Address: Meadow Ln, Alvaston, Derby DE24 8QQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441332640789
Rating: 4.4
based on 161 reviews.
Park Facilities
Pros:
"Free parking and dog friendly, a good base for a walk along the river into Derby."
"Very large, with a pond full of birds, places for sports and for kids."
"Nice place to cycle to with the kids, there is a playground, large pond with many ducks, swans and geese."
"Very friendly staff at the cafe ...good sized park and a fishing lake also across the other side of the park are football pitches, a bmx course and a small skate park."
"Lots of things to do for the kids, there's a park/playground, bike track, football field and more."
"Played tennis free of charge with my daughter."
"Alvaston Park is a hidden gem of the city, very large green space with play grounds, skate park and outdoor gym equipment."
Cons:
"The skate park needs updating. It's old and pretty skanky in places."
"The playground swings needed some attention but it looks like a team was there preparing to do it."
"Getting too and from the carpark can be a problem if its peak time before and after a football session as there are seemingly hundreds of parents picking up or dropping off kids."
"The grass isn’t cut properly, someone’s quite literally cutting corners when doing the grass, overgrown areas of shrubs."
"The path from there to the lake and the Waterside centre is really poor for wheelchairs and buggies and badly maintained, as is the path around the lake."
"The real let down is that the play area is a bit sparse, it seems like an afterthought and not a great one."
"Good place for a nice walk but the kids play area needs huge improvement. The Adizone needs replacing, most of the equipment is rusty and squeaks a lot!"
Lake and Wildlife
Pros:
"Ive not been here for some years and had forgot just how nice the lake was. The birds are wonderful and really nice them being so tame they let you walk close to them even though they have chicks."
"Words cannot convey what an absolute privilege it is to have this serene, tranquil paradise literally minutes away from my front door!"
"Great to see the lake looking so clear and unclogged, the volunteers do a wonderful job looking after the place."
"The lake & the wildlife are thriving."
"Great way of having interaction with nature and has a really nice relaxed atmosphere and great for everyone to enjoy."
"The ducks and geese are amazing. We often go there to feed them."
"Hundreds of ducks and swans at the lake and plenty of fish for fishing."
Cons:
"The lake, despite being populated by hundreds of waterfowl, is choked with rubbish in many parts."
"The water seems quite dirty and looks like it has been in need of a good clean for a long time."
"Alot of duck and other animals poo around as beautiful as the wildlife are there should definitely be some sort of wash down procedure for footpath around lake as well as litter our wheelchair and shoes were covered by the time we had walked around once."
"We were sad at some parts of the lake which people had thrown rubbish there."
Cafe and Amenities
Pros:
"Friendly cafe with good, simple homemade food."
"The cafe has a range of food and drinks, sure to find something you can enjoy if you haven't packed your own."
"Also has a cafe where you can purchase drinks and food and also has a children's menu."
"There is a nice cafe to get a hot or cold drinks and there is toilet's there as well."
"Café staff are pleasant and helpful and serve snacks, drinks and meals."
"There's a cafe, it sells a reasonable range of snacks, ice cream and some hot food, decent coffee."
"Good parking, a nice café with great friendly staff."
Cons:
"Would be nicer if there was a better cafe there as they have no manners and the coffee is awful."
"Over all and park and lake are nice. I fish the lake a lot the cafe is overpriced and food not very nice mad hatters should of stayed another council run cafe👎👎"
"While the cafe staff are lovely, the pricing is downright exploitation. Avoid buying anything there at all costs."
"No happy. We visited for dinner and a chat with a friend. Ordered hunters chicken both our chips were cold. Dessert was brought out b4 we had finished eating 1st course.. then when we waited 4 dessert we had to ask 4 it. Then it had been reheated and custard was cold and cake was dry ( we both ordered chocolates fudge cake.) Not happy and won't be returning..😒"
"Only criticism is the tea room wasn't actually open when it was advertised as open on the website."
Cleanliness and Maintenance
Pros:
"Beautiful country park, I was struck by how clean it was."
"It’s is a lovely park to take the kids out as there playground and go to do exercise, it’s spacious and tidy."
"A lovely park that's very well maintained."
"Place is kept clean."
"The park is well maintained and there are plenty of bins etc so the park is clean and tidy."
"No litter anywhere, a rarity these days!"
Cons:
"It was nice in the past I believe. Nowadays, there is trash everywhere."
"Enjoyed the walk the grounds where nice and tidy apart for the bins being full. Some people we tried to passed wasn't giving space for social distancing."
"Alvaston park is a great place to go with the family in the delight of day!! But it's so Annoying that parents Drop litter in the park and at the end of the day theirs litter about."
"The toilets could do with a clean and need monitoring."
"Nice park most days but as with a lot of places in Derby, there is a bit of a litter problem."
"Super busy, lots of people smoking things they shouldn't, even in the kids park."