Hanley Park Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "The Pavilion Cafe is open all year round, 7 days a week and the menu features local produce, traditional classics, grab-and-go snacks, freshly prepared meals, Cheshire Farm ice cream, afternoon tea and quality hot and cold beverages throughout the day."
• "Park has many entrance through the surrounding roads also has few paid parking areas."
• "Free parking at the North and South ends of the park (Parking open from 10am til 8pm)"
• "Stunning floral displays to admire, lovely to walk in Excellent cafe."
• "A lovely Victorian park, with three great play areas for children across a range of ages, beautiful flower beds, a lake with ducks, a newly refurbished pavilion cafe and free parking."
• "Great (free) place for children. Three different playgrounds for various age groups, Lake/duck feeding, nice pathways for walking around the park."
• "Its facilities include the restored Pavilion Cafe; a restored Boathouse; an all weather, floodlit sports zone for cricket, football, basketball, hockey and tennis; restored bandstand; crown green bowling green; fishing; lake and fountains; sensory play area; children's play zone; and public art sculptures."

Cons:

• "This place could definitely do with a refreshment unit, I couldn't understand this as it is such a central location and very popular to surrounding areas."
• "The place was full of litter as it looked as if none of the bins had been emptied for days."
• "Restroom are mostly closed."
• "Please note however council has since put a pay and display on the grounds."
• "The lower car park and some paths are currently closed while they do building work."
• "Toilets which at bit of a let down as there were no locks on the cubicles and left in a poor state."
• "The only open toilets were inhabited by drug users and were really grotty and scary to be honest."

Safety and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "A very picturesque place, and surprisingly clean of rubbish for the most part."
• "Hanley Park in Stoke-on-Trent is a true gem in the heart of the city."
• "Lots has been invested into this and it really shows."
• "They doing a great job of renovating the park the tearooms and cafe are great."
• "Hanley park improves week by week. Good playgrounds for children of all ages & lovely meandering paths through mature wooded areas."
• "The park is very secure considering it is extremely large."
• "Always clean and well maintained."

Cons:

• "Be careful and alert if you visit here, especially late in the day."
• "Just dont go walking through there at night 🤔🤨😕"
• "sorry I don't go any more to scared of the homeless asking for money last time I went with brother could not cross cause the bridge was out to get the other side and homeless asking for money and youths on bicycles not going in till it's a lot more safe."
• "Trust me its true and I've had gangs of lads throw bottles and bricks at my friends and I whilst walking from the YMCA building to Shelton."
• "Downside was the amount of drug activity happening on a day where the park was pretty full with family."
• "General feeling of not being safe with certain groups around the pavillion drinking."
• "The only downside is the people who tend to wander around there. Never ever go through the park at night if you value your life."

Renovation and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Lots of work is being done so that is a good sign because the park does really need it. It is tired and old."
• "Very nice place, you can visit here and park free actually inside the premises, then u are pleasured with a building to get a nice hot Dogg I'd u like, for very cheap too."
• "A brilliant park with 3 play areas to inspire different ages."
• "This park, whilst feeling dated in some of the play areas, still has over 3 main play areas, one with some things just pleasantly more unusual."
• "Recently renovated with a restaurant, toilets fixed, many different sites for picnics pathways for long and short walk, fountains have been fixed."
• "Compared with how it used to be, this park is on the up! The fountain has been refurbished, and there are other renovations going on too."
• "Landscaped city Park that has benefited from a lot of regeneration. This is still ongoing so don't be surprised if the for an example the boardwalk is fenced off as a grant is being applied for to replace this."

Cons:

• "The parks need a bit of work. Not sure if it's the heat but the rubber floor is suffering."
• "Good kids play equipment by now requires work and maintenance as the floors are broken and raised and could be tripping hazard for smaller kids."
• "The lower car park and some paths are currently closed while they do building work."
• "Toilets which at bit of a let down as there were no locks on the cubicles and left in a poor state."
• "Unfortunately there was a lot of building works taking place which ruined the ambiance."
• "Unfortunately there is no public toilet in the park."
• "Park is very run down, buildings boarded up and litter everywhere."