Address: New Bedford Rd., Luton, LU2 7HL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441582510333
Rating: 4.5
based on 192 reviews.
Scenery and Wildlife
Pros:
"The park is quite big and full of greenery and full of life."
"What a lovely park with a lovely lake to walk along."
"Wardown Park is home to a variety of trees and plants, making it a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the outdoors."
"A beautiful lake filled with so much wildlife."
"Park is full of wild nature."
"A stunning park with a wide duck, geese and swan filled lake at it's centre, which can be crossed by bridge."
"So peaceful! The birds make the lake like a mini aviary moorehens, Canadian geese, swans, hammers why am I not surprised and your uni real bird Missuer and Mrs pigeon."
"Such a beautiful place for a walk, have fun with family & friend, a walk, picnic n many more."
Cons:
"It's a shame that part of the river is dirty with litter especially the start but it gets much better as you walk along side towards the end."
"Was missing swans."
"Quite a beautiful park until you look close. Rat infestation from duck overfeeding. The water is disgusting."
Facilities and Activities
Pros:
"There is a lovely bridge you can walk across."
"Wardown Park has a variety of facilities to cater to all interests, from boating to bowling."
"There is a museum which you can visit, a golf course towards the end of the park, A children's play area."
"The park features various attractions such as the Luton Museum and Art Gallery, the Daisy Chain Wall, Pleasure Garden, the Arboretum."
"A lot of benches, bandstand, tennis court etc areas around."
"There's also the Wardown House Museum and Gallery, a handsome Victorian museum which showcases Luton's fabric and hat-making history."
"There is play equipment in a dedicated area for the kids."
"There are tennis courts here."
Cons:
"Unfortunately, the Children's Play Area is not suitable for children with accessibility needs, despite the recent regeneration and developments."
"There is mini golf and refreshments from a venue which is overpriced and have a monopoly."
"Lovely park, but could do with some more park benches!"
"There should be some more swings and slides activities for kids though and some more benches as well."
Cleanliness and Maintenance
Pros:
"It’s also fairly clean (minus the rats and odd rubbish on the floor here & there)."
"The site was clean and tidy with not too much noise."
"Very well maintained, hats off to the staff and community for keeping it that way."
"I have always found the park clean, safe, free of litter and well maintained."
"The luton park council keeps it well maintained."
Cons:
"Very lovely place, with a wonderful scenery and wonderful playground. Only downside is the plastic and trash that's found both in the water and across the ground, despite the trash cans that are available."
"I wish people take care of rubbish they throw everywhere especially next to kids play area."
"Sadly there was quite a lot of litter in the ponds, although all litter bins were nicely empty."
Accessibility and Parking
Pros:
"Free Parking is Available."
"The park is accessible to visitors with strollers, wheelchairs, or mobility scooters, with smooth, asphalt surfaces used for the paths."
"There are plenty of parking spaces available, including a main car park off the New Bedford Road and an overflow car park off the Old Bedford Road, both free of charge."
"Free parking up to 20 cars."
"Plenty of parking on the old Bedford rd side of park on road plus museum car park is available and parking is free!"
"This is a wonderful park well located with lots of parking spaces."
Cons:
"Parking can be difficult but may be spaces in nearby streets."
"Parking usually ok apart from weekend."
Safety and Security
Pros:
"The Wardown Park Play Area is a popular attraction, offering a safe and fun space for children to play."
Cons:
"Can be a bit dodgy at night...keep your wits about you as someone tried to mug me a few months ago."
Family and Children
Pros:
"There is a place for little children and they can perform some activities."
"At the end of the lake is a lovely playgroup full of activities for the kids to keep them entertained."
"Wardown Park is a great place for families, with a playground, a boating lake, and a miniature railway."
"A lovely park for all ages. Play area good for the 6 months to 10 years old."
"There is a nice park area with all sorts of apparatus for the children."
"Children's play area with lots of equipment choices, for toddlers and older too."
"Kids absolutely love it. The kids area, the cafe/ice cream shop, bridge, lake, birds including ducks etc are all lovely."
"There is a large playground with many things for children to play on happily."
"As fun park, that has a museum with cafe, lake, tennis courts, basketball court and ping pong table (BOY bats and ball) and a children's playground, worth a visit if you've got kids or even pleasant for a walk."
Cons:
"I wish there was more tables near the food booth, and toilets and pond water is a little dirty hence not 5 stars."
"The playground is worn out, and the environment is littered with rubbish."
"Some of the children's area does look a bit tired but it's all safe."
"So boring not much for the kids to do, only 4 swings children have to wait until someone gets off it."
"Honestly nice park but very busy and less activities for the children only 4 swings to share with over 30 children in the park and gets very boring nothing else to do there no sand pit or skate area for the children."