Rosliston Forestry Centre Reviews Summary

Outdoor Experience

Pros:

• "An excellent place for walking your dogs, or burning off your children's excess energy."
• "The poppy field in August is a must see!"
• "Lovely outdoor space that I love walking around."
• "Great place for adults and children alike."
• "Fantastic place to visit for the kids, family and even dogs!"
• "Great play areas for children to run around in and explore."
• "The sculpture trail was great and the kids thoroughly enjoyed it."

Cons:

• "One thing that put me off a bit is that there's a sewage treatment plant in the middle and on the day we visited it smelled a bit."
• "There were also loads of wasps which wasn't great."
• "Some services no longer open, e.g., Games room and Miniature golf."
• "Paths not really suitable for wheelchairs/scooters as very steep."
• "The trails were - at this time of this year April very muddy and hence hard going."
• "Some bits seem quite unkempt and not very looked after."
• "After going today, all I saw the shameful remains of freshly logged trees and destroyed habitat."

Parking and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Parking £ 3 all day."
• "Only £3 parking all day!!!! Bargain."
• "Car Parking is £1 per hour or £3 all day."
• "Entry is free, though you must 'pay and display' to park (£1.50 for an hour, £4 for all day, £35 for 12 months)."
• "There is paid parking available free disabled parking with a badge!"
• "At £4 all day parking with no entrance fee, it makes it a reasonable day out too."
• "All main paths are hard surfaces allowing easy use for cycles, buggies, mobility scooters and the not so steady on their feet."

Cons:

• "Parking needs cash... catches a lot of people out."
• "Parking is a little expensive but either 2 hours or all day."
• "The pay and display machines weren't easy to find and when I did find one it was out of order."
• "The bad bit was the carpark: only taking coins. In the current situation, that's very disappointing."
• "Car parking charging needs to be looked into... £1.50 for an hour or £4 for all day."
• "It is £1.50 for 1hr parking and £4 for 4 hours. You cannot get everything done in 1hr, so I find the parking a bit pricey."
• "Only downside is pay for parking."

Cafe and Amenities

Pros:

• "The cafe is very pleasant."
• "The food at the Hub Cafe (jacket potatoes, sandwiches, paninis...) is enjoyable, as are the hot/cold drinks and ice creams/lollies."
• "Staff are very knowledgeable and helpful on site."
• "The hot chocolate was lovely nice and hot and so chocolatey."
• "Cafe has a selection for hot food and CAKE."
• "The onsite cafe has a lovely selection of food, drinks and sweet treats."
• "The cafe is excellent and there's plenty for kids to do outside."

Cons:

• "The cafe however is very expensive and not that good quality."
• "Cafe serves good food but a little pricey for what you get."
• "The cafe provides a decent selection of food, although the prices are creeping up."
• "A lot of the paths were closed due to forestry work and signage was pretty poor for the routes."
• "Only downside is the cafe is so dear! So where you can pack your own snacks and drinks!"
• "Cafe a little on the dear side."
• "Visited June cafe at 1pm today, choice of menu, other than sandwiches really limited."