Sunny Vale Lake

The last remaining lake at  Sunny Vale Pleasure Gardens, which opened on the 1st of May 1880 at Hipperholme. The owner Joseph Bunce had originally bought the land to create a market garden. The attraction included a miniature railway, two man made boating lakes ( one having a steam boat on it ), a roller skating rink, swings and a maze, all within a 40-acre park. Situated near Hipperholme Railway Station, the location was ideal, attracting upwards of 100,000 people a year at its height. The tea rooms would serve 4000 people on a busy day