Coate Water Country Park Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking is £2 for the whole day, and you can pay by mobile using the app."
• "Plenty of reasonable priced parking."
• "Good cheap parking area £1 for an hour and £2 for 24hrs."
• "Car park well priced at only 2 quid for 24 hours."
• "Cheep car parking charges."
• "Parking is paid but reasonable, 2 hours for 1 pound."
• "Parking very cheap £1 for 2 hours."

Cons:

• "We go here regularly and we like it but the parking is quite expensive now."
• "The parking is not free but the car park gets filled up very quickly on busy days."
• "It is hard to see the parking machines, there is no signage on the way in that its a pay and display."
• "Parking seems a little small for the size of the place. There is an overflow car park but it was gated off when we visited."
• "Main car park is too small and overflow car park is a field!"
• "The car park was full and overflowing with people parking on the sides of the road."
• "Only let down by the grim toilets near the cafe and we couldn't find any baby changing facilities."

Family and Children's Facilities

Pros:

• "A lot of work has been done in recent times to update the play areas for children. Really welcome the wheelchair swing."
• "Lovely walks, splash park for the children, play park with sand base, crazy golf, bouncy castle, cafe and wagon selling fresh made doughnuts and slushies."
• "For kids there is a playground and a small splash park."
• "There is a play area, with playground equipment, sectioned off for younger children."
• "In spring and summer there are facilities to be enjoyed, including a very loved water park."
• "There is an enclosed water splash area for children in Summer and golf and crazy putting courses."
• "The play park is gated and full of great equipment."

Cons:

• "The park seems a little run down last time i visited such as having the frame for swings but with no swings on them."
• "Children's play area needs upgrading - dated equipment and huge pointless boulders both dangerous and taking up space."
• "Paddling pool was not open due to a mechanical breakdown when I visited."
• "The playground is closed atm but hopefully will be amazing again once its rebuilt."
• "The play park needs cleaning and updating badly. Lots of rubbish in the sand, swings are no longer there."
• "No park for the children to play in what a let down just a open space now how time as change things could be better and it could be amazing beautiful place again needs attention and money to be spent on it and more people would visit."
• "Unfortunately the playground is currently non-existent."

Nature and Scenery

Pros:

• "A great place to go if you like wildlife, trees and lakes."
• "Such a beautiful country park with a large lake to walk around."
• "It has got a huge reservoir/lake surrounded by vegetation and open spaces, which is home to large species of birds."
• "Beautiful lake with wildlife."
• "A great spot for a walk round the lake or a sit in the sun if you are lucky."
• "Stunning views, many paths for walking, jogging, running."
• "A beautiful Country park and a lovely place for the whole family. Highly recommended."

Cons:

• "Not looked after well. Litter everywhere and even in the water."
• "Seemed a nice place online. Get here and it isn't well looked after. A lot of litter about, including in the water and even in the swans nest."
• "Very poorly looked after place. The water smells of urine. Bird mess EVERYWHERE. Over run with pigeons."
• "The shore line of the lake full of floating rubbish the carpark costs a rip off I could go on but I can only say Swindon borough council should hold their heads in shame for their negligence."
• "Downside of this park was lack of water activities for families."
• "Shame that there is rubbish in the water and that the crazy golf areas could do with a clean and weed off."
• "The lake could do with some TLC."