Arrow Valley Country Park Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "Also parking is free but try to remember where you parked as it quite a big place."
• "Free parking is a bonus."
• "There's plenty of free parking, with most situated at the visitor centre end of the park."
• "Good free parking, a cafe, toilets and large children's play area."
• "Parking is free."
• "Plenty of parking available!"
• "Free parking right next to the course."

Cons:

• "Car parks were full."
• "The only black mark was overflowing bins, everywhere."
• "Not much signage which means you have to know its there."

Facilities

Pros:

• "The paths are well laid out and the main one are tarmacked so idea for wheelchairs."
• "Coffee shop available with good selection of warm snacks, ice cream, fresh coffee, selection of teas, and soft drinks."
• "Kids friendly as long as you can trust them around water. Toilets, café in visitor center."
• "Nice Park to go and get a bit of fresh air and exercise. Nice new play area for the little ones. And a handy hot drinks stall."
• "Family friendly country park with good amenities. Excellent playground, although it gets very busy on weekend afternoon."
• "Cafe facilities terrific. Lovely playground. Good dog walking area."
• "The facilities, including clean restrooms and playgrounds, were top-notch."

Cons:

• "Lovely park Shocking disgusting filthy portable toilets. Hires like this are a shocking condemnation of local authority spending being wasted on poor contractors."
• "Too many cyclists, runners, dog walkers - path around lake too narrow to accommodate all this."
• "Really nice setting plenty of free car parking however very messy every bin we came across was overflowing rubbish strewn about on the floor and all along the lakeside walk very underwhelming expected much more."
• "The biggest downside is the toilets. Portable loos disgusting and no paper. Just filth."
• "Only downside is the indoor facilities (including toilets) were closed."
• "The centre was closed and only had 2 porta loos outside which were dirty and had no soap or hand gel."
• "General lack of facilities compared to other similar sized country parks."

Cafe

Pros:

• "The café is cheap and cheerful."
• "Five stars for the park and cafe."
• "The cafe offers good food and a good cup of coffee with a beautiful view."
• "Cafe now open again after covid for drinks cake, etc, with views out over the lake."
• "Good cafe and kiosk at one side."
• "The cafe is nice, clean and modern."
• "A spacious cafe offering hot and cold food and drinks and toilet facilities."