Cutteslowe and Sunnymead Park Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "This park has something for everyone! 2 great play parks, one with a zip wire and huge sand pit."
• "San Remo cafe has great choice of meals, snacks and ice-cream as well as running a fun crazy golf."
• "Big playground and separate play area for older children, mini golf, aviary, mini rail, duck pond (with swans and little ducklings), tennis court, and sport grounds."
• "Great playground, a big sandpit, lovely little food hut and a nice water park."
• "There is a small garden centre where you can buy plants and there is a bird sanctuary too!"
• "The cafe serves great coffee, pizzas and chips."
• "A great park, even has crazy golf, beach volleyball courts (with sand) and a mini railway that runs most Sundays in the summer."

Cons:

• "Parking costs a bit high."
• "Miniature golf is very expensive."
• "Nice park but very tired. All looks a little old and neglected. Toilets were gross and 'cafe' was a bit basic."
• "The only downside are toilets. OCC should have redone them long time ago. Very outdated."
• "The only thing that could be added is soap."
• "Not a fan of the bird hives there is no need for this."
• "The miniature railway has grown and is a lovely addition to the park. Parking is P&D."

Accessibility

Pros:

• "This is a gem of a place. Wheelchair and mobility scooter accessible with smooth walkways."
• "Very pleasant and clean park. Has many hard paths and an even path for about 1/2 mile for those in wheel chairs or with a pram."
• "Great place, wheelchair friendly, lots of room so you're not on top of anyone, plenty of toilets."
• "A wonderful, family friendly park."
• "Lovely clean and well kept park."
• "Beautiful sprawling Oxford park with a huge variety of things to do."
• "Lovely family friendly park, lots of things to keep the kids busy, my kids especially enjoyed the train and sand pit, has a very nice little cafe for ice cream, coffee and other refreshments."

Cons:

• "We were sorely disappointed the toilets weren't open, the coffee shops coffee wasn't serving and the ducks weren't allowed to be fed the bread we had brought."
• "Told the queue for the train would be 35 minutes... An hour and 10 minutes later we were rudely told to put on our masks."
• "Yesterday cars were being turned away but unable to park near as it is all permit parking."
• "Plenty of parking available on the day that we went but the grass parking area has broken concrete which is a major trip hazard."
• "Parking is terrible, not enough marked bays for the size of the park."
• "Only downside was the state of the toilets. Don't look to have been cleaned regularly and were very dirty and smelly."
• "It's a shame Oxford City Council feel they need to charge for car parking."

Family and Children

Pros:

• "A great place for a family, kids can enjoy the time in the playground, sand, water splashing, train, food."
• "Fantastic park for all ages big sand pit and slides for the older ones splash park available, miniature railway which my son and daughter loved a nice look at the birds in the aviary afterwards finding a nice spot to have our picnic was very busy but still more than enough room!"
• "A huge park with play equipment, sandpit, splash park, community garden centre/shop, refreshment kiosk (drinks, light meals, snacks), mini golf, tennis courts, duck pond, peace mile course, park run, mini steam train rides, cricket/football/rugby pitches and more!"
• "Great for all ages, lots of open space, we were pleased the miniature railway was running."
• "Excellent playground, sandy play area, wet play area (really wet, bathing suit and towels required), steam train ride, open areas for ball games, cafe and floral areas."
• "My two young sons loved the park and loved golf too."
• "This park has literally everything! Ducks to feed, a splash pad, trains to ride, equipment to play on, a sand pit!"