Northcliffe Park

Northcliffe Park

📍 Bradford Rd, Shipley BD18, UK, UK

About Northcliffe Park

Northcliffe Park is a cherished green oasis located on Bradford Road in Shipley, offering a vibrant space for relaxation and recreation. Highly rated with 4.7 out of 5 stars from 273 Google reviews, it's a popular destination for families, walkers, and nature lovers alike. Visitors frequently praise the park's well-maintained grounds and array of activities.

The park is particularly beloved for its children's play areas, providing a safe and engaging environment for younger visitors. A unique highlight is the miniature steam train, which operates about once a month, delighting all ages (a donation is appreciated for rides). Guests can also enjoy refreshments at the lovely on-site cafe, known for its delicious cakes. Beyond the structured activities, Northcliffe Park offers beautiful walking trails through lush greenery, a pleasant stream, and opportunities to explore adjoining woodland areas like Valley Wood Trail and Heaton Woods, encouraging imagination and discovery.

Visiting Information

Northcliffe Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, offering continuous access for visitors. The park is highly accessible, featuring wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance, ensuring a welcoming experience for everyone. While the park itself is free to enter, a donation is typically requested for rides on the miniature steam train. The park does not accept debit cards or NFC payments, and is not a cash-only establishment, aligning with its free entry and donation-based train rides.

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📍 Bradford Rd, Shipley BD18, UK, UK

4.7

from 273 reviews

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Showing 5 of 273 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 7 February 2026.

Anonymous
5/5
5 months ago

Brillant park for children to play in .Minature steam train run about once a month. Great to go on for all ages. A donation is asked for. Lovely cafe with lovely cakes too. A great place to go to .

Anonymous
5/5
9 months ago

This was a lovely park to visit, with swathes of leaves across the ground into the spring season! The stream is really nice surrounded by the clean, lush greenery, trees provide a nice cover for the area too. Elevated area next to the exit pathway is nice and comes across like a train platform, the mini railway is super to see on this note!

Anonymous
4/5
4 months ago

Well worth a look at this time of year,lots to explore,ie six days only,vally wood trail,with mythical interlude..your imagination can run wild,not forgetting Heaton woods,and nothing cliff woods.

Anonymous
4/5
a year ago

This park is an amazing spot in Bradford. The park itself is huge, with two play areas for kids, a football field, exercise equipment, and lots of woodland to explore. I didn't expect it to be as big, really unassuming from the main road. The only thing that's a bit disappointing is the small car park at the front. For such a large park, there really should be more parking. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are trains in the park. The Bradford Model Engineering Society operates the trains on the weekends. Fun for everyone, definitely something to go and experience. Don't forget to donate.

Anonymous
4/5
6 years ago

This is one of my very favourite places! It's a beautiful place to go for a walk, lots of open grassed space with firm paths stretching from the main gates on Bradford Road to an exit near the golf course at the top of Moorhead Lane. To the south it is bordered by woodland with a stream running through, there is another, smaller area of woodland to the north. There are some stunning views of the Aire valley. There are two children's play areas which seem very popular, as well as tennis courts, bowling greens, a putting green, football and cricket pitches. There are two large allotment sites, with the plots much in demand. Bradford model engineering society have a track in the woods and trains are run at the weekends, great fun especially if you have children. There is a parking area near the main gates and another at the entrance to the woods. Friends of Northcliffe have an interesting website with lots of information about the park and events they organise. A few more benches to sit and enjoy the wonderful views would be an improvement. Sadly, most of the seats are near the entrance, positioned on a steep slope, at an angle which makes relaxed sitting impossible. There are no public toilets here which might limit the length of your visit.