| Name: | Heaton Park |
| Hill number: | 5516 |
| Height: | 110.3m / 362ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2810 Black Hill |
| County/UA: | Manchester |
| Topographical area: | EP07 Kinder-shining |
| SMC/RHB section: | 36: Lancashire, Cheshire & the Southern Pennines |
| Catchment: | Mersey |
| Class: | Current County/UA Top (CoU) |
| Grid ref: | SD 83141 04845 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: ground by reservoir fence |
| Drop: | 13m |
| Col: | 97m SD832045  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 109 (1:25k) 277 |
| Observations: | ground 450m SE by temple is 107.7m |
| Survey: | Leica NA730/Leica GS15 Survey of Heaton Park.pdf |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 146 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From East car park, just off A576. Now £1.50 for 1 hour. Lovely park. Crowds of happy families enjoying a sunny lunchtime in the summer holidays. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 01/08/2024 |
| 14km walk from Worsley Woods. Dropped in the north of Heaton Park from Parrenthorn, along the north side of the reservoir and bagging the trig in the process. Looped around the east of the mast tower to the car park others mention, then walked through the community orchard to find the summit. | burwellian | 18/05/2024 |
| Lovely rainy walk up with the dog from the tram, through the park! Shame there is no marker but think we managed it. Nice to see theyre battering the himalayan balsam. | joed293 | 22/07/2023 |
| Car park by St Margaret's Road entrance (£1 for 1hr) - E. alongside an attractive area of woodland, turned left by 'Community Orchard' sign, along track past apiary & then up woodland path to summit which overlooks reservoir. | gerrybowes | 09/04/2023 |
| I preferred the Trig. The piled mound next to it is now probably the highest point. | summitter | 30/08/2022 |
| Parked in Sheepfoot Lane Carpark and spent the afternoon walking in the park....with Lotty | Dave | 19/06/2021 |
| Sunny Sunday evening walk from south Manchester through the centre and along the Irk valley to Heaton Park, with a visit to the top proper at the same time. | yewbarrow | 06/06/2021 |
| Since I was here for a sunbathe and an icecream, might as well walk up to the top. Building is now cordoned off as dangerous. | geeoharee | 02/04/2021 |
| Parked in St Margaret's Road (free and unlimited). Easy stroll to summit on paths. | PGCE | 19/02/2021 |
| Re-Visit for new summit location. | tim747 | 30/07/2020 |
| Parked in the visitors car park inside Heaton park one pound needed for a ticket, and found the summit hiding in the woods behind the beehive enclosure. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 05/07/2020 |
| Numerous car parks including one close to the top. £1 for an hour. Revisit for the new top. There is the beginnings of a new cairn on the summit. | moorsman | 07/03/2020 |
| Via bridleway to NW. | Wycombe Wanderer | 30/01/2020 |
| Under the full width steel barrier by the road to the car park, past the apiary, then up the new trail footpath. | johnkenyon | 18/01/2020 |
| Parked outside gates to park, as it was close to dusk. Into woods near tower HP between telecoms tower and reservoir fence. | PeterD | 24/09/2019 |
| From car park WSW - £1 for an hour's parking. Park paths to the temple, short cut through woodland to pick up another path, then rough cattle pasture to comms mast compound. HP in woodland between compound and reservoir fencing. On to the trig pillar. Introducing Dave McGimpsey to county top and trig bagging :-) | jonglew | 08/08/2019 |
| In passing after the cafe visit and en route to Addingham | nordicstar | 09/01/2019 |
| Revisit for new top location. 11 years to the day since initial visit. | Bramley | 03/01/2019 |
| Re-visit for new position. | andrew brown | 13/12/2018 |
| With Mart and the dogs. Early morning jaunt so free parking before 10am. Crawled under security fencing to access the temple though was surprised to see a few dog walkers around at 7amish. | John Eley | 25/11/2018 |
| With E. Pleasant morning walk from Lake car park (Sheepfoot Lane), past boating lake, up to Heaton Hall and Orangery, then onto The Temple. Although fenced off for repairs was able to get close enough for hp 10 fig grid ref to match. Then across to trees at back of telecomms tower and hp by reservoir fence. Reservoir level very low. Good views across to city skyline from several points in the park. | Beeliner | 24/11/2018 |
| On way back from bagging Bleaklow Head and Higher Shelf Stones. | Longwojo | 28/10/2018 |
| Parked at club house at 83975 04464 (free before 10am on Sundays) and walked up to the temple. It has been deemed unsafe and is surrounded by temporary fencing but you can roll under it at the back side. Walked over to alternative top which, luckily, is just outside the TV mast compound on the north side. | clivevilla | 09/09/2018 |
