Ashfield Park
🏟 Playground & park · Standish, Wigan
Ashfield Park
A family-friendly Standish park with a revamped inclusive play area, outdoor gym, football pitches and wooded spaces to explore.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily during daylight hours · Free · No booking needed
📍 Location & directions
Address: Ashfield Park Drive, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0EQ
Plus Code: 9C5VH8JW+4X
About Ashfield Park
Ashfield Park is a popular, family-friendly green space in Standish, within the Wigan borough and managed by Wigan Council. The park offers a mix of open fields, wooded areas to explore, football pitches and picnic spots, and is well used by families, dog walkers and fitness enthusiasts alike. In a major upgrade, the council designed and installed new play provision with a budget of around £175,000, decommissioning an older junior play area and building a new one next to the existing toddler area. The refreshed playground features a multi-play unit and netted climbing frame alongside swings, see-saws, balance beams and smaller pieces such as springers and rollover bars for younger children. It was built with an inclusive layout, including accessible safety surfacing and wheelchair-accessible pathways, so that children of all abilities can play together. The improvements also added a new outdoor gym for residents of all ages to exercise outdoors. With its combination of play, sport, exercise and natural space, Ashfield Park is a free public park close to Standish village, which is within easy walking distance for its shops and amenities.
⭐ What makes this place special
- outdoor gym
- football pitches
- wooded areas
- picnic spots
- open fields
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Play surface: Accessible safety surfacing
- Accessibility: Inclusive layout with accessible surfacing and wheelchair-accessible pathways
- Dogs: True
🧒 Ages & play
- Ages: Toddlers and juniors
- multi-play unit
- netted climbing frame
- swings
- see-saws
- balance beams
- springers
- rollover bars
📍 Nearby places to play
- Haigh Woodland Park · approx 1.9 miles · Haigh
- Mesnes Park · approx 2.0 miles · Wigan
- Alexandra Park · approx 3.1 miles · Newtown
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Ashfield Park free to visit?
Yes. Ashfield Park is a free, public park in Standish managed by Wigan Council.
Is there a children's playground?
Yes. A revamped play area includes a multi-play unit, netted climbing frame, swings, see-saws, balance beams and pieces for younger children such as springers.
Is the play area accessible?
Yes. The playground has an inclusive layout with accessible surfacing and wheelchair-accessible pathways.
What else is there at the park?
There is a new outdoor gym, football pitches, wooded areas to explore, open fields and picnic spots.
Where is Ashfield Park?
It is on Ashfield Park Drive in Standish, Wigan, postcode WN6 0EQ, close to Standish village.