Marie Louise (her) Gardens
****
(9 reviews)
Palatine Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester M20 2TL
Map
AliJones2
(135): 16-02-2011
*****
A beautiful park off the Palatine Rd in Didsbury. It's a peaceful haven, away from the hustle and bustle of city life and the traffic. A perfect place to take children and have picnics. When we lived in Didsbury, we used to take our daughter there to feed the squirrels, sit and have a beer or two, and then wander slowly back to our flat in Didsbury.
Dave Smith
(878): 31-12-2010
*****
One of Manchester's most treasured locations.
These Gardens have a history.
Named and given to the city borough (then a much larger Withington) in remembrance of their young daughter by a generous, but bereaved local family. Silkenstadt.
We now call their history Edwardian, just pre-WW1. An age of prosperity in Manchester along old Palatine Road.
A beautiful place which needs constant attention to retain its dignity in Manchester.
It is a focal point to admire its gorgeous grounds af (more...)sunnyengland
(198): 12-08-2010
*****
nown as the squirrl park as i was growing up i could not beleve how many there are in such a small space they are realy fasanating to wach!! a great place for a picknick
MissCay
(3379): 06-02-2010
****
Marie Louise Gardens is an oasis of calm in a bustling city. Indeed, despite it being right slap-bang next to one of the busiest bus routes in Manchester, it still manages to retain an aura of total tranquillity. It's certainly great for people who fancy a quick escape from the trials of the everyday world, and is particularly lovely in the Springtime, when you can just stick your ipod on and go for a wander amidst the tumbling cherry blossom.
Being a born-and-bred Didsbury girl, I've been g (more...)FrancineFishpaw
(2671): 03-02-2010
****
I like squirrels, I really do. But when I visited the Marie Louise Gardens, near Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury, I couldn’t help but wonder whether I was in a bad horror film. I mean, there were squirrels everywhere! Every tree and bit of grass was covered with them!
Squirrels aside, these smallish council-run gardens are a nice place to enjoy a quick stroll. Although they’re not far from the traffic and bustle of Didsbury village, you’ll feel like you’re a million miles away!
Next
