Horsforth Hall Park is a large community park about six miles north-west of Leeds city centre.
Address:
Horsforth Hall Park
Hall Lane
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 5JE
Tel: 0113 2581511
Facilities:
The park is open to the public 365 days a year. Visitors to the park can enjoy a leisurely stroll around the park, a relaxing game of bowls, watch a cricket match, a walk around the Japanese Garden or spend a Sunday afternoon enjoying one of the summer bands in the park with entertainment from some of the region’s leading brass bands (see the Parks and Countryside events page for further details).
The park has a specially designed outdoor integrated play facility allowing disabled and able bodied children under the age of eight to play together. The equipment is designed to provide various stimuli, including role play and the development of manipulative skills. This play area was the first of its kind in Leeds with HIPPO (The Horsforth Integrated Play Project) and Mencap working together with the Parks and Countryside service for the benefit of the local community.
There is a playground for the older children which now includes a new climbing feature called a 'Spider’s Web'. This was purchased with the help of a contribution from 'The Friends of Hall Park' who play a valuable role in helping to improve the facilities within the park.
There is also a skatepark at the far end of the park which has proved to be very popular with the older children and teenagers who visit the park.
Most footpaths in the park are suitable for the majority of manual and electric wheelchairs users.
Location:
By car – from Leeds city centre take the A58 and continue forward onto the A65 past Kirkstall Abbey. Turn right at the next roundabout onto Broadway and left at the traffic lights onto Fink Hill. Take your first left onto Hall Lane. The park is on your left-hand side. There are public car parks on Fink Hill and on Hall Lane.
By bus – for details of how to get to Horsforth Hall Park by bus please contact Metro on Leeds 0113 245 7676 or visit their website www.wymetro.com.
By train – there is a train station at Horsforth with trains leaving Leeds City Station every 30 minutes during the day. For further information please see www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Events in Horsforth Hall Park - 2008
25th May 2008
2.15pm - 4.15pm Band Concert - Horsforth Leeds City Band
15th June 2008
12pm onwards - Horsforth Sports Day
22nd June 2008
2.15pm - 4.15pm Band Concert - West Yorkshire Brass Band
28th June 2008
12pm - 5.15pm Horsforth Gala
13th July 2008
2.15pm - 4.15pm Band Concert - Bradford Youth Concert Band
24th August 2008
2.15pm - 4.15pm Band Concert - The James Farrell Concert Band
Useful contacts:
Horsforth Hall Park – 0113 258 1511
Parks and Countryside – Head Office – tel: 0113 395 7400 fax: 0113 395 7401
Leeds City Council main switchboard – 0113 234 8080
ParksWatch (24 hour helpline) – 0113 232 9973
Dog Wardens – 0845 124 0113
You can also email us using the email link in the top right hand side of this page.
Please note that the Parks and Countryside's Head Office main reception telephone number 0113 3957400 is staffed from 8.00am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am - 4.00pm on a Friday. Outside of these hours you can leave a message on the answerphone.