Chance’s Park is situated on high ground within the Morton Area of Carlisle, to the West of City. The park forms the grounds of Morton Manor, once the home of the Chance family, now a Community Centre.  Free visitor parking is available at the Community Centre, situated off Wigton Road. Pedestrian access to the park may be gained from Dunmallet Rigg, Langrigg Road, Park Road, Dunmail Drive and Wigton Road.

Established around a man made pond, Hammond's Pond is a hive of activity with local dog walkers, families people using the area for exercising.   There is vehicular access and free parking from the park entrance off Blackwell Road, and from the park entrance off Buchannan Road.  Pedestrian access is from Blackwell Road, Buchannan Road, Henderson Road and Scalegate Road.

Heysham Park is the ideal place for a peacful walk along a green corridor, while taking in the varying characteristics of the park.

Informal car parking is provided off Raffles Avenue, adjacent to the Living Well Trust facilities.

Numerous pedestrian access points are located along the 2 kilometre plus length of the park, including those at: Green Lane, Thomlinson Avenue, Brookside, Shadygrove Road, Marks Avenue, Raffles Avenue, Mardale Road, Heysham Park Avenue, Coalfell Avenue, Dobinson Road and Castlesteads Drive.

This 28 hectare Park extends as far south as the merged Newcastle and the Carlisle Settle Railway Lines at Durranhill.

To the east of the Park is Botcherby, with access points off Warwick Road, Walkmill Crescent, Ennerdale Avenue, Borland Avenue and Botcherby Avenue. To the west is St Aidans, with park access points off Warwick Road, Riverside Way, Nook Street, Raven Street, Melbourne Road and Adelaide Street. You can also access the park, with care, along the informal pathways along the River Petteril from the south off the London Road.