Crickley Hill Country Park Reviews Summary

Views and Scenery

Pros:

• "Absolutely stunning views from Crickley Park."
• "Crickley Hill has absolutely breathtaking views of the Cotswolds."
• "Great views. Definitely come here to check out the sunset. Pictures do not do it justice!"
• "The view is stunning from the hill, especially around sunset."
• "For stunning views then this is the place to visit."
• "Such a dramatic view of the Severn Valley looking towards the Malvern hills from the top."
• "Beautiful 360 views of the Cotswolds."

Cons:

• "Bit of a shame about the constant traffic noise."
• "Bit concerned that there is no water for birds and small animals."
• "Disappointed to find that dog waste bins were overflowing and poo bags had been left on the floor."
• "It appears come march time in most areas dogs have to be on leads and no ball play allowed."
• "Trails very difficult to follow."
• "Paths everywhere but poorly marked."
• "A few paths were unpassable due to limbs of trees across pathways."

Cafe and Facilities

Pros:

• "The cafe is excellent, the food is delicious, nicely cooked and tasty."
• "Car park, cafe, clean managed toilets."
• "Great Caffè with facilities and visitors' centre."
• "Nice little cafe and visitor centre."
• "Lovely cafe, very personable team."
• "A lovely cute cafe, with a nice selection of ice creams!"
• "The little cafe was nice with a decent amount of outdoor seating and toilet facilities were clean."

Cons:

• "Disappointed with the cafe, No dogs allowed!!!"
• "Disappointed by the cafe. Turned up just before 5 and got turned away as they were shutting at 5."
• "Toilets open, but cafe closed even though website said it was open."
• "Cafe food was nice but need to sort out stink of sewerage."
• "The facilities are basic at best and the toilets are absolutely disgusting."
• "Just taken grandkids to Crickley Hill for a walk and an ice cream or cake only to find cafe closed at 3."
• "The on site cafe is a little bit pricey."

Parking

Pros:

• "A bargain for £2 all day parking."
• "£1 to park for two hours."
• "Easy to park and only £2."
• "Plenty of parking early on a Sunday, plus only £2 to park all day."
• "Only £2 for all day parking ..... amazingly good value if you are staying for any length of time."
• "Parking is good and very reasonably priced."
• "Make sure you bring change. A quid to park for an hour, or 2 quid to park for 3 hours."

Cons:

• "Draconian parking with Orwellian 1984 cameras."
• "Went for the most expensive walk I've ever been on on new years day, parking machines out of order, all three families received parking fines - £300 walk, think I'll stay at home next time!"
• "Stunning views ruined by officious car parking operator (Minster Baywatch)."
• "BEWARE - the car park operators fine you when their machines are out of order."
• "Nice place but absolute scam on the parking. Machine broken, no signal up there so couldn't use the app. 6 weeks later £155 fine."
• "Disgusting! Do not risk parking here, read the other reviews with similar stories."
• "PARKING FINE BE AWARE!!! Car parking is timed by a camera before driving into car parking area and by same camera after exiting."