Victoria Park Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Admission is free, opening hours are long and it is easy to access."
• "Conveniently placed in the middle of Widnes, a lovely environment for walking, facilities for playing tennis, skateboarding, children's playground, area set aside for dogs to play, cafe etc."
• "It's a parky park, it's a park that looks beautiful in the dark. I go here during any celestial evening and full moon."
• "The park itself is beautiful. It's big enough to enjoy a long walk on a nice day."
• "Victoria Park is a lovely fenced park that has a gated community feel about it."
• "This is a beautiful park in Widnes, Cheshire."
• "Lovely park for a stroll and picnic. Play area for all ages and very clean."

Cons:

• "Was a build up which would suggest its not cleaned regularly."
• "Generally I enjoy walking in Victoria Park but of late I have noticed that the Select Security staff who attend the park are closing the gates FAR TOO EARLY."
• "Although they provide nice products and coffees, the lay-out of the cafe is poorly thought out."
• "The park keepers when they do actually turn up just sit in the cafe down the far end of the park and do nothing."
• "Badly secured no security myself my partner and 1 year old daughter went to the park in the baby part and you get older teenagers booting balls at parents and kids."
• "Public toilets are always closed however have the 4 star instead of 5."
• "Like a lot of our parks in Britain it needs some money spent on it. It's tired worn at best."

Facilities

Pros:

• "Great food and the ice cream is gorgeous, lots of flavours to choose from."
• "The park also has a number of tennis courts and a butterfly house which is open in the summer months."
• "This is a great family space with something for everyone."
• "By far the best kids park in area, splash zone, standard park, large duck pond, butterfly house, 2 ice cream parlours and cafe, and a skate park, parking is on the road, but there is never an issue."
• "Great Park for all the family to enjoy a great day out. Can't wait to go back and enjoy the open sports attractions (basketball, tennis)."
• "Espositos is the place to go! Can't believe we have such great facilities at the park, tennis courts, basketball, skateboard ramps, football goals, children's playground AND an amazing coffee shops and toilets."
• "Great place to have breakfast inside or out at Esporito's Cafe."

Cons:

• "Not sure about toilets, but assume there must be some around."
• "There it s not a toilet in l this big park.. I never seen in my country a park without toilet!!"
• "Shame the cafe spoilt the experience with a HUGE queue."
• "The staff in the parlor and cafe were brilliant however the cafe menu is pretty limited and a bit odd so if you have slightly fussy or bland eater then pack your own food."
• "If you wanted a coffee you had to wait in the same queue as the hordes wanting ice creams."
• "Very disappointed. Came from St Helens today with my 4 year old granddaughter after checking on your website, to find it shut."
• "Only thing I can mark it down on is the parking. There is no car park so you have to try & find a spot on the surrounding streets which sometimes can be difficult."

Family and Children

Pros:

• "Plenty of space to walk around and a fantastic kids play area."
• "This was a lovely big park that I did not even know was in the area."
• "During warmer weather have an area with water to play in."
• "Also has water fun in the summer."
• "Great family park with water jets for kids, skate park section, seperate dog enclosure.butterfly garden.and duck pond"
• "Children's play area, skate board park, tennis courts and tree climbing, pond area - beautiful park"
• "A water and sprinkling area for the extra hot days so the kids have fun running through the water."