Calderstones Park, Merseyside
L18 3JB
Description
Calderstones Park is a 126 acre park with two public car parks. It is a popular choice for dog walkers. It features two dog-friendly cafes (the reader cafe in the mansion house and the reader ice cream parlour) and a hatch serving food and drink. It has extensive landscaping, wooded areas, a fishing lake, sports fields and a bowling green. Amenties include a bookshop, toilets, miniature railway and a playground. It is on the A562.
Details
The two public car parks are Yewtree Road, which tends to be less busy, and Calderstones Road, which is near the amenities. It has botanic garden and walled Japanese garden both of which prohibit dogs.
Full Walk Details
Leaving the A562, park at Yewtree Road and follow the path past the lake to the Mansion House. Here choose refreshments from the reader cafe or ice cream parlour (or food hatch if it is particularly busy). If you can leave the dog, be sure to admire the Japanese walled garden, otherwise take a stroll in the wooded area surrounding the house or the fields. Return to your car back along the path you used as you came into the park.
Contact Details |
The Reader Cafe | 0151 729 2200 |