Wicksteed Park Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Fabulous train ride for £2.50, great value."
• "Great value for a day out."
• "The wristsbands were good value and we got a discounted 50% off for our second day as campers at the park."
• "The pricing was very reasonable when considering all the attractions on offer."
• "Free entry. You can buy tickets for rides. If there are only a few rides you wish to take that makes for great value."
• "The £1 ticket August offer is excellent value, we will visit again in the future."
• "At £20 for a child's wristband pass and £18 for an adult a reasonable priced day out."

Cons:

• "Adult wrist bands are the same price as children's, and the best rides are no longer there."
• "Wristbands are not worth it."
• "The wristbands for the rides are priced quite high - £20 for an adult and £17 per child."
• "Overpriced for what rides are there."
• "Not good value for money if buying wristbands."
• "It was a complete waste of time and money we payed £16 each and only went on very few rides."
• "Prices are daylight robbery. Bought my daughter a chicken burger that was £6 and came flash fried in a dry brioche bun. No chips included."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "All the staff around the park were extremely polite & our Grandchildren had a lovely day."
• "Not a lot of staff around but those that were there were lovely and very helpful."
• "Most rides seemed to be open and there was lots of staff on the park to keep things running."
• "The staff were brilliant- very friendly & helpful (especially getting on the train as my grandaughter is in a wheelchair)"
• "All the staff we encountered were really friendly."
• "Can't compliment the staff enough, a lot of them seemed very young but were very professional, friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Out of all but 1 of the rides the staff looked sad and rude."
• "Certain staff was rude! And a small bottle of water 250ml was £2.20!! That’s ridiculous."
• "Not the place it used to be, staff not friendly or helpful."
• "Poor management of queues by staff."
• "Most of them don't really seem to know what they are doing and the majority of them really aren't very helpful or friendly."
• "Staff looking totally gormless, uninterested and lethargic and that’s being complimentary."
• "The majority of staff could do with an injection of enthusiasm as most seemed like they didn't want to be there."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Plenty of baby change facilities and loos, spotlessly clean."
• "The park itself is clean, tidy and well kept."
• "Lovely well looked after grounds."
• "The park is clean, and still has lots to do."
• "The toilets were clean and well maintained."
• "The park and grounds are always kept clean and tidy and it is a lovely place to walk around with plenty to see and do."
• "Beautiful grounds for picnics and walks and a large play area all free."

Cons:

• "Toilets/shower rooms were flooded when we went over."
• "However, lots of toilet blocks were closed and the ones which were open were similar to those on the campsite in that they were very dirty!"
• "The toilets around the park were poorly cleaned with no soap in some and very dilapidated."
• "Toilet facilities on the campsite and in the park were revolting."
• "Facilities on campsite filthy."
• "The gents toilets were absolutely disgusting - floors and furniture didn’t look like they hadn’t been cleaned for weeks - just dirty, filthy and smelly."
• "Facility's was disgusting used tampons and alcohol bottles on the floor, toilets appalling."

Food and Pricing

Pros:

• "There's plenty of food available on site, which is no more expensive than other comparable places."
• "The availability of food at reasonable prices is a definite plus."
• "Food was really tasty. We ate in the American diner."
• "Another plus is the food portions are good and the food itself very tasty."
• "We had food which was tasty and filled us up plenty."
• "Ice cream parlor was great, good choice of flavours."
• "A great local park with great views and tasty food!"

Cons:

• "Went to the pizza place to find there's no price list so basically can charge what they want."
• "The drinks in the cafe were over priced we ended up leaving and getting a drink somewhere else."
• "The cost of food and drink... I bought a bottle of water and 3 oasis bottles and it was just shy of £11. This is a rip off."
• "Prices are daylight robbery. Bought my daughter a chicken burger that was £6 and came flash fried in a dry brioche bun. No chips included."
• "Food disgusting and overpriced."
• "When we ordered hot dogs at £5 each, we were simply given pre-made ones which you can pick up in a petrol station for £1.99 so very disappointed food wise."
• "The foods average, tiny bottles of poroni are £4.50 a crate cost £11 massive rip off."