Springfield Park Golf Club

Known as Marland Golf Course, this 18-hole municipal course opened in 1927 within Springfield Park, Rochdale's largest park, laid out on the former site of a 13th-century monastic grange. Set in 80 acres of pleasant parkland sloping down to the River Roch, it requires no membership or advance booking on weekdays and shares the park with a lake, miniature steam railway and sports facilities.