Expansion and redevelopment of Burrs Country Park signals good news for caravanners with introduction of more pitches
Plans proposed by Greater Manchester’s Bury council look to change popular Burrs Country Park for the better, including the extension of space available for caravanners and motorhomers to pitch up.
The council has laid out detailed proposals to develop Burrs Country Park over the next 15 years, including the addition of 22 more pitches to its Caravan Club site, expanding its current offering to 107.
Additional plans proposed by Bury council in a 33-page document published this week also highlight the implementation of a new East Lancashire railway station within the park, which would effectively connect the 86-acre green space with current transport links, as well as building a new visitors’ centre, preserving and improving the park’s historic mills and also encourage more wildlife, flora and fauna.
If redevelopment goes ahead, final proposals will also see expansion of the park before 2020 on land south towards Bury town centre, providing sporting facilities, seating areas and additional camping space in the process.
The council report reads: “Burrs has much to offer the visitor, and the council is proud of the work undertaken to develop the park over three decades, from an abandoned derelict and unwelcoming eyesore to the popular Green Flag award-winning visitor attraction it is today.
“However, the site still remains full of further development potential and is in need of a refresh to help modernise and sustain it as a 21st-century community facility.
“These proposals will help to fulfil Burrs’ potential to establish itself as a ‘destination park’ of regional significance and form a direct link with Bury town centre and attractions and businesses along the wider Irwell Valley.”
Burrs Country Park lies on the River Irwell and currently covers an area of 36 hectares of idyllic countryside. At present, it is estimated that the park’s Caravan Club site contributes £5 million towards Bury’s local economy each year.
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