Thornes Park
Thornes Park is Wakefield's main open space, less than a mile from the city centre.
Thornes Park has 60 hectares of open space with a 2-mile circular path around it. The park also has exercise stations along the route and a mound in the middle which was once a castle site and offers great views of Wakefield.
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Location:
Horbury Road
Wakefield
WF2 8TYPark open every day.
Facilities and services
- Three car parks
- Equipped play area
- Skateboard park
- Walled garden and conservatory
- Duck lake and small aviary
- Miniature steam railway most weekends in summer
- Stork Lodge Café and the Holmfield Hotel
- Clarence Park Bandstand
- Clarence Park Arena
- Leisure Centre and athletics track by the Horbury Road entrance
- Toilets available during Centre opening hours
Play area improvements
In December 2022 a new play area in Thornes Park opened.
It has equipment for children of different abilities, such as an inclusive swing seat and basket swing, a wheelchair-accessible roundabout and low-level sensory panels.
It also has a train-themed toddler area, a ‘giant’s unit’ nearly 9m tall, a motte and bailey castle-styled area with embankment tube slide and a double zip line.
Leisure Centre and Athletics track - opening times
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 12pm - 8:30pm |
| Tuesday | 7:15am - 8:30pm |
| Wednesday | 7:15am - 8:30pm |
| Thursday | 7:15am - 8:30pm |
| Friday | 7:15am - 8:30pm |
| Saturday | 8:30am - 1:30pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Contact Us
Street Scene Services Monckton Road Depot 35/37 Monckton Road Monckton Rd Ind Estate Wakefield WF2 7AL