Had a lovely walk around the water park, took me around 1hr at a leisurely pace. Good place to get some fresh air and a bit of exercise. Stopped at the Lake view cafe for a coffee which is situated below Boat house restaurant, a lovely place for a brew looking over the lake. The car parking was free when I went (Jan 2022) and plenty of spaces.

Easy access by tram or car. Free parking. Beautiful just to walk around, but also has organised water sports, open water swimming and fishing.. Plus a more classy restaurant and a more sausage n egg barm cafe. Dog friendly. Ace free day out for kids to run off their energy and explore. Brilliant day out with family

Great place for an unwind. Nice Waterside wander with a myriad of wildlife. Take some healthy food for the waterfowl, (Not bread) About 1 hour walk around the lake, if it wasn't for the traffic noise from the adjacent M60, you could be in the Lake District. Good parking on site and a couple of cafés during busier times.

Always a nice place for a walk with family.

Nice place for a good walk around the lake it also joins up with Chorlton water park if you want a good hike. There is a cafe and the boathouse if you want to stop for a cuppa and a bit to eat. There is also a pub Jackson boat that you can walk to it's dog friendly has a big play area for the kids and dog friendly. Good menu and reasonable prices too

Lovely place for a stroll and dog friendly. Water sports and nature reserve. Cafe Bar, restaurant, toilets large car park and Ice-cream van Is often In residence. There are activity days during the summer with lifeguard on patrol.

Attractive place even in mid-winter. Coffee shops and restaurant busy on a bright January day which was good to see. Tram park-and-ride an excellent facility.

Excellent day out for all the family! Plenty of free parking and 2 cafes (a little expensive) with public toilets at each. Boat rides very reasonably priced. Lovely place to walk with lots of wildlife to see. Only slight criticism could do with more benches and bins.

Wonderful place. Had a great day. Everyone should visit once.

This beautiful place ❤ Easy to find and accessible to everyone. I love to walk here, the swans are the highlight for me. The boathouse cafe serves great coffee and breakfast if you need some refreshments.

A lovely place to go for a walk and feed the ducks & swans. It takes roughly 30-40 mins to walk around the pond/lake. Free parking There's a cafe and restaurant Public restrooms

If you're round the area pop along to Sale Waterpark. Plenty of parking available. A popular café on the road leading in has outdoor seating offering views of the birdfeeders , popular with the resident birds . Great opportunities for photographers . A lovely walk round the lake will allow you to admire the wildlife on the water. Plenty of cheeky ducks , Canada geese and the beautiful swans with the cygnets popping up to have their photographs taken. Cormorants patrolling the lake are amazing to view . If you are lucky you may catch sight of the stunning kingfishers that hunt round the lake & nearby streams . The restaurant at the waterpark offers quality food and the ground level café offers delicious day time food together with a good choice of drinks including coffee to warm you after a walk in the cold . Ideal for all age groups . A real gem with easy access from the M60 . Highly recommended 👍

Lovely place for a hike, and for families with kids. The lake with the swans is very very peaceful 🦢 ♥️

A lovely place to walk around, with lots of different tracks, & benches to sit on & enjoy some peace & tranquility. (The Mersey runs close by & provides another walking opportunity.) Our grandchildren love feeding the many birds, & eating outside at the cafe. It's a lovely place to visit & just relax. We enjoyed watching the boats on the water last time we came.

Our dogs love walking here. It's relaxed and everyone is very respectful of each other. Walk down the river Mersey The nice thing is that there are no cyclists..

If you like lake or that kind of water body, This place is a beauty. So serene. We picked some wild blackberries too.

Sale water park is a fantastic place for a number of activities. From canoeing to fishing bird watching to having a great cup of coffee sale water park provides it all . The facilities are great and includes disabled toilets and facilities for supported people. Regarding the fishing no day tickets are available and you have to join the local club however it is worth it if your into catching big carp as the place is full of them . Regarding bird watching there Is a dedicated hide for everyone to enjoy.

Free parking with a cafe at the carpark, level path all the way around the water. tram stop near by.

Love this place. It's lovely for a walk, there's a nice little cafe at the first car park. Also great open water swimming here from openswim.org.uk, and all sorts of watersports. Pretty lucky to have this on my doorstep. I know the motorway is next door but it wouldn't exist if it wasn't there!

Lovely day out here, great walk especially for dogs. Could do with a few more benches though. Cafe/restaurant had great food and lots of people there doing water sports which was nice to see.

Nice walk, muddy paths lots of dog walkers.good to see facilities open during pandemic, toilets where available and cafe offering take out drinks including cold beer.better still when you can get in for a meal 😀

Amazing place, huge green space. I love it!! There is a place for fishing, it is possible to swim in the lake in the Sale Water Park club There are two bars nearby where you can rest after a long walk.

