Chances Park

Facilities and features

• Football pitches – located within the main areas of the park
• Mini Multi Use Games Area – all weather playing surface suitable for a range of games
• Play Area – large and well equipped, with equipment for all ages
• Nature Trail – a way marked route around the park with accompanying leaflets (available from the Community Centre)
• There are flat accessable paths running throughout the park to create circular routes
• Benches are placed throughout the park in order to rest and watch the world go by

Park Features

• Georgian Garden – a restored and modernised interpretation of the original formal gardens which would have surrounded the Manor
• Manor Grounds – an area of lawns and shrub beds with many historic trees, containing the original restored Ha-ha (boundary ditch/wall)
• Hay Meadow – a long strip of grasses and some wild flowers typically found in traditional hay meadows in North Cumbria. This area is mown annually and a hay crop removed by local contractors.
• Wider Park – Chance’s Park is characterised by rolling, open park land, complete with both mature trees and more recent plantings. The park is served by a network of high quality paths, from which the historic medieval ridge and furrow ploughing systems can be seen.
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Play area details

• Age range play area equipment aimed at : 0 - 8
• Accessible equipment : Various inclusive play items
• Is the play area fenced : Infants play area fenced, other play area equipment unfenced

Report an issue

Let us know if there's:

• fly-tipping
• an issue with play equipment or the park in general
• an overflowing bin

Call or use our online enquiry form.

Telephone: 0300 373 3730
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Dog fouling

It is a criminal offence not to clean up after your dog and you can be fined up to £1,000.

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