Longton Park

Longton Park is famous for its trees, horticulture and lakes. It has a very individual character and is one of the city’s heritage parks. It houses a range of buildings including the clock tower and three bowling pavilions.

Location
Off Trentham Road in Dresden.

Opening Times

There is 24 hour public access to the park and staff present from 8am till dusk.

Facilities

• Children’s play area - recently extended with new equipment, it has two zones one for toddlers and another for juniors.
• i-play electronic interactive games
• Fishing on one of the lakes (controlled by Fenton and District Anglers)
• Full size football pitch
• Skate facilities
• Multi use sports court
• Three crown green bowling greens
• Three tennis courts - recently refurbished
• Toilets - recently refurbished

One of the lakes at Longton Park has been designated as a conservation pool so fishing is not allowed.

For more details about Longton Park please contact Customer Services on 01782 234234.

More new and exciting facilities

Facilities in Longton park have been improved through the Greening for Growth programme. 

The Greening for Growth programme has invested around £300,000  in Longton Park, this has extended and transformed the play equipment and refurbished the three tennis courts. 

The existing play area has been extended and transformed into two play zones one for toddlers and one for juniors which are packed with exciting play equipment.  Visitors to the park can now enjoy the fantastic new play facilities and try out the unique i-play unit, which includes electronic games, of which there are only a few in the UK at the moment. 

The fantastic new play area also features hexagonal swings, an 8m high space net, 25m cable slide, a ship wreck and much, much more.  The area was officially opened on 22 July 2008 the event saw a fantastic turnout of people eager to try out the new play equipment and enjoy the other activities available on the day such as archery and story telling.

The three refurbished tennis courts were officially opened by the Lord Mayor on Sunday 1 June 2008 as part of the Park's annual summer fayre.  The courts have new access points, surfacing, nets and fencing.

Other Greening for Growth improvements taking place recently include the toilet refurbishment and two bridge repairs to reopen bridges that have been unusable for several years.  In 2005 Greening for Growth invested around £140,000 in Skate facilities containing two ramps and a grind rail; and the creation of a multi use games area.