Soho Square Gardens Reviews Summary

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "All this a few short steps from Oxford Street."
• "Use public transport as parking is excessively expensive and very difficult to find, it is also inside the Congestion Charge area."
• "This garden has easy access from the road through both by walk, bus, train and car."
• "The park is within walking distance from Oxford Circus underground station and Tottenham Court Road underground station, there are several buses running on the Oxford Street as well."
• "Just off Oxford Street, so a handy place to temporarily take a break."
• "Is literally the only place to park in Soho if you're trying to get to anywhere on Greek St, Firth St, or Dean St."
• "There are many coffee bars and restaurants around the square too."

Cons:

• "Parking spaces Nr by but of course limited, there is also a couple of disabled spaces that give 4hr FREE parking, which is 30ft away."
• "It is always crowded there. Both the garden and its environment are mediocre."
• "The only negatives are that it does get busy given it’s the closest square to Oxford Street and Soho."
• "Soho has largely lost its character in my opinion, lots of expensive flats, shops, and restaurants have replaced the more characterful shops."

Amenities & Facilities

Pros:

• "Includes a multitude of comfy benches each with armchair seating for three and all with armrests!"
• "There's ping-pong tables too, which are well used."
• "During the summer, Soho Square hosts open-air free concerts."
• "A well tended if small garden with a strange mock Tudor building in the centre."
• "They also had free table tennis."
• "A good amount of benches around and some grass to sit on too."
• "You can even play a short session of table tennis while you're there."

Cons:

• "It’s a tired place now. Needs some serious loving considering where it is located."
• "The male toilet facilities nearby are rudimentary but female or disabled? Forget it."
• "Not really a great place for children as there are no swings or climbing frames etc."
• "Public urinals just outside the park smell awful during the summer."
• "The yearly GAY PRIDE attracts a busy party crowd on the lawn."
• "The only positive it has a permanent male pop up urinals BUT its an absolute stinker (wear your mask) nothing to see in the square."
• "Park is a little dirty in places, some signs of nitrous cylinders dotted around. Also some smells of MJ being smoked!"

Atmosphere & Environment

Pros:

• "A nice little oasis in busy London to put down a picnic blanket and while away an evening chatting to friends and family."
• "The place takes a completely different shape at night, but nice for a chill spot in the middle of the day."
• "Central London square with places to sit in the shade. Nice on a hot summer's day."
• "This is a really alive park."
• "Soho square is a calming part compared to the rest of the chaotic city."
• "A peaceful haven at lunchtime, where I can wear off the stresses of the morning."
• "Very nice place for taking a break from busy life."

Cons:

• "It can be a bit dirty to sit on the patchy grass, lots of cigarette buts, so if you plan to sit out in the sun best bring something to sit on."
• "Permanently stinks of piss, and they’ve conveniently located urinals right next to two of the entrances."
• "There lots if beggars and 'odd' people lingering around the area, it doesn't give you that much sense of safety."
• "The place has potential but looks and feels very shabby and neglected."
• "Small open space area, balding grass, worn benches and hundreds of aggressive pigeons."
• "Pigeons are everywhere and crapping all over the place."
• "Heavy smell of urine in the area."