Parks

Welcome to Bradford District’s parks and public green space – they are open and free.  We are blessed to have the lot, from formal Victorian parks to wild moorlands.  We have 44 Parks including St Ives Country Park, covering an area of 615ha. Six of our parks have Green Flag Awards and ten are on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. 

Bradford public parks and green spaces are now looked after by a range of people working together including Friends and civil parishes (see individual parks). There are a few rules but the key thing is to smile, say hello and share with care.

Parks

Explore the Districts Green Flag and other parks.

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  • Bowling Park

    Bowling Park is a large and leafy park with something for everyone. With a great view over the city centre, its slopes are perfect for sledging in the winter, or…

  • Brackenhill Park

  • Bradford Moor Park

    Bradford Moor Park is a wonderful space for relaxing in, with trees edging the park and plenty of space for a picnic, or a game of football. The paths are…

  • Central Park, Haworth

    Central Park in Haworth is one of the district’s Green Flag parks, noted for its beautiful flower gardens. Come and relax on the grass, enjoy the view, and escape from…

  • Cliffe Castle Museum & Park

    Cliffe Castle Museum & Park, the former home of the Butterfield family presented to the district by Sir Bracewell Smith in 1950. In 2017 the grounds were restored to their…

  • Cross Roads Park

    Cross Roads Park is a lovely community park with something to offer everyone. Why not come and watch a bowls match on a summer evening, or let the kids enjoy…

  • Crowgill Park

    Crowgill Park has something to offer everyone, with both a skate park and bowling green available. A number of trees make this a pleasant park for strolling through, and there…

  • Devonshire Park

    Devonshire Park, Keighley is a leafy park bursting with trees, and with lots of winding paths to explore. Why not pick up the pace and go for a jog, or…

  • Eccleshill Park

  • Foster Park

    Foster Park is a large park in Denholme with a wide range of facilities to cater for everyone’s tastes. From sitting back to enjoy leafy trees, playing a game of…

  • Harden Memorial Park

    Harden Memorial Park has some stunning trees that make it always worth visiting, no matter what the season. With a large area of grass for a good game of rounders,…

  • Harold Park

    Harold Park is one of the district’s award winning Green Flag Parks. A vital and much loved resource to the community of Low Moor. What’s on? The Friends of Harold…

  • Holden Park (Oakworth Park)

    Holden Park (known locally as Oakworth Park) is absolutely unique, with grottoes and caves twining around the bowling green, just beyond the entrance to the park. With lots of nooks…

  • Horton Park

    Horton Park is a large leafy park with some beautiful gardens and a modern play area. Come and feed the ducks at the pond, or relax under one of the…

  • Knowles Park

  • Ladyhill Park

    Ladyhill is a spacious park with an excellent play area and a well maintained bowling green. Come and spend an afternoon meandering round the paths, or watch the local football…

  • Lister Park

    Lister Park is one of Bradford’s 6 Green Flag parks and home to Cartwright Hall Museum and Art Gallery. What’s on Lister Park is home to Bradford’s weekly Park Run,…

  • Littlemoor Park

    Littlemoor Park is a delightful park comprising open and wooded areas, with plenty of space for hide and seek, walking on the various trails and soaking in the surrounding nature.

  • Lund Park

    Lund Park is an intimate community park, with a good mix of facilities for all – from a bowling green to a skate park. There are a number of circular…

  • Menston Park

    Menston Park is a lovely open park, with plenty of grass for playing games on or just lying back to relax. Grab a Frisbee, a football, or bat and ball…

  • Myrtle Park

    Myrtle Park has something to offer to everyone. From the new and top-class skate park, to the aviary with entertaining parakeets, this large and beautiful park is well worth taking…

  • Northcliffe Park

    Northcliffe Park is made up of Northcliffe Woods and Norman Rae Playing Fields. These lovely woods and fields together make up an area of the countryside which appeals to many…

  • Peel Park

    Peel Park is large community park with well laid out paths, gardens, small lake, play areas, BMX track, bowls and sports pitches.

  • Prince of Wales Park

    Prince of Wales Park near Bingley has a variety of footpaths through wooded grounds, with a mix of gentle trails and steeper rambles. The beautiful trees are perfect for a…

  • Riverside Gardens, Ilkley

  • Roberts Park

    A wonderful park on the banks of the River Aire and part of the Saltaire World Heritage Site. What’s on Roberts park has regular bandstand concerts throughout the summer, and…

  • Shipley Central Park

    Shipley Central Park is a lovely little green space in the heart of Shipley. With grassy areas to sit and picnic on, and trees encircling the park to relax under,…

  • Silsden Park

    Silsden Park is a large, open park, with several different areas for taking part in sports activities or for taking a walk. Set right in the heart of Silsden, there…

  • St. Ives Country Park

    St Ives Country Park is one of Airedale’s hidden gems  offering something for all the family in all seasons. It is also Bradford Districts largest park at 217ha. What’s on…

  • Victoria Park, Clayton

    Victoria Park, Clayton, is a cosy local park with plenty to offer to the whole family. Come and relax on the lawns, or pick up the pace with a game…

  • Victoria Park, Keighley

    Victoria Park has plenty of room for kickabout or a game of rounders. Why not come and relax on the grass in summer under one of the trees? Situated next…

  • Victoria Park, Oakenshaw

    Victoria Park, Oakenshaw, is a bustling park with plenty of space for all the family. There’s an excellent skate park, a play area, and bowls pitch to keep everyone healthy…

  • West Park, Girlington

    West Park is a friendly community park, offering the opportunity to get involved in a number of leisure activities for the whole family. Perfect for a relaxed stroll, an entertaining…

  • Wibsey Park

    Wibsey Park has something for everyone, from tree lined walks, to a lovely little lake, an aviary to numerous sports pitches. Come down and get involved in your local park,…

Woods

Bradford District looks after more than 850ha of woodland open to the public

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  • Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits

    A great place to observe birds, plants, butterflies, and dragonflies, and if you’re really lucky you may even spot an otter!

  • Bowling Park

    Bowling Park is a large and leafy park with something for everyone. With a great view over the city centre, its slopes are perfect for sledging in the winter, or…

  • Buck Wood

    Home to a Bronze Age enclosure (2,800 – 500 years BCE) and a popular destination for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

  • Crabtree Ghyll

    A carpet of wildflowers greets woodland visitors early in the year.

  • Ferniehurst Dell

    Located on the northern flank of the Aire valley between Shipley and Baildon, Ferniehurst Dell is a short, steep sided narrow valley. There is housing to two sides, a road…

  • Griff Wood

    A woodland created in the 19th century.

  • Judy Woods

    Mature oak and beech trees make a visit worthwhile throughout the year.

  • Middleton Woods

    A well loved and much visited rare ancient woodland noted for its spectacular bluebell displays.

  • Shipley Glen

    People seeking fresh air and relaxation have flocked to this site for many years.

Green spaces

Informal public green spaces

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Recreation grounds

Recreation grounds for outdoor sports

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War memorials

City of Bradford District Council is responsible for the care of 42 War Memorials.

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  • War Memorials

    Detailed information may be found by following the links and searching by name etc: War Memorials online  or  Historic England for listed memorials. If you have any questions about upkeep…