Address: Harden, Bingley, BD16 1AT, United Kingdom
Phone: +447958780391
Rating: 4.6
based on 210 reviews.
Family and Pet-Friendly Atmosphere
Pros:
"This playground is GREAT especially for different ages gathering."
"The Park is always a hit with the children."
"Great place to visit with the family and dog."
"St Ives is ideal for an active, family day out."
"Has a great outdoor play area for the kids."
"The park play area has something for children of all ages."
"Great for family walks, nice cafe-Lady B's."
Cons:
"The only thing that let our visit down was the cost of the ice cream, the ice cream van was parked at the edge of the play area, so of course the kids want an ice cream, the prices were absolutely ridiculous which I refused to pay."
"The park is lovely with plenty of benches but the play area wasn't suitable for a 2 year old."
"Play area great for 8 to 13yrs but not so much for toddlers."
"The play area caters for all ages and abilities (though it's not very inclusive for disabilities)."
Natural Beauty and Facilities
Pros:
"Lovely walk with the dogs on a beautiful sunny afternoon."
"Beautiful country park near Bingley with mature woods, lakes and wood sculptures."
"Really lovely place to visit. Lots of walks in a beautiful setting to suit all preferences."
"A beautiful estate for walks and nature seekers."
"Fantastic walks in varied landscape, woodland, moorland, fields, farmland and great views."
"Such a gorgeous place for either a woodland wander, a leisurely lakeside saunter or exploring the equipment on the adventure playground."
"It's a beautiful place to spend 15 minutes or 5 hours soaking up the beauty of this 500 acre Woodland."
Cons:
"The road into the park is a little hairy(very steep incline) and some of the road humps are quite high."
"It's a shame some trees in the lower part of the woods have had to be felled."
"Seems strange walking round the top part of the estate due to so many of the trees having to be cut down due to disease."
"A pleasant winter walk around the Estate blighted by all the trees that had been cut down."
"It is a great shame that so many beautiful trees had to be felled over the summer months due to disease."
"Takes around 10 minutes to walk around the coppice pond, so we walked up the hill, and it was a shame to see all the felled trees."
Cafe and Amenities
Pros:
"There are picnic areas, toilets and a little tea room."
"Tea room a little small inside though dog friendly, ramped access and has two outside areas."
"Parking is free n cafe has wheelchair access."
"Great little cafe."
"We even visited the friendly and relatively inexpensive café."
"The ivy cafe within the estate is the place to eat. It has freshly cooked produce made to order, and friendly staff."
"Nice cafe on site too selling nice coffee and an assortment of snacks."
Cons:
"Toilet facilities aren’t great if you have long legs!"
"The only downfall is the public toilet, as with many public toilets it was a sight for sore eyes!"
"Toilet facilities but definitely only use if desperate as they're a bit gross and not maintained very frequently."
"The only reason I gave it a 4 star is the toilets were so grim."
"The sanitizer wipes ran out and there was a blockage in the toilet."
Parking and Accessibility
Pros:
"Plenty of parking at either end and absolutely a favourite with all in our multi generational family ages."
"Parking is free n cafe has wheelchair access."
"Free parking available on site but can get full on dry days."
"It's £1 to park for up to two hours in the main carpark area and there's also toilets near the park."
"There are a few paid carparks which take Coins Only OR use phone App (helpful) to Pay by Card - also sends text 10min before your end time."
"The central carpark has a nice tearoom nearby."
"There's also a golf course interweaved with the public footpath, an equestrian centre, an archery club, a big park with swings and slides, a public toilet next to the park and plenty of free parking."
Cons:
"I visited St Ives and parked in a parking bay to come back and find a Bradford council traffic warden putting a parking ticket on my car."
"Downside, got stung for a parking ticket of £25. Apparently Pay & Display, although I didn't see any machines in the car park."
"Take some change for the car park or your trip might be spoiled by the vigilant parking wardens that now frequently ticket vehicles on site."
"The only downside is a distinct lack of disabled parking. If you are in a wheelchair you will need your radar key to get into the park area."
"We parked in the main car park but our friends struggled to find a spot. Some people parking inconsiderately and taking up more space than needed!"
"Now charging for parking !! why haven't new toilets been added there now then council out of the new parking charges ???"
"Greed knows no bounds…….. now charging people to go for a walk."