| From Heaton Park Metro station with Caden and Tracey | derrymark | 02/09/2018 |
| Parking: Golf club carpark SD839 044. When to both potential tops. | David Evans | 04/03/2018 |
| Nice walk to the summit beacon after a long drive north! Lovely park and nice to amble around before a night out in the city centre. Enjoyed the views across to my old stomping ground, the Peak District! | Gerry the Ranger | 05/01/2018 |
| ParkRun + August 2020 | David84 | 01/01/2018 |
| survey with G&J Surveys | George Gradwell | 18/12/2017 |
| Walked up from Heaton Park tram stop. Area in wood between tower and reservoir is almost certainly higher than the current top. | Ramblingpaul | 07/12/2017 |
| From the golf club car park. Magnificent autumnal beech trees. Delightful and impressive top. | Campbell Singer | 26/11/2017 |
| Walked up from the golf car park. No charges at present. Delightful urban hill. | Barbara Singer | 26/11/2017 |
| From boating Lake, very busy with joggers and dog walkers. | rhalstead | 20/08/2017 |
| OTO Manchester event. With ASW and Alma Aurea. Part of a nice walk in Heaton Park. | meltdiceburg | 02/04/2017 |
| Walked from Picadilly Station to make it interesting. (Took a 135 bus back from Bury Old Road.) | lenman | 01/04/2017 |
| On a visit to many county high points around Manchester and Liverpool | magirob | 16/03/2017 |
| Explored Heaton Park from the Boating Lake car park on a fine day. Visited the alternative high point on the wooded knoll by the communications tower, and the temple. Rather incongruously for a neo-classical structure, this contains two battered armchairs beside a fire. Superb views from a very pleasant spot. | Nick Down1 | 15/03/2017 |
| with Cissy, some caches, play, farmyard then wander to the temple | AvidSockWearer | 24/02/2017 |
| Achieved via public transport, the park has its own Metrolink stop. Discovered that the park is really very beautiful on a clear winter's day, and also that the ponies bite. | geeoharee | 02/01/2017 |
| Walked to the summit temple from the north gate of Heaton Park then continued south along the Manchester city boundary to the city centre. | lecube | 20/09/2016 |
| Unticked summit as Visited the Temple high point only with my daughter Katherine from Manchester. We Took the 135 bus from Picadilly Gardens and randomly came across this area. Great views over the city to the moors beyond. Will have to return to tick true summit. | Dazingdale | 29/08/2016 |
| Nice evening walk in Heaton Park with Justine and Michael our son who is at uni in Manchester. Lovely views from the summit. Temple building on the top built 1800 for the first earl. Our first logged assent since registering. | One man Bucket | 14/05/2016 |
| 2/6 First of another great day in peak district (Newcombe drive/Heaton park/Blackstone Edge/Wimberry Moss/Hoarstone Edge/Dead end Edge) | Fergalh | 20/03/2016 |
| Parked on Heywood Road - bridleway alongside the reservoir bagging the trig on the way then into Heaton Park through the unassuming Gate 1 to be greeted by the Highland Cows - our goal now visible topped by its 1800 Classical Temple - Clear Blue with snow covered hills to the north and east. After a quick look at Heaton Hall (currently being renovated after fire damage in 1983)we retreat the way we came. | briandavies | 06/03/2016 |
| Wandered around the park in the morning; saw Tottenham win at Man City in the afternoon - a cracking day out! | Richard | 14/02/2016 |
| Diversion on way to Manchester Christmas Market(!)Pleasant park with good views to snow-covered Pennines.With Bridget. | catman | 21/11/2015 |
| With Catman. | rosiebridge | 21/11/2015 |
| Quick detour to bag this whilst taking part in the Alzheimer's Memory Walk with Marli | benji_willy | 26/09/2015 |
| From East, temple and himalayan balsam bedecked hillock beside comms tower. Pleasant stroll at dusk | RHW | 04/09/2015 |
| Plenty of high points to choose from (the folly is a particularly nice one) and got to them all. A very pleasant summit all in all, unlike the next one I did. | DanHolme | 26/08/2015 |
| A jog through a lovely park (£10 million lottery money has been spent on the upkeep) Full of interest with grand buildings,gardens, stables, folly on summit, a bee hive collection. Views of the Pennines and the modern high rise towers of Manchester. Many families and children enjoying the summer holiday, on the playground , playing football, riding bikes, eating ice cream. In 1982 Pope John Paul II held a service here for @250,000 people. I also took in the highpoint by the Heaton Park BT Tower (one of the UK' few 'Chilterns' type concrete towers) | Chris Pearson | 05/08/2015 |