Walpole Park Reviews Summary

Accessibility & Location

Pros:

• "Just a short stroll from Ealing Broadway with its shops and restaurants."
• "Also you've a little hidden coffee/restaurant just on a side."
• "Went on a Sunday so plenty of parking in the residential roads."
• "Pleasant shortcut from Ealing Broadway through Walpole Park and Lammas Park to the Brentford end of Northfields Avenue and Northfields Station."
• "It is very near Ealing Broadway, so perfect for getting some food."
• "The park’s location is very good and near Ealing Broadway station and many bus stops."
• "This park is amazing situated in west London close to Ealing main centre."

Cons:

• "Nobody will tell you that they are being locked, they will just lock you in without warning!"
• "Tonight I've had to deal with the person that closes the gates and even though they had seen me, they closed the gate and quickly sped off which left me locked in."
• "Just be aware that they lock the gates in the evening and closing times are not generally signposted on the gates."

Park Features & Facilities

Pros:

• "Lovely clean park with a variety of uses, including a play park, open field and wooded areas - even 2 ponds with ducks!"
• "Beautiful beautiful park in Ealing. Water features, sloping landscapes, landmark trees."
• "A beautiful park with lots of lovely flower beds, an amazing playground which is suitable for all different ages of children."
• "Has everything, cafe, toilet, lake(s), fountains, playgrounds, big open space and very nice sitting areas."
• "Great cafe, pond with ducks, two playgrounds for different age groups."
• "Two playgrounds, duckpond, cafe, historic buildings and vistas."
• "Best of all though are the several amazing playgrounds, including sand and water features!"

Cons:

• "The children's play area for older children has a grey dirt effect with stoney surface which stains shoes and clothes."
• "However the toliets here are gross, and all the toliets when I went had no toliet paper in them."
• "One thing wrong is the PUBLIC TOILETS are LOCKED till 11am."
• "The only issue with it is they sometimes close the public bathrooms for long periods of time (months!)."
• "The toilets r closed at the moment. This is possibly for maintenance."
• "It used to be a little lake near cafe suitable for little kids to put their feet in it but it was all dried when we got there last week."
• "Dirty. Poorly maintained. Dangerous and crowded with sketchy individuals."

Events & Festivals

Pros:

• "Hosts annual summer festivals including blues, comedy & jazz."
• "We thoroughly enjoyed the Annual Blues Festival in Walpole Park, Ealing on Sunday!"
• "The Ealing Jazz Festival is held here annually."
• "Fantastic festivals every Summer, premium children's playground, and many different bits and bobs to keep your walk interesting."
• "Music, comedy festivals over Summer!"
• "July sees Jazz, Blues, Comedy and Beer festivals in the park too."
• "We come here every year for the Ealing Blues Festival and it's always a brilliant event."

Cons:

• "The new Jazz/blues festivals have lost the spirit of the old one when everyone was invited and no fees were charged except for food and items purchased at the stalls."
• "The latter is sadly nowhere as good as it used to be since the original founder & organiser was booted out by the council a couple of years ago."
• "Comedy festival. Last 'comedian' resorted to swearing most of the time."

Atmosphere & Maintenance

Pros:

• "The park is really big enough for everyone even for those that want a bit of little privacy."
• "Beautiful secluded park in the middle of Ealing."
• "Very well cared for by park staff and the general Ealing public (very rarely do you see any litter anywhere)."
• "A truly tranquil oasis in the middle of a busy London suburb."
• "Always beautiful whatever the season, frequented by a diverse range of lovely people."
• "This is always such a fun place to spend a weekend."
• "A beautiful park in the heart of Ealing."

Cons:

• "It's hard to get the same peace you once could when strolling through Walpole."
• "It's a lovely park, but unfortunately very busy as it was such a nice day. Far too many parents with children, definitely not social distancing."
• "The children's play area was incredibly busy. And nobody was wearing a mask."
• "Unfortunately people are not respecting it properly lot of rubbish around."
• "Walpole Park has turned into a moshpit of people."
• "Ealing council can't seem to get people to understand that it is not acceptable to litter the streets and parks of the borough."
• "Lost a star for the people who don't keep their dogs on leads and let them chase the squirrels."