Address: Marlow Car Park, Grafham, Huntingdon PE28 0BH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441480812154
Rating: 4.4
based on 185 reviews.
Visitor Experience
Pros:
"Wonderful walk around Grafham water centre."
"Stunning place in wonderful grounds.. There are many trails and the for walkers and cyclists."
"Lovely place to go for a walk! Me and my husband walked around the whole lake last Saturday and its honestly beautiful."
"Really nice place for outdoor activities🏞️ like biking, fishing and BBQ or just a relaxed afternoon with family by the water."
"Great day out for the family, they even have a pretend beach there where the children can play whilst the adults relaxed."
"Excellent day out place, nice and clean water, plenty of space to play and BBQ, excellent facilities."
"Grafham Water is an attractive reservoir with walking tracks around it. Car parking close to Grafham Water was convenient."
Cons:
"Big queque but the card machine broke so they were unable to take orders."
"Need to improve everything about this cafe. It is in a lovely location but the coffee is undrinkable and the tables are left uncleared and dirty."
"Staff in the café are about as much use as a snorkel on a submarine."
"Such a wasted opportunity. Doesn't open till 11and closes early, dogs not allowed inside, uninspiring menu."
"Paths beyond the visitors centre impassable due to thick mud."
"The only downside to the whole place is the toilets are extremely dirty! Even first thing in the morning when you expect them to be clean."
"The crazy golf was unloved and very dirty, it would only take a moment to sweep the holes clear of leaves, bark and stones."
Café and Food Services
Pros:
"Great place to eat, good selection of hot and cold food. Barista coffee and cakes available, good seating area overlooking the lake. also dog friendly."
"Fantastic cup of tea!"
"The Visitor Centre has a café with freshly prepared food, pasties and sausage rolls that they will heat up for you and delicious homemade cakes."
"Enjoyed a light lunch with a lovely view of Grafham Water. Congratulations to the staff as they were only two of them there: a young man looking after two different counters and a lady in the kitchen!"
"Great service and good food. Be careful to get the orders for food in early as they stop before closing as you would expect from a small place. Highly recommend."
"Nice little cafe with limited food selection and outside seating with views of the lake."
"Great staff at cafe today. They were 15 minutes before closing when we arrived and still served us food from the fridge, pasties and cakes despite kitchen having closed."
Cons:
"Went there for a coffee on a Wednesday, waited waited and waited 25 minutes in all, only one member of staff was on, everything seemed to be microwaved."
"Stopped cooking food at 2pm unfortunately, left wanting after a long walk around the reservoir."
"Nicely kept communal grass areas badly let down by extortionate cafe prices, carpark prices are daylight robbery."
"Bring your own food and drink £3.50 for a magnum ice cream £5.50 for a sandwich and £3.30 for a small coffee."
"Disorganised at Cafe having to queue one place to pay for ice cream and the go to another counter to select ice cream flavours esp when only one member of staff!"
"There was little choice of food which felt very overpriced (£30 for two cheeseburgers, one tiny vegan sausage roll and three portions of chips)."
"This cafe is outrageously overpriced, and the worst part is that you don't find out until you reach the till as prices are missing from nearly all of the items!!!"
Parking and Accessibility
Pros:
"Anpr parking is good but paying is not easy as very limited places to do it."
"There are 2 car parks one on the North side the other South side, paid with same price range both offering big car parks."
"Always great. By the waterside with cycle and walking paths. Cycle rental and café and visitor centre and toilets."
"Good car park. Lots of room. The paths are great, well maintained, and perfect for running."
"The carpark is spacious and wasn't full on our visit."
"Parking easy to pay for no apps required."
"Great family place. Has a lovely play area, inc. Trampoline thingy and sand pit. Beautiful views, plenty of parking."
Cons:
"It had toilets! Dreadful place otherwise. Nothing on offer unless a kit kat and a twix floats your boat."
"At £6 it seems expensive for parking in the countryside away from congested cities."
"My only reason for giving 4🌟was down to car park fee. Whilst I appreciate we have to pay for parking 5mins over the 4hrs cost £8…Little bit steep in my books."
"However, the car park charge is very steep if you are just there for an hour or two, good value for a day."
"Not only an extortionate cost for parking but also requiring you to push a physical button for entrance to the car park during a pandemic."
"Grafham water itself is such a lovely place but the car park is so expensive and so is the restaurant and the staff are not the most welcoming."
"After 58 minutes, parking machine demanded payment for 2 hours."