Sale water park a great place for a family day out really nice lake, a nice walk around through greenery also restaurant which is pretty decent toilets are also available and yes nice and clean Large car park which is very handy with a ice cream van to cool you down on hot days. I recommend it go check it out....

Beautiful walk around the lake, soak up the views and wild life... If your lucky finish of with an ice cream.

Beautiful location, great for kids to play, go for a bike ride, walk the dog and even do a spot of watersports. Watch out for the crazy speedboat driver! Welll worth a visit and great place near the city centre to unwind and see some nature.

Great park with loads of activities of any kind!

Great few hours...love coking here with the kids or even by myself ...Nice walk round...can get muddy if been wet weather ...so recommend welly boots.

Fabulous place to spend for a lovely walk

Very nice walk but a bit muddy need your wellies .Lots of wildlife you can feed the swans and the duck lovely family day out .

Beautiful park for cycling and walking. Mostly level terrain too so great for beginner cyclists especially.

Very nice place to cheer up with your friends or family or even on your own. Its always busy when its sunny, so good luck to you finding a free place! 😊

Close to the motorway and easy to find, extremely dog friendly, good place to get some exercise walking.

Great wetland around the main lake, Sale Ees, the River Mersey and Chorlton Ees on the other side. For walking, best to park at the visitor centre car park and look at the maps there. There's a small café there too. The water sports centre has its own car park (free) and café - there's also a sports club based there or you can book courses (pre-lockdown back after hopefully). Fishing needs a permit.

Excellent park, was there on St Bernard meet up with my dog Benson. Plenty of walks and water sports with lovely cafe to relax inside or out, lovely food.

Nice place to walk, easy access with Tram

Beautiful site just off the motorway. Lots of water sports going on. I joined open swim for a session very friendly staff and members. I had a lovely swim at the end of the day on a Tuesday evening what more could a person want.

A great location for trail running with dog, up and down the riverside paths, through Kenworthy Woods, around the lakes, and further up the river to Didsbury and beyond or further down the river and connecting with the Transpennine trail. Also good for grabbing a quick swim in the main lake.

Lovely place to walk round with a great cafe

Lovely, safe and clean

Muddy cold but lovely walks

Lovely place for the whole family to go for long walks.

Nice walk with my beautiful girlfriend

Thoroughly enjoyed watching the swans playing on the water.

Nice place to walk with family and friends.

Lovely walk around the lake, very muddy in places but still beautiful

Lovely little number

Love it here and the ice cream from the ice cream van is the best!

Nice to walk around

One of my favourite places. Beautiful to run or walk round, despite being next to the M60

Lovely oasis of calm in the City.

Lovely place. Great on any day summer or winter as the paths are well maintained. Plenty of parking but on a busy day can become over run. So worth parking up 1 of the side roads.

Bit cold, but nice walk round not too long.

Love walks here a lovely peaceful place 😊

If you ignore the roar of the M62, it's a lovely place. Unfortunately, that's almost impossible. Bring headphones.

Lovely walk...ice cream van and cafe open.... Busy busy busy...due to covid ....lots of fresh air

I went extremely early in the morning, 6:15 roughly... I've never been before and no one else was there. I would probably recommend going later on as it didn't feel too safe (nothing happened I just felt uneasy lol). It did however get me round the water much quicker :)

Cold and wet to see the swimmers doing their winter plunge.

Great place to walk at any time of the year, and looked after by the rangers so well. Thank you

Beautiful, but only 4 stars due to some litter visible. Suggest wellies , especially during winter. Covid times means more people than usual.

Some lovely walks and plenty of watersports options

If you like the sound of a busy motorway. This place is for you

Good walk

Brilliant short walk and plenty for the family with a play area, ducks and places to eat when covid isn't about

Nice place for walk... Deff in wet days is not the best for kids in stroller... Moody and some areas are with a lot of stones on the road.

Very nice to play kayaking Polo

great park all year round especially the ducks that adds life to this big lake, a lot of people come here with their kids to feed the ducks with bread or some kind of bird food, others like to walk, kayaking, even swimming in summer, it even has camping spots. there is also a wide river that is just 5-10 minutes walk away from this location which is a completely different view, even better for long walks, so you get the best of 2 views in one place, definitely recommended as a weekend or everyday walk destination

Very good walking circle and path is well maintained

Visited today, covid friendly, toilet facilities open, able to purchase drinks and snack to take away, very well planned to keep everyone safe.

Lovely walk

Pretty running/walking area around the lake. A lap is around 2.5km

Good local park and area for water sports in South Manchester, can be busy at peak times.

Nice views

Great place for walks in the fresh air.

Decent, walk but not as nice as Chorlton water which is just down the road