free to visit?<\/strong> Yes. Entry and parking are free; angling on the ponds is by day ticket and the caf\u00e9 is a separate concession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it called Crime Lake?<\/strong> Not because of any crime. The lake began as Crime Bank Reservoir, and the name is generally traced to an old local field or meadow name rather than to any incident, though the etymology has never been settled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I still see the Fairbottom Bobs engine?<\/strong> Not here. The Newcomen engine was dismantled in 1929 after Henry Ford bought it and now stands in his museum complex in Dearborn, Michigan. Only the valley setting and interpretation remain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the canal navigable?<\/strong> No. The Hollinwood Branch has been disused for well over a century and survives as a dry or partly watered channel with derelict locks. A society campaigns for its restoration but the line is a footpath, not a waterway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs?<\/strong> Partly. The area around the visitor centre, the caf\u00e9 and the flatter lakeside and towpath sections are manageable; the river gorge paths involve steps, gradients and mud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are dogs allowed?<\/strong> Yes, and it is heavily used by dog walkers. Livestock grazing and ground-nesting birds mean lead control is expected on the meadow sections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does it compare with the city-centre parks?<\/strong> It is not a park in that sense at all. There are no formal gardens or ornamental planting \u2014 it is a countryside site with a caf\u00e9 attached, and the appeal is the valley, the water and the industrial archaeology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long does a full visit take?<\/strong> An hour and a half covers the lake and the canal line comfortably. Walking the Medlock trails and out into the wider valley will take a half day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-1.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-2.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-3.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-4.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-5.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-6.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<details>\n<summary>Show 1 more photos<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.manchestername.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/08\/daisy-nook-country-park-manchester-7.jpg\" alt=\"Daisy Nook Country Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Fallon Haines<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n19 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>A really lovely walk, there were swans with their babies, a park for children, a big lake, fishing, a caf\u00e9 on site and a place where dogs can have a drink.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>A L<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n18 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>This is a fantastic country park. Lots of parking. The food is nice at the cafe and you find your own space. You will want to visit again. Nice for a quick walk up and down, all fairly easy if you stick to the canal path\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Fiona Turner<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n15 February 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>What a wonderful place for a walk, finishing off with a sandwich and a drink. My friend and I went for a walk to the country park. I had not been there before and was pleasantly surprised. In this beautiful area there wa\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Emma Lu<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n29 September 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>This was our first time walking around Daisy Nook, despite the fact that I have lived in Oldham all my life.<br \/>\nIn total we walked a little over 2 miles.<br \/>\nStarting at the Stannybrook car park, going up the main path to Crime\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>William Gosling<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n16 April 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 8.1\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Start with a tip: check whether it rained the day before, if so, make sure you take suitable footwear, some places were slippery, had a walk, lovely views, a lake, saw some people fishing, lots of ducks and birds, good f\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-08-04 20:23:02<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: manchestername.com and editorial picks based on reviews.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Top 10 parks in Manchester 2026 \u2014 ratings and reviews Park \u00b7 Manchester \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 3008 reviews \u00b7 updated: 2026-08-04 20:23:02 Address: Stannybrook Rd, Failsworth, Oldham, Manchester M35 9WJ, United Kingdom Call Get directions Daisy Nook Country Park \u2014 a fictional name, a canal-made lake and a lost steam engine Few parks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":600,"featured_media":3333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2414],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-parks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/600"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3287"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3771,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions\/3771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manchestername.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=3287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}