This recently restored, grade two listed, 60 acre Victorian park has glorious historic features, expansive and sweeping walkways and the most excellent coffee.

Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.

A conservation area with trails, information boards and picnic areas dotted around the River Etherow.

A nature reserve between Chorlton and Sale, perfect for summer strolls and getting yourself immersed in the great outdoors (without actually leaving the city).

A small green space on Chorlton’s popular Beech Road with children’s play area.

Platt Fields Park in Fallowfield is steeped in history, the land having been acquired by the Platt family in 1225.

Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury Village incorporates the Alpine House and Parsonage Gardens, and eventually leads down to the River Mersey via boardwalks through Stenner Woods.

Longford Park in Stretford was created in the grounds of Longford Hall, the grand entrance steps of which remain.

Angel Meadow is a green space just north of the city centre and a stone’s throw from trendy Ancoats, where an immersive theatre piece of the same name introduced audiences to the future work of HOME.

Peel Park in Salford is the oldest public park in Britain and the first of three to be opened in 1846.

LIVIA is an accumulation of woodlands included Drinkwater, Forest Bank, Clifton, Robin Hood Sidings, Silverdale, Queensmere reservoir and Waterdale.

Greengate Square is a public space in Salford, close to Manchester Cathedral.