Address: Northampton Rd, Brixworth, Northampton NN6 9DG, United Kingdom
Phone: +443001265932
Rating: 4.5
based on 211 reviews.
Parking
Pros:
"The country car park is the best place to park."
"Parking about £3 for 4 hours."
"Car parks don't open till 7 am and normally I'd be halfway around by then."
"Parking can be a little pricey though, but you can pay by card."
"Good facilities too. You can pay for the car parking with change or by card."
"Parking is registration controlled, £3 for 2 hours."
"Motorcycle parking is free, there is plenty to explore, cycle and walk around."
Cons:
"There are two pay points for parking, one was out of order, the other was not accepting cards."
"The carpark is expensive if you're just popping by so be sure to make a day of it."
"Expensive parking. Car parks don't open till 9 am either and they've tried to stop anyone parking their earlier for free by bollarding the verge so anyone who wants a quick early morning stroll without paying is stumped."
"Parking turned out to be a rip off £3.20 and the machine only took cash - which I didn't have."
"Parking does not need to be that expensive. There are people who just go there for an hr. The minimum parking change is £3.20 for a minimum stay of 4 hrs!!!"
"Car park is £5.00 to pay for 12 hours or £3.00 for 4 hours."
"Downside the parking, cost is quite expensive and also card payments regularly do not work."
Cafe
Pros:
"Cafe is ok, but service can be slow at times, prices are what you expect."
"Great cafe, reasonably priced and ice cream is lush."
"There is a cafe that stops open until 4. Very pleasant staff serve cold/hot drinks + hot/cold food."
"Nice cafe serving a good range of hot food."
"Stopped for a coffee in the cafe and was greeted by friendly staff with a good selection of hot drinks and food."
"Cafe prices were good too."
"The cafe is pretty decent too. Friendly staff and good food."
Cons:
"Another £3.50 for an iced caramel coffee which was basically ice in brown water with no caramel or coffee taste."
"Pastries prepacked and if poor standard."
"The only negative thing about the Café is that you can waste a long time waiting for your order, you may need to add an hour to your ticket."
"The café can be a bit expensive."
"The downside was the slow service in the cafe afterwards."
"Coffee shop appalling! Manager publicly rebuking staff, who had to deal with deliveries and customers simultaneously."
"The Willow Tree cafe, paid £3.50 for a white Americano coffee which was a weak black coffee at best."
Facilities
Pros:
"It has plenty of places to explore, a nice playground for the kids and a nice Cafe should you want a cuppa or a bite to eat."
"With cycle hire available, a cafe for a relaxing coffee after."
"Facilities are good too."
"It includes cycle hire, cafeteria and WCs."
"Play area for kids and big grass area, woods to explore."
"Excellent Country Park, good facilities, good size car park, brilliant for walks of varying lengths with your dog."
"A great Park to run, walk or cycle around, and you can hire bikes there at a reasonable price."
Cons:
"The playground has seen better days, looking old and worn out. Several play structures not operational."
"However, they do not have enough bins to dispose of recyclable and non-recyclable wastes."
"Only real issue is there are absolutely no bins to dispose of nappies which make the baby changing facilities not ideal on a hot day."
"Daughter, who uses a rollator frame, did find some of the path surfaces tricky."
"Do NOT let your dog in the water. It has blue-green algae."
"The young guy serving us said he couldn't make very good because he was new."
"Whilst the setting is wonderful, I have marked it low because of the state of the gents toilets."
Accessibility
Pros:
"A great place to visit, it’s designed for cyclists, walker and dog walkers."
"Great location. Great views, busy but to be expected. Bike rental were superb."
"The site has easy access to the 7.5 miles (12.1 km) footpath/cyclepath that circumnavigates the water, as well as bird-watching facilities and picnic areas."
"Lovely walking trails around a large lake."
"Plenty of parking space and a great 10km walk/bike ride around the reservoir."
"Access to these trails is easy for the disabled as are the toilets and Café."
"Very accessible with a variety of mobility options."
Cons:
"The park is a little run down in places, but they are currently working on some improvements!"
"It was very wet with snow on the ground. Paths were muddy with deep puddles."
"The machine doesn't accept mobile contactless payments and there is no option to pay via an app."
"No bins, so it's a take-home initiative, (not everyone does)."
"Lovely park but regrettably if you have a dog, most of the time you have to keep it on a lead."
"Some facilities could do with more tlc. Compared with other country parks Brixworth seems to have more dog mess issues (there's no waste bins for it)."
"I guess the only downside is the lack of dog waste bins along the walkway, I only saw 2 bins, one at each end of the reservoir, at the car parks."
General Experience
Pros:
"Calm, lovely and natural place."
"Relaxing and picturesque."
"Beautiful place to visit for the whole family."
"For children of all ages the fun is there you just need to look out for all the activities and fun bits to make the visit a great time."
"Whether it's just for a picnic or to hire bikes and go for a cycle around the reservoir, it's a great place to spend as much or as little time as you like."
"Lovely for nature lovers you see the lake all the way round a few trees."
"A great location for walking, cycling or just getting some fresh air. So scenic and beautiful, irrespective of weather."
Cons:
"Rubbish.The Mrs told me it would take 90 minutes to walk around but it took 2 and half hours and I subsequently missed the first half of the football."
"Avoid the walks and other activities in the evening as the mosquitoes takeover or be prepared."
"Reason for not giving 5 stars - BBQs can be troublesome in the Summer producing smoke scorching the earth."
"Up until recently, there was a really good cycle hire and bike shop, there isn't now."
"No greeting, smile or willing to help. They clearly don't enjoy working with the public."
"Parking spaces are a bit limited. So would recommend going a bit early to secure a spot."
"Customers forced to wait longer than 20 minutes for a cheese and ham toastie."