About the project
Trafford Council will deliver £6m of improvements to the features and facilities of Longford Park, thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the players.
The project will restore, reconnect, and improve the existing features and facilities of this historic park.
The works will:
- Improve access for all ages and abilities
- Enhance play, recreational, and sports facilities
- Improve the park’s biodiversity and resilience to the impacts of climate change
- Regenerate The Long Barn into a sustainable, energy-efficient community space
- Ensure the park continues to be central to the local community
Longford Park is the largest park in Trafford and is in a designated conservation area. It was previously the site of Longford Hall, home of John and Enriqueta Rylands.
Improvements will respect and reimagine the former Longford Hall footprint, formal gardens, kitchen gardens and designed park landscape. Celebrating the Park’s heritage is central to the project.
You can find a full list of facilities at Longford Park online.
About our funder
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder of the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players to support projects that connect people and communities to heritage.
Their vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for, and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. This includes historic buildings, natural environments, collections, traditions, and more.
Heritage is anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. The National Lottery Heritage Fund believes in the power of heritage to ignite imagination, offer joy, and build pride in place.
"It is wonderful news that, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, work can begin to improve Longford Park for local people and visitors. Regenerating and conserving public parks is a priority for the Heritage Fund as we are committed to promoting environmentally sustainable heritage for everyone to access and enjoy for years to come."
Helen Featherstone, Director of England, North – The National Lottery Heritage Fund
