"Great park with so many options. Fun for kids, adults, grandparents, and dogs."
"A lovely place to walk and see the boats, and things to keep the kids entertained as well: an impressive pirate ship-style play area, a splash park that's open in the summer, ducks to feed, a petting zoo, mini golf...the list goes on!"
"Boating lake for remote control toys. Petting zoo which is really hands on, you can hold, touch & stroke a lot of animals."
"Great play area with sand play for younger children."
"There's plenty for children to do: splash park, pirate ship, model boating lake, crazy golf or just have a good run around or a family game of rounders or cricket."
"The Pirate playground is good with a very fun ship shaped thing for kids to play on."
"Great pirate themed playground for little ones. Plus a splash park which was great fun pre-covid hoping it'll open again soon 🤞."
Cons:
"Gets very busy and there are often older kids hanging around."
"It's a nice place but if you want to do any of the activities you have to book online which makes it a pain."
"Most things here now you have to pay a lot for."
"The food Hut area is pretty tired and dated looking."
"The Splash Park is great for the kids, a safe, enclosed area with cheap entrance fee and an allocated time period which guarantees it never gets too busy."
"The splash park wasn't on but assume that was because the children were at school."
"Was a bit disappointed that there wasn't more stalls that sold bbq equipment for enthusiasts.. only reason my hubs went."
Parking
Pros:
"Loads of parking (pay at meter or free to blue badge holders), great riverside walk and all the facilities you can ask for."
"Parking charges fairly reasonable, but be prepared to search for a space on a busy hot summers day."
"Parking plentiful & cheap, & use tap & pay, so no hunting for coins."
"There is ample parking in the immediate vicinity whilst having the option to park in a nearby estate if the paid car park is full."
"Also blue badge holders like me don't have to pay to park."
"There is enough parking for busy days like Bank Holidays and weekends."
"Pay and display parking is plentiful at a reasonable cost."
Cons:
"The car park being so full had to drive a mile or so down the road and walk."
"The carpark is ridiculously priced now for the facilities they offer."
"It's a bit pricey to park (almost £7 for 4 hours)."
"The only downside for me is the cost of parking but you can easily get your money's worth."
"Car parking is a bit excessive £2.40 for 2 hours is good but then it jumps to £6 for 4 hours which makes no sense at all."
"Expensive to park at 7 pound per day. Amusement tokens pricey and splash zone is 2.50 for 20 minutes which is expensive."
"Parking is very expensive so park outside if you are able to. Was about £7 for 4 hours."
Food and Refreshments
Pros:
"A really nice day out with the children/Grandchildren lots for them to do, lots of little huts to get food and drink at a very reasonable price."
"Plenty of places to eat and drink (think cafe not restaurant)."
"There are six separate retail outlets for refreshments and other merchandise, including Fish & Chips, Icecream, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Cakes, Tea, Coffee, Snacks, Toys, Water Bubbles, etc."
"Absolutely brilliant family friendly place. Loads to do and see. Food and drink prices are very reasonable for this type of place and the fish and chips were fresh and very tasty."
"If you like seafood, well worth treating yourself to some very reasonably priced and good quality seafood."
"The food from the 'sheds' is good and very reasonable, recommended the doughnuts 5 for £3!"
"There are plenty of reasonably priced places to get food and drink there and you're only a short walk from the town so there is plenty of variety."
Cons:
"There is usually an ice cream van near the play area mugging poor parents off with over inflated prices so try to use one of the permanent buildings for your drinks and snacks."
"Privately run adventure golf is hellishly expensive."
"The food is fine, you could always take a picnic. The petting zoo and the adventure golf are incredibly overpriced for what they are."
"I'm not familiar with ice cream van prices but £8 for 2 ice creams seems rather excessive."
"Not much of food or drinks place in the area."
"Great place for families although not happy that so many fast food/ice cream kiosks are placed very close to where children will be - lots of pressure for parents to keep spending money!"
"The play park is great. The splash park however despite being refurbished looks really unwelcoming."
Cleanliness and Maintenance
Pros:
"Place is clean and tidy."
"Always clean & tidy here. One of my favourite places to visit and relax."
"A great place to visit with excellent facilities and beautiful scenery."
"From the moment you enter its clean and green. Such great family vibes and I was impressed by the vast amount of activities and leisure was available."
"Always clean. Well thought out park space."
"All well maintained and clean."
"An attractive park generally well maintained with a good amount of facilities."
Cons:
"Right back to Victorian times people have visited this place I like it, and its a safe place to take kids parking £6.50 2 to 5 hours skatepark here to crazy golf, but toilets are dilapidated and disgusting."
"Nice place to go but feels like they have given up a bit with funding."
"Shame the toilets were in need of repair."
"Unfortunately all the public toilets were closed. Apparently toilets are open today, had to drive home (30 minutes) bursting for a wee. BE AWARE if you visit on a weekday."
"We had a great time here, in the past, but on our last visit we found most of the playground spaces were under construction and closed to the public."
"The changes aren't for the better."
"As mentioned within this sub review that this place used to be a lot better but it seems Maldon council seem a bit begrudge to spend any money on it. It's tired and needs more than a dab of paint it needs investment desperately."
Accessibility and Facilities
Pros:
"Great Park overlooking the Medway. Outdoor swimming pool, toilets, train for small children."
"There's a massive disabled toilet, that has a hoist lift, big changing table, a big shower seat, Shower, that can be used for people/children and it even has a button for dogs."
"Walking around the whole promenade and park area was really nice and relaxing. The walkways are accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs."
"There's toilets and places to eat."
"There are 2 car parks, a short & long stay but both are pay & display except for blue badge holders that can park for free, when displaying a valid badge."
"Wonderful playground for children. So well thought out."
"Always a lovely place to visit, toilets open and very clean.. No litter."