Address: Ryebank Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Stretford, Manchester M21 9TA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441619122000
Rating: 4.6
based on 197 reviews.
Park Facilities
Pros:
"Amazing large park, walled garden and community allotments."
"Superb place for people with dogs and families."
"The playgrounds are well looked after and plenty for children of all ages to do."
"Splendid Park, largest in Trafford, brilliant for kids of all ages with two play areas, tennis courts, disc golf, animal farm, athletics track and a superb Café to enjoy."
"Good playground for older kids with zip wire, climbing rocks, tyre swing."
"Plenty of picnic benches and all wheelchair friendly."
"There's an animal enclosure which is a fave of the kids with ducks, geese, rabbits ect."
Cons:
"A lovely green space but in absolutely desperate need of significant investment and improvement, especially better drainage."
"The carpark is also in need of some work as it was extremely boggy."
"Parking on nearby streets causes issues for residents with cars that live nearby."
"Often very busy, car parking can be difficult."
"Personally I would avoid some of the grassed areas in winter unless you have suitable footwear."
"The playground isn't as good as most parks and all (and I mean all!) of the rubbish bins were overflowing leaving rubbish strewn all over the place."
Cafe and Refreshments
Pros:
"Lovely pets corner and the smell from the cafe was mouthwatering."
"Cafe has brilliant range of refreshments, including good free-from choices."
"The cafe was a nice treat to sit in an had social distancing implemented well, in a natural way."
"Lovely cafe selling great artisan food, and a cute little animal zoo to one side."
"We really enjoy the homemade cakes & bread from the cafe beautiful."
"The cafe is probably my favourite part, fantastic coffees and a selection of delicious cakes."
"Caffeine & Co as the café here, highly recommended."
Cons:
"Cafe is good but a little on the expensive side."
"The cafe was nice with good service but quite expensive at £6 for a fancy sandwich & only an outdoor seating area."
"The cafe seems expensive."
"The cafe is lovely again - seating area needs updating but products and service are great."
"Open space, squirrels galore History, expensive but nice cafe) lhe next size coffee cups pleeese or less charge."
"Only thing that let it down was rude Asian community, that would push past, run their prams into you to get through, even when there weren't room."
"The animal corner is... lacking!"
Park Maintenance
Pros:
"In the last year alone the area has improved leaps and bounds thanks to the hard work of the Friends of Longford Park, the Café and volunteers."
"It's been part of my whole life, a truly wonderful place."
"This park is incredible, you can tell it is so loved and cared for by a dedicated group of people."
"Love Longford Park! It has changed a lot over the last 30 years, but it's well kept and always feels safe in comparison to some other parks."
"Place is clean compared to other local parks."
"Pets Corner is loved very much, and looked after so well by volunteers."
"Fantastic volunteers at Pets Corner."
Cons:
"More investment from the local council is perhaps required to bring this gem back to life."
"Some areas are aging and in desperate need of investment."
"Large but unkempt & uncared for park/space."
"It's definitely not as clean and well kept as it was growing up also the pets corner was a mess very disappointing."
"It's definitely seen better days and shows the lack of money available for parks."
"The park itself is badly in need of care, paths unswept, flooding in places leading to muddy grassed areas where visitors have avoided the water."
"I still don't know why and how Trafford Council got away with demolishing Longford Hall. It was a listed building and a bit of money spent renovating it rather than destroying it would have been so much better."