Summer has well and truly arrived in Greater Manchester and - for once - the weather hasn’t disappointed (well, so far it hasn't). If the sunny weather has got you itching to head outside and soak up the rays, there’s lots of options when it comes to outdoor spaces across the city-region.
There’s one spot in South Manchester which is a haven on hot days and a paradise for watersports enthusiasts. Sale Water Park may be tucked right by the M60, but it feels a world away from the hum of the motorway traffic.
It’s an area of countryside, woodland and meadows with a lake at its heart. The park opened in 1979 and the lake was actually formed by filling in a gravel pit, which had been excavated for the construction of the motorway.
