A pleasant and well enclosed community park around four miles west of Leeds city centre in the grounds of Farnley Hall, a listed building which is used as offices by Leeds City Council. The park is approximately 16 hectares in area.
Location
Hall Lane, Farnley, Leeds, LS12 5HA.
Attractions and facilities
- large open grassland
- woodland walks
- children's play area
- picnic benches
- mature trees
- new woodland plantation
- flowerbeds and ha-ha (sunken wall)
- car park (with 2 electric vehicle charging points, next to the hall)
- bridleway
Disabled access
The park is on quite level ground and some footpaths are navigable by mobility scooters or wheelchairs in dry weather. From the car park the rest of the park is reasonably accessible but entering from the road can be challenging as the pavement is made of cobbles.
Farnley Pond makes up part of the park which lies across the road, to the west of the park opposite the main entrance on Hall Lane. The area around the pond not very accessible.
Email
Phone
Parks and Countryside - 0113 378 6002
(8am to 4pm, Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30pm Friday
LeedsWatch – 0113 376 0331
(24 hour helpline)