Nonsuch Park Reviews Summary

Park Maintenance and Beauty

Pros:

• "Very well maintained - absolutely beautiful place and great for leisurely walks."
• "Peaceful and beautiful space! Well maintained and all seemed happy to be out in the sun - at last!"
• "The nonsuch house gardens are lovely to walk around and sit in the well maintained gardens."
• "Beautiful grounds and scenery."
• "Stunning park with beautiful views located throughout."
• "The gardens have lovely maintained Bushes, Flower displays, Flower archways, a small Pond near the path with Fish, lilly pads and some more Tudor details scattered around the paths before gating to the park grounds."
• "The grounds are so well maintained, stunning plants all year round, and it's so spacious it never feels crowded."

Cons:

• "Sadly the staff can't keep up with the amount of litter, broken glass other harmful items which have been left or deliberately placed to cause harm to people or dogs."
• "It is not best kept. It gets a bit hard to run if you aren’t a dog lover."
• "Not bad but not as good as it used to be. The grass needs cutting and the lower branches of the trees need attention."
• "Be careful of the potholes the councils Sutton and Epsom need to take a look at the main car park as you drive in potholes everywhere."
• "Just the car park by the main road is in very bad condition. Super muddy and is difficult to walk around the paddles."
• "If it's been raining bring your wellies! Advise kids to watch for pot holes when scooting as pathways haven't been looked after in years."
• "Vry disappointing, we r regulars @ the park, however, there were picnics on the lawn, tents, people children Dogs, all walking through the 'gardens', no thought 4 the flowers ect., or the 'keep off the grass', notices."

Cafe and Refreshments

Pros:

• "The mansion has a coffee house but only serves drinks and cakes, plus ice cream."
• "Had a lovely morning in Nonsuch park so many people being friendly and saying good morning, it was great watching all the dogs enjoying they walks in the sunshine, then enjoyed a hot cuppa at the mansion."
• "There is a nice cafe in the manor house that does good coffee and some pretty gardens to sit in."
• "Behind the mansion is a very good cafe which offers up a good selection of coffees and treats."
• "The cafe is lovely."
• "The cafe sells lovely quality food and drinks, dog walkers love the place."
• "At the mansion there is a great cafe that serves assorted snacks, panini, cakes, drinks, icecream."

Cons:

• "The service at the tea hut can be slow and queues can be long."
• "Cafe is expensive but the ice cream when it is open is nice!"
• "Shame the cafe is so small a good business venture if it was renovated."
• "The cafe at the mansion does nice food although stop hot paninis at 3:15, it's very very expensive and no staff except for a minority wear masks."
• "For £3.50 for a fairly small average ice cream with not much flavour, thought was a bit steep."
• "Cafe nice but to expensive."
• "Were most disappointed when going here for lunch. Advertised as vegetarian friendly but there was only one choice and it was vegetable curry."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "The toilets were reasonably clean which is a plus."
• "Friends of Nonsuch Manor have an exhibition which features a scale model of the original palace."
• "There is also a dog free field by the Ewell entrance."
• "There is a fenced off formal garden area, that is also dog free."
• "There are several hard pathways and roads that are easy to cycle on and use pushchairs and wheelchairs."
• "The park is on a level ground most of the way so very suitable for less able visitors."
• "Facilities: free parking with lots of spaces and areas of parking; cafe; toilets."

Cons:

• "Toilets etc there but we didn't use them. They were the other side of the park tho, can take 20 mins to get to them of you in a rush!"
• "Parking can be a problem as the three car parks fill up very quickly."
• "One disadvantage is that disabled people with wheel chairs miss out on this experience due to the path ways to bumpy and uncomfortable to push them on."
• "Directions and signage were dreadful for the main car park."
• "Toilets in paper towels as hand dryer was out of order and floor was very slippery (accident waiting to happen)."
• "Just sit on a bench by the flower gardens and listen to the birds sing."
• "Please be careful if you purchase anything from the cafe in the park if you have any allergies...I have a dairy allergy and asked for an oat latte but watched as my drink was made using whole milk then passed to me."

Wildlife and Nature

Pros:

• "The wildlife in the park is small but noticeable on some days, Which the includes Carp in the pond, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Beetles, Bluetits, Robins, Owls, Sparrows, Bats, Foxes, Voles, Badgers and Squirrels."
• "A delightful area of landscaped parkland with historic associations as one of Henry VIII's hunting grounds."
• "This is a beautiful place to feel at one with nature."
• "The majority of the park is woodsy perfect for bikers or people who love to explore."
• "Home to a variety of different species of 🌷, 🐦 insects."
• "The best local park with spectacular views."
• "Gorgeous park, huge, with some wooded areas and other open spaces."

Cons:

• "Lovely park that is ruined by very large off leash dogs."
• "I fear it is only a matter of time until a young child is mauled."
• "The wooded area has a pond which is a major mosquito breeding ground."
• "It gets incredibly muddy after rain and the paved pathways are only a couple - so bring wellies along!"
• "Prone to being very muddy and waterlogged along the walking path."
• "Having these dogs, of unknown temperament, approach my family is extremely disconcerting."
• "Unfortunately some irresponsible dog owners letting their uncontrollable dogs off lead spoiled our visit, terrorizing our puppy."