Parks ???

Summers here and I/we like getting out, enjoying the fresh air and open spaces.

Wnen I was younger, in Bolton, my favourite Parks were.

Moss Bank.
Leverhulme.
Tonge Park.

Lately discovered Worden Park Leyland think its absolutely brilliant.

Whats yours

Used to go to Hall i' th' Wood, Smithills Hall, Anglezark and Entwistle Reservoir a lot when I was a kid.

Anglezark and Rivington two brilliant places on our Doorstep.

As a kid Bobby Heywoods on High street. Now its the Irwell valley in Summerseat

Moss Bank Park was always the best with the animal zoo, the mini train, tennis courts and pitch and putt. Also used to go to Queens Park as well but didn't have as much going on as Moss Bank. I also used to go to a small park just off Halliwell Road called Tootles Park, it was great for playing football or cricket on and had a good hill for winter and sledging.

longsight park in harwood for me.  spent a lot of my youth there.  river walking, football, on the playground ,the driving range.  Might go there next time i'm at my mums and take the kids.

Spent my youth on Shepherd Cross Street playing fields. 
Three football pitches, hockey pitch for five a side and a hill for going down on a car bonnet. Happy days!!!

forgot about Shepherd Cross St! Spent a lot of time on there as well

Top Level, I hope.

We didn't associate with those rough boys on the Bottom Level from Oxford Grove.....

Leverhulme - used to love it when they did the Bolton show.
Old station park (Horwich) - Had a astro turf football pitch so was great!
Not a park, but used to love exploring Rivington, going to that castle next to the reservoir and swimming in the ressy.

usually top level but we did like to throw ourselves down the hill on occasion 

I learnt to bat against the short ball by facing my Dad (off his long run) on the concrete "changing strip" between the two football pitches on the top level.

He started off with a tennis ball (which still hurt if you got it wrong) and then graduated onto a corky.

All of which stood me in good stead when I started playing proper cricket at Smithills and for Heaton.

Cheers Dad - I might have cried a lot and complained to Mum at the time but I now see why you did it.

BoltonTillIDie wrote:Not a park, but used to love exploring Rivington, going to that castle next to the reservoir and swimming in the ressy.

Not sure if you know but the castle ruins that are there are fake mock ones, it was a replica.

Queens park, moss bank Park, Rivington and Barrow bridge were popular places for me when I was a kid. Spent a lot of time around Shepherd cross Street fields as well as I went to St josephs primary school next to the top field. The hill was great for sledging in winter and rolling down in summer. Happy days.

I know its not a park as such, but i walked round Doffcocker lodges most days when i lived in Bolton. Moses Gate made the papers today

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3155040/Five-children-suffer-severe-burns-toxic-hogweed-plant-growing-park.html

Oxford Grove,  that brings back memories.