Heaton Park & Hall

Heaton Park & Hall This is the official page for Heaton Park, Manchester. Construction started on Heaton Hall in 1772 and finished mid 1790’s with the Orangery added in 1823.

With over 600 acres of parkland, Grade I listed Heaton Hall, the Animal Centre, a boating lake plus much more, we are proud to be the biggest and best park in the North West. Welcome to Heaton Park

Heaton Park is the largest municipal park in Europe boasting over 640 acres of heritage landscape, grazing land and landscaped gardens. The park is home to the Neo-Classical Grade 1 listed Heaton Hall

, several grade 2 listed buildings and landmarks, an animal centre and leisure activities for all tastes, including cafes, garden centre, championship golf course, Zip World, boating lake, heritage tramway and museum, adventure playgrounds, events and festivals
combine to make Heaton Park one of the most popular and affordable family days out in the North West. The state rooms include the Library, the Music Room and Dining Room and upstairs is a very rare Pompeiian Cupola Room which was the work of Italian artist Biagio Rebecca. The hall and park were owned by the Egerton family until it was put up for sale and bought by Manchester City Council in 1902. During the First World War the hall was used as a military hospital. The 12-acre boating lake was constructed between 1908 and 1912 by previously unemployed men using only shovels and hand-pulled trucks. The lake, which is overlooked by the Lakeside Café, has three islands and is home to large numbers of ornamental birds and wildfowl including herons, geese, ducks, swans and fantail doves. There are rowing boats available for hire and can be pre-booked online.

Good news in the park: we have a new accessible bench at the Heaton Park Cafés Lakeside Café! This improvement helps mak...
08/06/2026

Good news in the park: we have a new accessible bench at the Heaton Park Cafés Lakeside Café!

This improvement helps make the park more accessible to everyone 🌳♿

Take a look at this week at Heaton Park 🍃
08/06/2026

Take a look at this week at Heaton Park 🍃

06/06/2026
06/06/2026
06/06/2026

We're getting set up for open weekend! Manchester 765 and Hull 96 will be outside our Museum and on display for both days this weekend. Our FREE Model Tramway Exhibition takes place today 11-4, and a our museum is also open tomorrow, with a vintage bus display and FREE vintage bus rides - as well as full size trams!

Are you ready for Habi-Hatters? 🧢🌳Join us at the Stables tomorrow for a crafting session to get your old hats Pollinator...
06/06/2026

Are you ready for Habi-Hatters? 🧢🌳

Join us at the Stables tomorrow for a crafting session to get your old hats Pollinator Parade ready ahead of the Manchester Festival Nature on the 28th June.

It’s free to join, just bring a hat to decorate!

Don’t forget to pick up a ‘Heaton Habitats’ leaflet on the day to learn more about the different habitats in Heaton Park and how to build your own nest to support the birds in your area!

🗓️ Sunday 7th June 2026

🕦 1.00pm to 3.00pm

📍 Stables, Heaton Park

Lancashire Wildlife Trust MCRparks Manchester City Council

05/06/2026

Last week we had Eid Cycle Fest at the Park. It was great to chat to the volunteers and hear why they love being involved at Heaton Park 🍃

Thank you to those groups, stakeholders, and individuals who are bringing activities to the park, and are engaging the community in exciting events - thank you so much for your hard work ❤️

Want to learn more about volunteering opportunities in Heaton Park? Come find us at St Ann’s Square tomorrow 11am to 4pm for the Manchester Volunteer Fair

Tell us why you love volunteering in the comments below👇

This Volunteers' Week we wanted to say a big thank you to all our Heaton Park volunteers, so we made a big 'THANK YOU!'F...
04/06/2026

This Volunteers' Week we wanted to say a big thank you to all our Heaton Park volunteers, so we made a big 'THANK YOU!'

From our individual volunteers who get involved in so many different roles, tasks and activities, to our volunteer-led stakeholder groups who bring regular activities and events to the park - with your time, energy and enthusiasm you add so much value to our park and we appreciate you so much.

Thank you also to all those who care for the park in your own ways - from picking up litter and helping someone find their way, to sharing your photos with us - it all adds up to make Heaton Park the truly special place that it is.

If you would like to get involved in volunteering at Heaton Park or any other Manchester park, head to the Manchester Volunteer Inspire Programme website at https://mcrvip.com/index-classic to check out volunteering opportunities!

Great to see the CommuniTree May half term holiday club having so much fun in Heaton Park!
03/06/2026

Great to see the CommuniTree May half term holiday club having so much fun in Heaton Park!

Take a look at this week at Heaton Park 🍃
01/06/2026

Take a look at this week at Heaton Park 🍃

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St Margaret's Road
Manchester
M252GT

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