Sign up to FREE email alerts from our Money Saving Club Newsletter Having a good time shouldn't cost the earth, but all too often it does.
Thankfully, south Manchester is blessed with places where you can enjoy yourself without having to spend anything. Here, south Manchester community reporter Hana Kelly rounds up some of the options. If the weather is right, then Chorlton Water Park is a perfect day out.
The lake is surrounded by woodlands and grasslands that are great to get lost in. The picnic benches and play area for children make it a great place for a family day out, and you can always wow your group with the tale of how the lake was once an excavated gravel pit used to build the M60.
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