Stanborough Park Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "If you are local you can register and receive a hefty discount on day parking."
• "Lots of parking spaces available and reduced parking fee if you have previously registered with the council as a Welwyn resident."
• "There are two car parks."
• "If you register and pay for a 50 minute session on the Better app (currently £7), you can submit your car’s registration plate at the water sports reception to get free parking in the car park."
• "Visited midweek whilst the kids were at school, so there was plenty of available parking."
• "Always more than enough parking, shop is open and well priced."
• "There was ample parking (even though a little pricey but where isn't these days)."

Cons:

• "Complete surprise; I haven't been here for 30 years... Absurdly overpriced carpark."
• "Parking was an absolute nightmare."
• "This is the second time I’ve come here and wasted over half an hour on car park machines that are card only with contactless but it doesn’t work."
• "Great day, but car park nightmare, machine wouldn't accept payment, phone call no answer."
• "Parking is not free, even as a full member of Better gyms so that was rather annoying to pay £6 just for parking."
• "The Car Parking fee is a rip off, the only options are £1.50 for one hour or £6.00 for up to 3 hours."
• "Parking is ridiculous. Machines never work. Carpark is in need of some love."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very clean and tidy, the waters are clean and there's a lake where you can pay for boating and a stream you can paddle in."
• "The grounds were tidy with very little rubbish about."
• "Park is wonderful, couldn't recommend it enough and I honestly cannot add anything more to the great reviews for this place."
• "We arrived at the activity lake, picnic spot fairly tidy / clean."
• "Stanborough Park is GREAT. The park was fun, the splash pad was played in most of the day, the area was litter free."
• "The toilets were really clean."
• "It was very crowded but we felt really close to the nature. The down side is the high amount of stinging nettles."

Cons:

• "It’s a shame that the visitors to the park leave behind a lot of trash."
• "Sadly let down by the toilets what a state disgusting."
• "Lots of plastic bottles and crisp packets etc, spoils the walk/bike ride when you see it."
• "Barbecues are banned but people were still having them and scorching the grass, as well as leaving lots of litter."
• "Can get over crowded on a nice day. There aren't enough big bins to cope with the litter being put in them."
• "The paths can be littered with dog poo from irresponsible owners."
• "All the box's and bags of rubbish stacked up along back fence."

Facilities

Pros:

• "They have peddle boats available so great for the kids and you get nice pictures."
• "Great place for the whole family. There's place to splash in the river, there's playground for children, nice green spaces for picnic."
• "River is accessible to families and kids can play in shallow areas."
• "There's water sports available and also a boat hire centre."
• "The adventure playground & paddling stream is lovely for the kids."
• "They do have clean toilet facilities which are taken care of."
• "Lovely cafe over looking the lake."

Cons:

• "Cafe is pretty poor - needs a better standard of coffee etc."
• "Pathways difficult to navigate."
• "The reception door is locked and the staff can see you standing there but choose to ignore you unless you start banging on the door."
• "Both the men and womens bathrooms were absolutely disgusting."
• "The playground is very popular but very dated."
• "The selection of food was very limited and basic."
• "Lovely park with good facilities but unfortunately the lock on the disabled toilet was broken."