Fog Lane Park Playground
🏟 Playground & park · Withington, Manchester
Fog Lane Park Playground
One of Manchester's first public parks, opened in 1926 between Withington and Didsbury, with children's play areas, a skatepark and ponds — and a piece of women's football history.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
About Fog Lane Park Playground
Fog Lane Park was bought by Manchester City Council in 1926 and is one of the city's earliest public parks. It is said to take its name from "Yorkshire Fog", a soft grass that still grows across the site. Alongside the children's play areas there is a skatepark, a multi-use games area, tennis courts, a bowling green and football pitches, set among two ponds, rose and sensory gardens and naturalised grassland. The park was the home ground of Manchester Corinthians L.F.C., a pioneering ladies' football club founded in 1949; a mural and blue plaque commemorating the club were installed in 2023.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Two ponds
- Rose & sensory gardens
- Wildflower grassland & woodland
- Visitors centre & changing rooms
- Corinthians ladies football mural & blue plaque
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
🧒 Ages & play
- Children's play area
- Skatepark
- Multi-use games area (MUGA)
- Tennis courts
- Bowling green
- Football pitches
📍 Nearby places to play
- Heaton Moor Park Playground · approx 1.5 miles · Heaton Moor
- Platt Fields Park Playground · approx 1.6 miles · Fallowfield
- Birchfields Park Playground · approx 2.0 miles · Longsight
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Does Fog Lane Park have toilets?
Yes — the park has toilets and changing rooms, plus an on-site café.
Is Fog Lane Park free to visit?
Yes, it is a free public park managed by Manchester City Council (some tennis-court bookings may carry a fee).
Where is Fog Lane Park?
Off Fog Lane, between Withington and Didsbury, south Manchester (M20).
What are the opening times?
The park is open dawn to dusk.
What's in the play area?
Children's play areas alongside a skatepark, a multi-use games area, tennis courts, a bowling green and football pitches.