Mayfield Park
🏟 Playground & park · City Centre, Manchester
Mayfield Park
Manchester's first new city-centre park in over a century, opened in 2022 on the banks of the River Medlock, with a big adventure play area of slides, towers and rope bridges by Piccadilly.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily 5am–9pm · Free · No booking needed
About Mayfield Park
Mayfield Park is Manchester city centre's first new public park in more than 100 years, opened on 22 September 2022 a short walk from Piccadilly station. Designed by Studio Egret West and built for around £23 million, the 6.5-acre park sits on the River Medlock, a stretch of which was uncovered after more than 50 years hidden in a culvert. Its adventure play area has six slides, crawl tunnels, rope bridges and chimney-shaped play towers that nod to the site's industrial past, alongside a public lawn, riverside walkways and 142 newly planted trees.
⭐ What makes this place special
- Restored River Medlock riverside walkways
- Public lawn with amphitheatre seating
- Water refill stations
- 142 trees
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: No on-site parking (city-centre park); use paid Piccadilly city-centre car parks
- Toilets on site
- Accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible play equipment; accessible toilets with baby-changing near the play area.
- Dogs: Dogs welcome under control; not allowed in the Play Yard
🧒 Ages & play
- Six slides
- Chimney-shaped play towers (industrial-heritage design)
- Crawl tunnels
- Rope bridges
- Wheelchair-accessible play equipment
📍 Nearby places to play
- Birchfields Park Playground · approx 1.7 miles · Longsight
- Platt Fields Park Playground · approx 1.9 miles · Fallowfield
- Albert Park Playground · approx 2.3 miles · Higher Broughton
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is Mayfield Park free to visit?
Yes — the park is free and open to the public.
What are the opening hours?
The park is open every day from 5am to 9pm and closes after sundown.
What is there for children?
A large play area with six slides, crawl tunnels, rope bridges and industrial-heritage play towers, plus wheelchair-accessible equipment.
Is there parking at Mayfield Park?
There is no dedicated on-site parking as it is a city-centre park; the nearest options are paid city-centre and Piccadilly car parks.
Are dogs allowed?
Dogs are welcome but must be kept under control and are not permitted in the Play Yard.