Hinchingbrooke Country Park Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "Awesome park in Huntingdon, very nice place for photoshoots and walk around the lakes."
• "Great park, amazing paths and beautiful surroundings."
• "A wonderful, well managed country park. Well done to all the team, special mention to the lovely staff at the cafe, always smiling and so willing."
• "Lovely country park and well looked after. Rangers are friendly and informative."
• "Great place for a walk with various sections of the walks having different appeals to them."
• "The play area is suitable for all ages and the views are brilliant."
• "There is a cafe & a Countryside Centre, Play Area and fitness equipment."

Cons:

• "Was flooded and muddy, but is to be expected at this time of year."
• "The only down side was the amount of litter, not the park's fault, but some inconsiderate visitors."
• "Carpark a little small so you may have to park elsewhere if you don't get there early."
• "Taken over by middle class and Park ruined by Cemetery trees and muddy walk ways by cyclists, runners and posers....used to be a pleasant place for 99% now ruined by 1% of keep fit gangs......"
• "The original play equipment is in need of a refresh."
• "It's OK but no control over where dogs are allowed off of leads."
• "The paths do take you quite close to main roads so be careful with dogs off-lead."

Parking

Pros:

• "Pay and display parking but a max charge of £2.00."
• "Parking charges £1 for up to 2 hours and £2 for up to 6 hours. Reasonable parking charges."
• "Very reasonable parking £2 for 6 hours."
• "Car parking is good, and you can pay with cash or a card. £2 all-day."
• "The car park is £2.00 for 6 hours (& there's a £1.00 ticket available for a shorter stay)."
• "Parking cheap but limited. More parking available at nearby hospital but bit of a walk and expensive."
• "Parking very reasonable for the day."

Cons:

• "Visited with partner and grandson last week. Lovely place but car parking ticket machines a nightmare which was the only let down luckily for us the Rangers sorted it out and we eventually got our walk."
• "No one could pay for parking as both machines not working."
• "Lovely park to visit, good cafe for snacks, only problem is that it is difficult to park sometimes, the car park was full, signs say overflow car park at hinchibrook school, problem was no directions on where the school was."
• "Car park is a bit small and doesn't take long to fill up so you may have to wait for a space."
• "It is impossible though to find a parking space on the weekends."
• "The only real downside is the car parks. They are small and fill up quickly, so you need to go early or wait for someone to leave."
• "Avoid on Saturdays and Sunday. No parking spaces available at all. Such a big park and such a small parking."

Cafe

Pros:

• "On a Sunday during the summer the Apiary is open and you can see the keepers tending the bees its great and its Free, then you can buy the honey from the shop."
• "Lovely walks, excellent cafe, very friendly staff."
• "The cafe was great too."
• "Good little dog friendly cafe."
• "The cafe does a good variety of food and drink, and you can hire pond dipping stuff cheaply there."
• "The little cafe serves hot drinks and has outdoor seating with some cover."
• "The cafe makes a great cup of tea 😊."

Cons:

• "The cafe was busy we ordered food and it was over 50 mins before we were served and then we was given incorrect order."
• "Cafe closes at 15:00 and stops 'hot food' a bit earlier."
• "Cafe is expensive and shuts at 4 (I think) a bit early, especially in holidays."
• "The cafe is very expensive for what it is! So bring a picnic or some snacks."
• "Unfortunately Cafe was closed when I was there so can't comment on that."
• "My only negative is the cafe..could do with bringing into 21st century!"
• "It’s a shame the cakes aren’t freshly made I was disappointed by that!"