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Garden
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Park and botanical garden in Didsbury between the River Mersey and Stenner Woods, given to the city by Alderman Fletcher Moss in 1915.
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Chorlton & Didsbury: things to do
Places worth your time in Chorlton & Didsbury
Top places
Things to do in Chorlton & Didsbury
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Park
Fog Lane Park
Public park in Didsbury with a café; its own website lists news and events.
Village centre
Didsbury Village
The old village centre of Didsbury on Wilmslow Road, with a long run of bars, cafés and restaurants.
Cemetery
Southern Cemetery
Municipal cemetery that opened in 1879; the largest municipal cemetery in the UK. The original cemetery is on the Register of Parks and Gardens.
Village green
Chorlton Green
Historic green in the old centre of Chorlton, a conservation area since 1970, with the Horse and Jockey pub beside it.
Shopping street
Beech Road
Chorlton's main street for independent cafés, bars and shops, a short walk from the green.
Garden suburb
Chorltonville
Early twentieth-century garden suburb of Chorlton, designated a conservation area in 1991.
Nature reserve
Chorlton Water Park
Former gravel pit beside the Mersey, restored as a water park and now a Local Nature Reserve.
Park
Chorlton Park
Public park with gardens, trees and recreational facilities, open to the public since 1928.
Park
Longford Park
Park on the Chorlton and Stretford border; its athletics stadium is home to Trafford Athletic Club.
Park
Wythenshawe Park
270-acre park in south Manchester with woodland, meadows, a community farm and the historic Wythenshawe Hall at its centre.
Shopping street
Burton Road
West Didsbury street of independent cafés, bars and restaurants, between Chorlton and Didsbury village.
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Northern Quarter & Cathedral
Independent shops, bars and music venues, with the cathedral and the football museum a short walk west
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Spinningfields & Deansgate
The Victorian civic heart and the glass offices of Spinningfields
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- Chorlton & Didsbury (area photo): Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden: Wikidwitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fog Lane Park: Cnbrb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Didsbury Village: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Southern Cemetery: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chorlton Green: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Beech Road: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chorltonville: Rahotepuk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chorlton Water Park: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chorlton Park: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Longford Park: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wythenshawe Park: Cnbrb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Burton Road: Richard Cooke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Altrincham & Sale: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Northern Quarter & Cathedral: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spinningfields & Deansgate: Anthony O'Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castlefield & the Canals: Ridiculopathy, CC0, source
- Piccadilly, Chinatown & the Village: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ancoats & New Islington: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salford Quays & MediaCity: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0, source
- Oxford Road & Rusholme: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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