Wandle Park Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Tram stop is literally 5m away."
• "Accessible by tram. Not far from West and East Croydon."
• "You can get there with a tram called Wimbledon Or bus 407 towards sutton."
• "Very accessible on the tram."
• "Accessible by tram as well as car and bus."
• "Right outside the park is a tramstop for easy access."
• "Easy to get to by tram, parking is sometimes awkward so be prepared you may need to pay and display on the road."

Cons:

• "This park is relatively well tucked away not well sign posted unless of course you travel by tram or are local to the area you may easily miss it."
• "Kinda hard to find the entrance, gates with padlocks and no information how to get around them."
• "Inconvenient for parking and no signage to let you know if there are public toilets available."
• "This park is closed all the time now. There is hardly any parking available - only about 10 spaces that are mostly in use everytime."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Neat and clean."
• "The park seemed clean and tidy with none of the horrendous littering which is sadly happening in so many outdoor open spaces."
• "Peaceful Park, with nice views and very clean."
• "The park is maintained regularly and there are multiple entrances/exits which makes the park a nice cut through."

Cons:

• "The park is minimalistic and kinda dirty in some places, it looks like the garbage is not picked up very often."
• "The river needs sorting out. there is rubbish down there and I'm not sure why its run so low."
• "What's with you Croydon, why do so many of you chuck rubbish on the floor? Could be a lovely place, must be difficult to keep it clean and maintained if the users dont look after it."
• "But what is up with the litter?! All the bins are overflowing and litter is everywhere especially in the children's play area."
• "The park consists of trash all around though and it’s pouring out of the bins as well."
• "Bins overflowing and rubbish all over the floors."
• "Felt like I was sitting on a rubbish dump.. so much mess.. bins over filling."

Facilities

Pros:

• "It is a good all around park there is a designated area for kids, you have a great skateboard area, a tennis court and basketball court."
• "It has an innovative play area, Community garden, Rose garden, Trim trail, Skate park, Children's playground, Ornamental garden, River Wandle, Pond and a Bandstand that houses events in the summer."
• "A very massive park with lots of greenery. Dedicated play area for children."
• "Great outdoor space with playground area for children."
• "The park has recently had a make over and is much improved."
• "Lovely park with many sport facilities like tennis, basket ball, cricket ground and skate park."
• "Has a great skateboarding park and frequently has events held on the main common."

Cons:

• "Its okay. Disappointed that the exercise equipment is removed or rotting."
• "The park is not so much for children under 4."
• "Play area is good but mainly for older kids, not too much for smaller toddlers."
• "Not much for tiny tots but for bigger kids it's great... there is a sand pit, swings, a few climbing trails and a slide. Cafe is always closed maybe due to covid - who knows."
• "Most of the play equipment was a little big for my 4 year old but she really enjoyed the sandpit."
• "Childrens play area is fun however does get really busy and there aren't enough park facilities and some children are left out or left waiting to go on certain amusements."
• "Okay for a picnic and sunbathing, but poor on children's playground amenities."

Safety

Pros:

• "East side gate locked and West side gate unlocked at 14:00 Tues 8th. Park is only safe way to get across without long detour onto A roads and overpasses if bicycling."
• "One of Croydon's hidden gems.....a lovely place to take the kids and family, a lovely relaxing walk, chill out with your friends or kick ball and just enjoy the scenery."
• "Quite Serene and picturesque park....a lovely place to relax."

Cons:

• "Terrible and dirty. There are always a group of inconsiderate people smoking weeds and loud music."
• "Mehhhh. It’s an okay park but at times there can be a lot of road men and some do actually rob people happened to a couple of friends multiple times so beware next to the basketball courts."
• "But do get a few crackheads appearing in the park after dark."
• "ABSOULUTELY RUBBISH!!!!! I was enjoying my day with me friends in the park when a young youth approached us in possession of a knife and threatened us."
• "So likely to attract all kinds of folks warranting families to mind their safety after dark."
• "Park would be lovely but kids area is full of litter above all after the weekends, moreover dog owners leave the dogs to run around unleashed, so it doesn't feel safe."
• "Last time we visited, there were metal bottle tops, beer bottles and nitrous oxide containers scattered all over the park."

General Experience

Pros:

• "Lovely park, with a beautiful river running through it."
• "Clean open space with a play area for kids, a cafe."
• "A great park situated by Croydon flyover."
• "Lovely place great for children to run around!"
• "Next to Wandle park tram stop well worth a visit."
• "Great landscape."
• "This is a spacious park ideal for walking along the river Wandle."

Cons:

• "It's OK as parks go and can be quite nice in the summer but nothing really to do unless you have kids and the cafe is highly expensive so bring your own grub."
• "However, it needs more toilets (currently only two very basic, grubby looking toilets in the cafe)."
• "This place has great potential but is let down by the councils inability to maintain it."
• "This park has gone downhill tbh there are some questionable people every time I take my child there."
• "Definitely one of the best parks."
• "The cafe looked very promising but quite a few things in their limited menu weren't available, the service was appalling and the food was just ok."
• "The cafe is rubbish and has been for years."