Address: Oldbury Rd, Hartshill, Nuneaton CV10 0TE, United Kingdom
Phone: +441827872660
Rating: 4.6
based on 129 reviews.
Scenery and Views
Pros:
"The views are breathtaking and you can see for miles in so many different directions from a single spot."
"Lovely scenery and great for picnics."
"Beautiful country park with plenty of woods to walk and a lovely scenic view of the surrounding area from one spot."
"Great views of the valley from the start with benches to enjoy coffee or a picnic."
"Some great views over 3 counties."
"The best thing about the park is the views, as you can see almost 40+ miles away."
"Nice place to sit & take in the stunning views :)"
Cons:
"Careful underfoot, lots of branches and roots trip over!"
"Never again! Over grown with stingers and nettles, you can barely see the paths."
"The sign posting of routes is atrocious."
"Finding the positive reviews quite baffling to be honest. Drove here from Rugby. Its essentially a badly maintained 'hill' with tracks around it."
"Got a bit lost but unsure of this was just me or the signage."
"Some of the steeper inclines can be tricky."
"Also the pay and display machine did not work - either an issue with contactless or just broken."
Facilities
Pros:
"Plenty of parking for £2.50 for full day."
"Parking is available at £3 for the day."
"Car park not too expensive at £3 for the day."
"Reasonably priced car park. Always clean and tidy."
"Parking can be paid by contactless payment so no need to worry about cash."
"Excellent toilet facilities as well and we were lucky enough to catch the mobile coffee van as well."
"A nice park at the top with an eating area and a well kept toilet block."
Cons:
"Only downside was the toilets there were locked so we could not use them."
"Only downside was bank holiday the toilets was shut and there were a group of youths loitering and smoking in the children's play area."
"The car park might get full quite quickly on a busy day as it is small so may need to park on the road if it is too busy."
"Always loved this place but cafe opening times woeful! Toilets too closed early even in nice weather."
"The only thing that detracts from 5 stars is the cafe. Why on earth does it close at 2.30."
"Toilets were not open today though 😕 Otherwise would have been a 5 star."
"Parking is in my opinion expensive and not great that it's cashless especially when the transaction fails regularly."
Family and Pet Friendliness
Pros:
"Good for family walks the the forest land, plenty of song birds out every time we've been."
"We had a lovely, family day out here and spent quite a while watching the squirrels and birds in the trees."
"You can explore the woodland, take the kids in the play area, or just sit and admire the view."
"It was such a lovely pleasant walk with the family and the dog."
"Great adventure for dogs 🐶 and plenty of bins around."
"Lovely for a family walk and even a play area for the kids."
"Great place to take your kids and your dog."
Cons:
"Great Park absolutely gorgeous. So why one star.... Dogs Dogs Dogs. The owners leave dog poo everywhere."
"One area, not surprising near the homes nearby, where the dog owners clearly can't be bothered to clean up after their pets."
"Lovely place...but if a evening you get too many kids up there drinking and dogs off leads.. Police need to stop this as they arnt supposed to be there."
"The park was exceptionally busy, with not a soul in site managing it - meaning even during Covid-19 the kids play park was embarrassingly crowded."
"I didnt hate Hartshill Hayes, I was disappointed in the fact that there are so few Poo bins for dogs."
"Beautiful place, shame some dog owners don't respect the beauty of being able to walk through such a lovely place."
"A family favourite and dog heaven!"
Accessibility and Maintenance
Pros:
"The park and woodland have been carefully looked after."
"A really great country area, it goes for miles."
"Large expanse of woods ranging over undulating hilly area."
"This is a great place for a walk with views and woodland and you can walk in the surrounding countryside as well."
"Both woodland walks is teaming with wildlife."
"Well marked paths around established woods."
"There are a multitude of surfaced paths for walking on."
Cons:
"Our first and last visit. Nothing to persuade us return."
"The only negative, I think, is that it's tricky to get to if you don't drive."
"Visited the park today with my heavily pregnant fiancee to see the park and speak to someone about an annual permit, I was in the park for 7 minutes before returning to my car to find the park ranger had blocked my car."
"Lovely Day so we decided to visit for the first time. Enjoyed our walk with our dog, but there was a lack of information about the place."
"Got a bit lost but unsure of this was just me or the signage."
"Loverly for a walk round would have loved to spend longer there but had to cut our visit short due to no toilet access currently which with a disability is a real inconvenience."
"Thoroughly underwhelmed, but I'm sure a good time is to be had - just not on this particular visit for me."