Alexandra Park
🏟 Playground & park · Glodwick, Oldham
Alexandra Park
Oldham's flagship Victorian park with a boating lake, boathouse cafe, conservatory and a children's play area with accessible equipment.
🕑 Opening & entry
🌱 Open daily, dawn to dusk · Free · No booking needed
About Alexandra Park
Alexandra Park is Oldham's best-known Victorian park, laid out on Kings Road to the south-east of the town centre and managed by Oldham Council. It opened in 1865 and was created partly as a relief project to provide work during the hardship of the Lancashire Cotton Famine. Today it blends formal heritage landscaping with a wide range of family facilities. A boating lake sits at the heart of the park, overlooked by a boathouse cafe, while a heated conservatory and ornamental gardens with herbaceous borders and shrub beds provide year-round colour. For children there is a play area with a sand pit, and the council has installed accessible playground equipment including sensory paths, accessible swings, an accessible roundabout and a boardwalk so disabled children can join in. Sporting provision is generous, with seven free tennis courts and three crown green bowling greens, plus an active fishing club using the lake. Car parks serve visitors arriving by car, and toilets are available when the gardeners are on site. Entry to the park is free.
⭐ What makes this place special
- boating lake
- boathouse cafe
- heated conservatory
- 7 free tennis courts
- 3 crown green bowling greens
- ornamental gardens
🏞 Facilities
- Free entry
- Parking: True
- Toilets on site
- Café / refreshments
- Accessibility: Accessible playground equipment including sensory paths, accessible swings, accessible roundabouts and a boardwalk
🧒 Ages & play
- children's play area
- sand pit
- accessible swings
- accessible roundabout
- sensory paths
📍 Nearby places to play
- Werneth Park · approx 1.1 miles · Werneth
- Foxdenton Park · approx 2.1 miles · Chadderton
- Daisy Nook Country Park · approx 2.3 miles · Failsworth
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❓ Frequently asked questions
Is there a playground at Alexandra Park?
Yes. There is a children's play area with a sand pit and accessible equipment such as sensory paths, accessible swings and an accessible roundabout.
Is Alexandra Park free to visit?
Yes. Alexandra Park is a free, public park managed by Oldham Council.
Is there a cafe?
Yes. There is a boathouse cafe overlooking the boating lake.
Is there parking?
Yes. The park has car parks for visitors.
What else is there to do?
You can enjoy the boating lake, heated conservatory, ornamental gardens, seven free tennis courts, three bowling greens and a fishing club.