Middleport Park
🏟 Playground & park · Middleport, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Middleport Park
A free canal-side neighbourhood park in Middleport with a fenced play area, multi-use games area, playing field and bowling green.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily; play area and grounds generally accessible throughout the day · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Milvale Street, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 3NT
Plus Code: 9C5V2QQR+X9
About Middleport Park
Middleport Park is a free neighbourhood park on Milvale Street in Middleport, part of Burslem in the north of Stoke-on-Trent, managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The park lies alongside the historic Trent & Mersey Canal, giving it an attractive waterside setting close to the famous Middleport Pottery. It offers good play facilities aimed at both younger children and teenagers: at its core is a fenced children's play area, with a multi-use games area for ball sports, a playing field to the rear and a bowling green to the side. This mix makes it a genuine all-ages local park where families, young people and bowlers all have something to use. In keeping with the council's smaller neighbourhood sites, it does not have on-site toilets or a dedicated car park, so it is best suited to visitors arriving on foot from the surrounding streets. Dogs are welcome in the wider grounds, off lead unless a council officer directs otherwise, but are not allowed inside the children's play area. Entry is free and the park is open and accessible throughout the day, serving as a well-used green space for the Middleport community.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Fenced children's play area
- Multi-use games area
- Playing field
- Bowling green
- Canal frontage (Trent & Mersey Canal)
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: No dedicated car park
- Toilets on site
- Dogs: Allowed off lead unless directed by a council officer; not permitted in the children's play area
🧒 Ages & play
- Fenced children's play area
- Multi-use games area (MUGA)
📍 Nearby places to play
- Westport Lake · approx 0.6 miles · Longport / Tunstall
- Burslem Park · approx 1.0 miles · Burslem
- Etruria Park · approx 1.4 miles · Etruria
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Middleport Park free to visit?
Yes. It is a free, public neighbourhood park managed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council.
Does it have a children's playground?
Yes. There is a fenced children's play area, plus a multi-use games area for ball sports.
What else is in the park?
A playing field, a bowling green and canal frontage along the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Is there parking or a toilet?
No. As a smaller council site it has no dedicated car park and no toilets.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are allowed in the grounds off lead unless directed otherwise, but not inside the children's play area.