Eastrop Park Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "Lovely Park with everything you need for a perfect day out with the children that won’t cost you a small fortune."
• "Lovely place, smaller than I thought, walked through to Old Basing on the disused rd, gorgeous walk, it was a hot day, but you have shelter from the trees."
• "Very beautiful park accessible to the town centre and have a play ground for kids, small pond, well maintained garden."
• "A well equipped playground which has been improved and updated."
• "A very nice park, well looked after."
• "Wonderful park in Basingstoke centre. Kids play area, parking, benches are available."
• "It's such a great place for the kids to play. The walk around the pond is very relaxing & plenty of seating."

Cons:

• "The lake was a bit grubby."
• "The park its self Is lovely however the toilets were very unclean and not maintained."
• "The place was filthy when we went there! The paddling pool full of mouldy water and dead leaves and twigs in it, food wrappers and drink bottles all over the place."
• "The only negative about this place is the drug and alcohol users seem to be here throughout the day and night."
• "The big challenge is finding your way to it if you are arriving by car."
• "Parking is limited."
• "The paddling pool full of mouldy water and dead leaves and twigs in it, food wrappers and drink bottles all over the place, wasn't a nice experience I can tell you!"

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking area is free but not very big."
• "There is a free car park."
• "Free parking available on site."
• "Even if it's full we can park in the nearby street lines."
• "If you are going with car, there's convenient pay and display parking on the side."
• "There are two car parks which get filled pretty quickly. But it's free parking and easily accessible."
• "Good Free parking what more could you want?"

Cons:

• "Otherwise, it's about 10 minutes walk from the Town centre and Festival Place parking."
• "Very accessible to the town centre, but parking limited (and often used by non-park users)."
• "Lovely place but could do with a bigger car park."
• "Parking can be busy at times."
• "Parking can be difficult at busy times, but is free."
• "Parking is such a hassle both in the park and surrounding areas."
• "Car park fills quickly."

Additional Amenities

Pros:

• "Amazing park next to city centre with two good sized ponds and a smaller shallow paddle pond for kids."
• "You can buy icecream, drinks and other refreshments at the park, next to the little lake."
• "Love this park. Soo much to do for the children. You can walk around and try out the fitness bits, let the children run wild on the playpark, have a dip in the paddling pool (when hot), boating pond, RC boating pond and a small kiosk for drinks and ice cream."
• "Is nice playground, open small pool for young kids and even place where you can rent bout."
• "Great park with something for everyone. Boating Lake, paddling pool, children's play area plus lots of music and cultural events throughout the year."
• "This is a very good family park and there is plenty to do. A good place for a picnic there is a good size playground for the kids there is also crazy golf and paddle boats."
• "A beautifully kept park, lovely splash pool and plenty of space to sit. Great for picnics."

Cons:

• "Just a puzzle why the cafe in the park is so seldom open."
• "The small takeaway Hut needs to be open for longer hours though."
• "Could do with refreshment facilities on site."
• "Absolutely disgusting toilets."
• "Toilets haven't been upgraded in about 20 years as far as I can tell."
• "The eternally bad toilets and baby change facilities. Why aren't there more and at both ends of this vast space?"
• "It a shame there's nowhere to get a snack and a drink."