Address: Chapel Ln, Alveley, Bridgnorth WV15 6NG, United Kingdom
Phone: +441746781192
Rating: 4.7
based on 156 reviews.
Parking
Pros:
"Parking isn't expensive."
"Car park is £1.50 for 2 hours or £2.50 for 6 hours."
"You do have to pay for parking but it wasn't a lot. £2.30 for 6 hours."
"Charge for parking £1.20=2hours."
"Good cheap car parking. Easy access to beautiful walks down to the river."
"Cheap car parking at £2.50 all day. Plenty of spaces."
"Parking is reasonably priced, and is free for Blue Badge holders."
Cons:
"The car park can get full."
"Only thing to be aware of is there isn't a huge amount of parking so could be difficult to find a spot in more popular periods."
"A separate car park should be provided for the cafe only, people who want to explore the woodland can't park."
Children's Facilities
Pros:
"Great place for the kids, there is a sand play park outside and soft play in the building / cafe."
"The park area is brilliant for entertaining the kids while you sit and have a coffee and cake or an Ice cream."
"Nice a big. A play area for all enough space for social distancing."
"Plenty of adventure areas for children to play in, lots of areas to sit down & have a picnic or rest."
"Fantastic play areas, lovely walks with sculptures and climbing areas dotted around."
"There are several wooden play areas throughout the park with the largest at the top next to the visitors center."
"Always a great day out here, amazing sandpit area and playground."
Cons:
"Not all areas are suitable for buggys as lots of steps and steep hills."
"The dinosaur trail was a little disappointing, and not particularly pushchair friendly, and small pictures of dinosaurs hidden in the trees."
Cafe and Food Options
Pros:
"The cafe was clean and served tasty food."
"Lovely hot chocolate and kids enjoyed their ice creams (£1.60)."
"The park has a lovely cafe which is very reasonable."
"Staff are lovely, good coffee and delicious food. I highly recommend the tea cakes, bread and butter pudding, and the squidgy lemon cake."
"Started at the cafe here with breakfast rolls & coffee. Very reasonable prices & food was really nice."
"Enjoyed baked potatoes and tea in the cafe watching the buzzard."
"A wonderful visitor centre that sells great refreshments."
Cons:
"Very disappointed. Went for lunch as they advised vegan choices, but when we put our order in there was nothing to have."
"Only got a hut open and service was unbelievably slow."
"The cafe was still closed due to covid even though the restrictions had been lifted."
"The menu is very limited to toast and sandwiches, drinks quite expensive for the size of drink."
"Had a sausage bap but a little disappointed that they are warmed up in microwave."
"Pricey cafe for an instant coffee etc but you pay, bring a picnic or you go without (your choice)."
Accessibility and Walks
Pros:
"Free disabled (blue badge) parking."
"A little oasis in a busy world. Enjoy the tranquility of the countryside whilst having access to the many walking routes for different abilities."
"A very good country park that has the River Severn running through it."
"A place of pure natural beauty. If you are in the area take in the long walk along the bridle path."
"Paths are okay for buggies and wheelchairs as long as you stay on the main routes."
"There is a lovely nature walk that’s got disabled access."
"Lovely country park with nice walks (a bit steep for a pushchair) great playpark and wonderful views over the Severn Valley."
Cons:
"It has been very busy of late so may not be the best for social distancing."
"Not all areas are suitable for buggys as lots of steps and steep hills."
"Tricky access to the river bank but there are some small pathways if you are able to climb down them."
"Very steep hills and muddy walks but we visited in Autumn."
"Styles were a pain as we had a double buggy and it had to be picked up and put over the fence for part of the walk."
"Signage could be improved (we found ourselves stuck when attempting to walk to a nearby village as shown on the main map- the route was blocked off by electric fencing and the ground was too boggy to walk safely)."
Cleanliness and Maintenance
Pros:
"Didn't see any dog poo which was so nice to be able to freely walk without shouting at kids 'mind that'."
"Very clean park and lovely walks."
"Very clean and next to no litter."
"Toilets clean and well maintained."
"The park itself is very clean and there is playing equipment for small children."
Cons:
"There was only one toilet in use, and it was filthy; and a large queue formed outside it."
"Only flaw is 1 toilet being used which is the disabled, not good when a child with hidden disabilities has to wait due to it being used by all."
"The roundabout could do with some bearing maintenance."
Safety and Security
Pros:
"Lovely to walk dog, cafe open weekends and school holidays, nice in summer mostly covered my trees."
Cons:
"Just a fat man with a white flag in his hand standing by the shooters. I will never ever get over this. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN ALONG THE PATH OR YOUR DOGS, IT IS NOT SAFE."
"Avoid at the moment as it’s not safe. We’ve just come back from what was supposed to be a lovely afternoon walk to come across lots of people shooting ducks right by the footpath."