Address: Valley Dr, Harrogate, HG1 2SZ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441423500600
Rating: 4.7
based on 406 reviews.
General Park Experience
Pros:
"A fab park - for kids upto 10 at least and then things like crazy golf tennis and music on the bandstand Sunday."
"Beautiful park & playground! Can spend hours here with the different activities available."
"Good area to meander and relax. Children's playground, skate park and streamside area plus a boating lake."
"Large well kept park, good walk for all ages. Clean toilets which is always a bonus these days."
"Lovely, well maintained grounds. Full of beautiful flowers and plants."
"A wonderful park to stroll around."
"Beautiful park to suit everyone. Plenty of open space for picnics and lots of seating."
Cons:
"Be warned, parking operatives are active in the area and regularly issue tickets."
"There are toilets but best avoided. Harrogate does not do public toilets well at all."
"Valley Gardens itself is pleasant as always but so overcrowded for the current climate."
"Park is extensive and pretty...only downside were the toilets adjacent to the children's play area which were smelly and grubby at 1130 am."
"The sign said free for 3 hour, NO CLEAR SIGN or INSTRUCTIONS about what disc zone park is, how to pay or get the disc!!!"
"Very quiet today just after 4pm...shame the local council have spoiled the boating pool by installing a fountain in the middle of it."
"Beautiful park but WATCH OUT if it has been snowing or icy. The paths may not have been salted or gritted."
Facilities & Amenities
Pros:
"Lots of facilities available for kids, toilets, tennis court, large open spaces and an ice cream shop."
"You can get snacks, ice-cream (delicious), teas and coffee."
"The park is clean and tidy with plenty of dog waste bins as well."
"Plenty of seating both in the sun and in the shade, all of which is easily accessible for prams and wheelchairs of all sizes."
"Great place to walk and see a beautiful, well maintained park in downtown Harrogate."
"Two sets of toilets, public ones so not the best but clean and with toilet roll and hand washing facilities."
"The Park is very well looked after, everything is maintained well, from the gardens to the children's play equipment."
Cons:
"There's the kiosk at the playground for a limited variety of snacks."
"As for just the disc golf, bring your own discs...you don't get a map without getting the discs and the holes are clearly marked without the map."
"Parking is free there with a parking disc and you get 3hrs."
"The playground and skate park were closed off due to covid 19."
"They are open 8:00am-6:00pm. Nothing glamorous but clean and functional."
"Beautiful gardens but parking is an absolute nightmare."
"Parking a bit of a mare, you get three hrs one side of the road and only one on the other?"
Accessibility & Safety
Pros:
"Kids can run around safely as the whole park is enclosed."
"Most entrances to the gardens are flat."
"It's very safe during the day."
"Easy paths to walk round on - good for prams and wheelchairs."
"Buggy and wheel chair friendly."
"A clean and spacious park which is very well maintained. For all ages. All play equipment in tact. No litter."
"Lovely town centre area, peaceful and restful with many mature trees and shrubs, wheelchair accessible."
Cons:
"I and my partner went on Sunday after a walk around the town centre, We were totally gob smacked to see 4 Asian women and their children pulling up plants and flowers."
"The toilets however are very dated and were not clean."
"Parking is tricky watch out for permit holders only."
"Very pretty and quiet and the play area very safe but why are Dogs allowed off the lead when it says they have to be!!!"
"I was once flashed by a jogger in the pine woods after dark, I suppose some people might like that sort of thing, but if you don't you're best avoiding the woods once the sun has gone down."
"Parking is an issue if you have never been there before."
"There’s bathroom near the middle area, but the lighting was creepy, flickers every now and then. Not so well maintained."