- Otterspool Promenade
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Coordinates: 53°22′05″N 2°56′53″W / 53.368°N 2.948°W
"Otterspool" redirects here. For the area in Stockport, Greater Manchester, see Bredbury.Otterspool Promenade is a riverside walk and accompanying area of parkland in the Aigburth and Grassendale districts of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The promenade runs along the bank of the River Mersey from just north of Garston docks to Otterspool Park. A narrower footpath and cycleway continues along the riverbank to the city centre, ending at the Albert Dock. The promenade adjoins the former private parkland estates of Cressington Park, Fulwood Park and Grassendale Park. It is notable for the excellent views it gives of shipping in the Mersey and over the river to the Wirral.
Opened in 1950, it was built by landscaping a site that had been used for disposal of household waste and rubble from the Queensway Tunnel. In 2006–07 renovations of the promenade were undertaken, including the creation of a sizeable children's playground. The renovations were opened in 2007 with a plaque commemorating the City of Liverpool's 800th anniversary.
To the north of the promenade on the riverbank was the 1984 International Garden Festival site.
External links
- Mike Royden's Local History Pages
- Mersey Gateway E. Chambré Hardman Archive
- Steve Roden: Sunset at Otterspool Promenade
Abercromby Square • Allerton Tower Park • Anfield Crematorium Gardens • Belle Vale Park • Calderstones Park • Canalside Park • Chavasse Park • Church of St Luke • Clarkes Gardens • Croxteth Hall and Country Park • Devonfield Garden • Everton Park • Falkner Square • Gambier Terrace • Greenbank Park • Newsham Park • Otterspool Promenade and Park • Princes Park • Reynolds Park • Sefton Park • Speke and Garston Coastal Reserve • Speke Hall • Springfield Park • Springwood Crematorium Gardens • St. James Mount and Gardens • St. John's Gardens • St. Nicholas Church Gardens • Stanley Park • Sudley Estate • Walton Hall Park • Warbreck Park • Wavertree Botanic Gardens • Wavertree Playground ("The Mystery") • Woolton Woods and CamphillCategories:- Parks and commons in Liverpool
- Urban public parks
- 1950 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Merseyside geography stubs
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