Stamford Park is a massive communal park that hosts many events throughout the year. The Bonfire…read morenight's are especially impressive but you have to arrive early as the roads quickly become congested and it's then hard to access the park by car. Vehicles often park on the banking next to the main road, but this causes other peoples vehicles to become trapped and it not advised. The shows are reasonably well funded which means things like the firework displays are rather impressive, with a good police and ambulances presence in case of emergencies too. The park is also worthy of a visit during any normal sunny day too, not just when there's an event on, it's very well taken care of, and there's good disabled access if required too.

I remember this park as a kid. My mum used to bring my sister and I along to see the rabbits,…read morepeacocks and other birds before having a picnic on one of the many lawns. We'd then visit the conservatory to see all the exotic plants before heading home. Well, some 30 years later, I now take my boys to the park for what I hope will become childhood memories of their own. Sadly, the animals are no longer there and the playground has changed a lot but the boys still have great fun. They can ride their bikes along the winding paths - creating their own adventures in the more overgrown areas. Even our dog enjoys the huge park area. There are still plenty of beautiful green lawn areas to enjoy a picnic and plenty of ice cream vans in summer to enjoy an obligatory ice cream. The cafe isn't quite what it was in its heyday but you can pick up a burger and chips or cup of tea if that's what you need. Just across the road from the park is the boating lake which offers boat rides and an opportunity to feed the ducks when little legs run out of steam. You could easily spend a day out at this magnificent park.

Went here for a birthday party. The place is made up of just…read moreinflatables and classes its self as "The UK's 1st Indoor Bouncy Castle Centre" There are various bouncy castle setups like Running Tracks & Obstacle Courses to Slides and unfortunately thats is about it. I found it to be lacking a bit. As a parent of a 3 year old, i like to go on and enjoy myself while making sure my little girl is ok and safe but my partner did get told off for jumping and running on the "running" track as adults were not allowed. So off i went to sit down and surf the net on my phone. Damn the only connection they had as a BT Openzone !

Great place to bring the rugrats . Loads of fun for kids . Food is decent and reasonably pricedread more

Great little place, good snooker hall with 6 tables, I've never booked and always got a table. Has…read morea small bar which is good and friendly. 10 pin bowling is here as well, so if you want to get rid of/ entertain the kids for an hour, you can.

This park would have received a vote of 5 stars, if I was rating just on the park and not its lack…read moreof facilities. Beautiful park and natural setting with fabulous views all around. An area in the park where the previous house was sited, is particularly beautiful in my view and the perfect location for photographs of special occassions. The fault - no toilets!!!! Does the council want the encourage people relieving themselves behind walls and bushes, leaving tissues paper, which will just add a litter problem to the park. The buildings are there, the sign posts are there and the toilets are indicated on the large map at the entrance of the park - the notice on the doors of the once toilets, states: Closed for the foreseeable future - we all know this means for eternity! I was very disappointed, as I planned to bring my mother and father here along with other family and friends for a quiet picnic - Sorry this won't happen, they will not enjoy the pleasures of this park, nor beneift from the hard work put into this park as unfortunate it may be, they are human and do have the need to have a pee - tescos is a little too far for an elderly person to dash to in an enmergency - and why should they, they are visiting the park not the supermarket. Get a grip, provide facilites, they don't have to be 'state of the art', they need to be clean and functional. Very disappointed Stalybridge visitor.

Once a state of the "Art Leisure Facility" is now gearing up to close its doors…read more A new site has now been found and the new Centre should be up and running in 2014. Until then we will have to stay with the centre as it looks as i cant see them spending any money on rejuvenating the centre. Inside is a Olympic size swimming pool & separate diving pool (which i don't think the new centre will accommodate) & a learner Pool. The Pool also features a viewing balcony with around 100 seats (approx). The centre also houses a Sauna & Gym and a Sports Hall for various Events & Activities. All in all the centre hasn't changed much from when i used to learn to swim there with school in my trunks. The only thing different now is i wear shorts and my gut is bigger.