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Princes Park, Irlam

Posted On 26 Feb 2016
By Dave McCann
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Course Status
Last checked April 2019. Everything OK.
If you have a very old map, note that … what was B is now K and has moved a few metres; what was K is now W and has been moved away from the vanished willow structure; X has been moved out of its undergrowth to a nearby hedge corner.

Orienteering map details
A4 Landscape, Scale 1:3000. Last updated November 2017.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is a path junction close to the Garden Centre car park:
Map detail showing the Start/Finish, the Garden Centre car park (G) and the Leisure Centre car park (L)

Princes Park Start/Finish post

How to get a map

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Park Facilities
Free parking is available outside the Princes Park Garden Centre and alongside the Irlam & Cadishead Leisure Centre on the B5320.

Directions
From the A57, Cadishead to Eccles road, take either the B5320 or B5311 to Irlam. Princes Park is near the junction of these 2 roads. Free parking is available outside the Princes Park Garden Centre and alongside the Leisure Centre on the B5320.
OS Grid Reference: SJ 721 941. Postcode: M44 6BR

Other useful information
Contact: Gale Blackburn Tel. 0161-606-6735 or email gale.blackburn@salford.gov.uk
Salford City Council web site for Prince’s Park, Irlam
Salford Community Culture web site – the artwork in Princes Park
Irlam & Cadishead War Memorial – John Cassidy, Sculptor

Course Maintenance
Maintained by Salford CC.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

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Page last updated by John Britton on Saturday, July 20, 2019 pm31 16:48 PM

Photo: Beryl Blackhall

Princes Park is a small Victorian town park with open areas, trees and park facilities, most suitable for young beginner orienteers.

Courses available (see Course Colours)
W
White is the easiest level of course, suitable for young beginners. Controls are fairly close together, and usually at path junctions, or junctions of paths and streams or walls; distance is typically 1-1.5km; the best route should be obvious, along paths, and require very few decisions.

Y
Yellow is slightly longer and harder than White. Controls may be further apart, and are placed at junctions or obvious features; distance is typically 1-2.5km; the best route should be relatively obvious, but not necessarily along paths.

SL
Star and Loop courses are where the group leader chooses a central base, and sends the students out to collect a single control, or pair of controls, and then return to base. They are particularly suitable for very young beginners.

S
Score courses are where you visit as many controls as you can, in any order you choose, usually within some kind of time limit - or see who can visit all the controls in the shortest time.

The Short White (0.8km, 8 controls) and Yellow (1.5km, 11 controls) courses go round the park in opposite directions.

The suggested base for Stars and Loops exercises is the Start/Finish. There are 3 controls on top of those used on the courses, which can added in.

Course Status
Last checked April 2019. Everything OK.
If you have a very old map, note that ... what was B is now K and has moved a few metres; what was K is now W and has been moved away from the vanished willow structure; X has been moved out of its undergrowth to a nearby hedge corner.

Orienteering map details
A4 Landscape, Scale 1:3000. Last updated November 2017.

Start/Finish
The Start/Finish is a path junction close to the Garden Centre car park:
Map detail showing the Start/Finish, the Garden Centre car park (G) and the Leisure Centre car park (L)

Princes Park Start/Finish post

How to get a map
Or buy any map from Get a Map
Or order any map by post by downloading the Map order form

Park Facilities
Free parking is available outside the Princes Park Garden Centre and alongside the Irlam & Cadishead Leisure Centre on the B5320.

Directions
From the A57, Cadishead to Eccles road, take either the B5320 or B5311 to Irlam. Princes Park is near the junction of these 2 roads. Free parking is available outside the Princes Park Garden Centre and alongside the Leisure Centre on the B5320.
OS Grid Reference: SJ 721 941. Postcode: M44 6BR

Other useful information
Contact: Gale Blackburn Tel. 0161-606-6735 or email gale.blackburn@salford.gov.uk
Salford City Council web site for Prince's Park, Irlam
Salford Community Culture web site - the artwork in Princes Park
Irlam & Cadishead War Memorial - John Cassidy, Sculptor

Course Maintenance
Maintained by Salford CC.
Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

About us

GMOA is a volunteer organisation which creates and looks after Permanent Orienteering Courses in and around Greater Manchester. Its members come from the two active Orienteering Clubs which cover the area - MDOC (South Manchester) and SELOC (North Manchester).

Address

Email: enquiries@gmoa.org.uk
Phone: 0161 426 0301
Post: GMOA,
28 Turncliff Cres,
Marple,
Stockport,
SK6 6JP

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