Grosvenor Park Reviews Summary

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "A nice park, 5 minutes walk from the city centre and right next to the River Dee."
• "In a good location close to the city centre. Plenty of seating and features."
• "Grosvenor Park is Chester's principal city centre park situated outside the city walls next to the River Dee."
• "Situated close to Chester town centre."
• "Nice park away from the built-up city centre and alongside the River Dee."
• "Well maintained park between city centre and riverfront."
• "Great Park for a pleasant walk with the family."

Cons:

• "Although there are a couple of multistory carparks in the area, these are mainly there for shopping centres and other shops."
• "Some parking near the river front which is free, but always in high demand."
• "Pity there is no free parking."
• "Some of the paths are quite steep and can be difficult with a wheelchair or pushchair."

Facilities & Amenities

Pros:

• "Consists of a children's play area and mini railway track."
• "Also includes a children's play area, and on certain days, a ride on mini railway."
• "There is a very nice coffee shop and the little train is fun to go on."
• "There is as miniature railway for the kids, and a cafe on site as well as toilets and plenty of benches to sit down."
• "The miniature railway is a huge hit, too."
• "Beautiful Chester park with children's play area, miniature railway, cafe, pond and toilets."
• "Great mixture of play equipment for children in a nice securely fenced off area."

Cons:

• "Food drink and ice cream are all overpriced and not really worth paying for."
• "It is expensive with the price increasing every year, please offer more budget tickets!"
• "A fantastic park but the public toilets leave a lot to be desired!"
• "Really only improvement would be some toilets next to the venue."
• "Only problem with the park is the poor toilets."
• "The size of the track was short so the ride was over fairly quickly."
• "Children's park area could have been designed better, not much equipment for demand."

Wildlife & Nature

Pros:

• "Room for the kids to run around and have fun feeding the over friendly squirrels searching for food and nuts."
• "Beautiful dog friendly park full of squirrels, children's play equipment, herb garden, river viewing station."
• "Love the information about the different trees and plants there. Loads of wildlife."
• "Feeding the squirrels by hand and its vast array of bird life is just magical so please take nuts and seeds because its worth it."
• "The tranquil park filled with monuments and numerous squirrels is a great way to spend lunch."
• "There are loads of squirrels at the park that are really tame and quite happy to get up close with people."
• "The squirrels are so unafraid of people they will take food from your hand."