Address: Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, SN5 3PA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441793464644
Rating: 4.6
based on 367 reviews.
Park Facilities
Pros:
"Great place for families, dog walkers and joggers."
"Wheelchair and push chair friendly when dry."
"The walled garden is well cared for and well worth a walk."
"The park is amazing, fantastically kept by the park rangers and staff."
"Super park for all ages. Walking or playing in play park."
"Great swathes of lawn to run around, roll, fly kites, have picnics on; woods to build dens in, a lake full of water birds and tiddlers."
"A beautiful parkland in Swindon complete with lake, house, walled garden and extensive walking paths."
Cons:
"People can't pay for parking so litter their car's on the local streets and walk."
"Public toilets and cafe need a bit of TLC."
"House not open, although opening hours posted at entrance, church gates chained up."
"The large play park is terrible. Since introducing a parking charge (£2.10 for 2 hrs) you’d think the extra revenue would be spent on the upkeep."
"The childrens play park was closed due to covid but funfair open... Illogical and a disappointment for my two children."
"Sadly, many of the signposts, information boards, etc. are faded and difficult to read."
"The grounds are spectacular but the kids park is outdated and could do with a number of repairs and upgrades."
Cafe and Food
Pros:
"Good food in the cafe - what more do you want?"
"Nice coffee shop and ice cream shop open all year around selling good quality ice cream."
"Plus a real treat, amazing cafe with drinks, cakes and lunch options, all located in an old stable place."
"The forest cafe is worth a stop as well and for those who want a little more the stables do afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and cake."
"The café was lovely and not too dear with a lovely ice cream kiosk too!"
"Food, drink and staff were really good."
"Lovely little cafe which does good food and clean toilets."
Cons:
"The staff in the cafe just ain't got a clue we wait for 45 minutes for a panini."
"The Café is staffed by surly people serving bland food at exorbitant prices."
"The one recommendation would be to do more with the restaurant."
"Café is a bit small and could do with being bigger, especially during the summer period where it gets very busy."
"Very disappointing. Lovely grounds, but... ultra-rude staff in coffee shop."
"Food looks a bit dull."
"Biggest downside is the lavatory facilities & not a diverse range of food options."
Parking
Pros:
"Inexpensive parking for all day."
"Plenty of overflow parking for busy days."
"Can pay for parking by the app or with cash."
"They have now introduced parking machines so DO PAY FOR PARKING as some people have be caught out apparently and receive fines."
"Good parking but expensive and the parking app kept failing luckily the cash ticket machine worked."
"There is quite a bit of carparking, some of it fairly recently-built."
"Parking is easy and just a small fee unless you have a disabled badge which allows free parking."
Cons:
"The ONLY down side is parking! Fees are becoming silly everywhere and it seems lydiard have also started charging for parking."
"As a family we live this place, parking is a little steep, price wise considering most of it is unpaved."
"The park may be great, but the council parking charge is a rip off."
"What a rip-off, took my daughter to use the free playpark, paid the £2.10 for parking and guess what? The free playparks are closed but there a children's fairground that you have to pay for."
"Worst parking in Wiltshire. Pay and display machines are out of order and the only option is to use an app or a phone payment, or go all the way to the hotel to get a ticket."
"Big downside is parking charges - £4 for 2 hours plus."
"Disappointed with the high parking charges it seems that everywhere needs to make a quick buck and nothing can be done for free now days."
General Experience
Pros:
"What a fun place for adults and children."
"Lydiard Park is absolutely lovely, we were looking to break a journey from Portsmouth to South Wales and stumbled upon this absolute gem."
"Fantastic country park linked to the manor house."
"Amazing green space, very friendly ducks, swans and geese to feed in the lakes."
"Beautiful scenic place with a lake."
"A beautiful place to take your dog for a walk or even just to have a wonder yourself."
"A truly amazing spot right in the center of town."
Cons:
"OK if you're keen on grass. Kids were bored quickly."
"Afternoon ruined by irresponsible dog owner throwing stick into one of the lakes for her Alsatian to jump in to collect."
"It's a good park, bit presence of pitbuls and other dangerous dogs off the lead is a bit unsettling when you have kids."
"The mens loos were absolutely sodden, the whole room was just a puddle."
"Online read to be dog friendly. I would not say Dog Friendly, more dog compromising."
"Lydiard Park is nice place to go when the sun shines but the parks look a little outdated and there's not a huge variety of things your little one can play on in the baby park no baby swings I sight but plenty of other fun activities to do there."
"The pond could be cleaner as it is very 'weedy'."