Moortown Park

Located between Roundhay and Gledhow to the north east of the city centre. Moortown Park is just over seven acres of grassy green space for the community to enjoy.

Here’s our top picks of things to do in Moortown Park:

Friends of Moortown Park

The Friends of Moortown Park are a team of volunteers that maintain and improve the park surroundings. The main priorities are to keep it safe, green, clean and attractive. The team meet regularly to carry out their work. You can find out when their next meeting is over on their Facebook page.

Playground

The playground has been designed with both the younger and older children in mind. For the young’uns they can enjoy swings and animal climbing frames with a sandpit at the centre. The older ones have big swings, slides and even a trim trail to test the balance and coordination.

Take a look at our break down of the best playgrounds in Leeds.

Riding

The park has a brand new paved track that circles around the inner edge of the park. Alongside this being a great flat path to walk. It also doubles up as a bike practice lap for the kiddies.

Ball Games

Once the summer months come round the grassy areas become lush green surfaces that are perfect for open space games. Why not bring a ball game or a kite on a windy day and make use of this lovely space.

Wildflower Meadow

Despite Moortown Park being a new piece of land it still retains a wild charm to it. Part of the green land near the wetland has been seeded with wildflower and it blooms beautifully from spring. Close to the meadow is a boxed off herb garden that takes a little more maintaining by the Friends of Moortown Park team.

Summer Fayre

Every June Moortown Park plays host to the ‘Summer Fayre’ – a community jamboree that includes food, stalls and music. Keep an eye on the North Leeds Mumbler for the next event.

Moortown Park is a tale of private property to public ownership. Since the year 2000 Yorkshire Bank were seeking a property developer to build on their sports field. Since 2008 a band of residents have worked to beat away approaches and planning applications that would of consumed the entire greenspace. In the end a cluster of houses were built on the site and 7-acres handed over to community to turn it into a park space – Moortown Park was born!

Moortown Park has rubbish and dog waste bins dotted around the site. The nearest toilet can be found near the bottom end of the park on Street Lane.

Picnic

Grab yourself one of the picnic benches that make an ideal alfresco dining spot in the summer months.

Food & Drink

Another great addition to Moortown Park is the bakery and coffee van – Wren Bakery –  that makes regular appearances at the park. Not only does it provided you with great snacks and refreshments; it’s also run by women rebuilding their self-esteem and confidence.

Park for free on the residential street of Street Lane (Google Map Directions)

Be mindful that there are lots of resident parking zones in the other streets surrounding the park.

Moortown Park is accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. Just be prepared for some muddy terrain in the winter months where some wellies are much appreciated.

Taxi

A taxi is a cool 15-minutes from the city centre to Moortown Park.

Bus

Bus services 2, 7, 36 & 48 all make a stop within touching distance of the park.