Address: Chester Rd, Penshaw, New Herrington, Houghton le Spring DH4 7EL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441915205550
Rating: 4.7
based on 234 reviews.
Facilities
Pros:
"There are toilet facilities and a café."
"A cafe is on site for snacks and meals."
"The new coffee shop is a great addition."
"Nice big car parking but you do have to pay also sadly disabled have to pay."
"Ample seating around the park and excellent car park facilities."
"There is disabled parking and toilet facilities."
"Great place to walk or cycle, has a skatepark, amphitheatre and children's play park with nearby Cafe and public restrooms."
Cons:
"The only issue I had was it was a bit of a maze and I had to use Google maps to get out!"
"Only downside is the poo bags just left all over the place by lazy people."
"The play area attracts a lot of children and that coupled with minimal maintenance is causing it to look run down."
"The paths are shockingly dirty, potholes in roads are severe and the electric vehicle charger hasn't worked for years."
"Id have rated it a 5 star but toilets are often in a poor state."
"Only spoiled by some (not the majority) irresponsible dog owners and litter bugs."
"No toilets available, so brace yourself."
Activities and Events
Pros:
"Great afternoon and evening at Soultasia. Good organisation and security."
"We recently visited during their first ever Soapbox race event, it was a brilliant day out."
"Beautiful place to visit, I went for an outdoor 90s themed concert and it was fab."
"Perfect park for all sorts! Dog walking, picnics, family time, events."
"This is a great place for walks along the lake, and the sheer number of swans, geese and many other wild birds makes this a wonderful place to visit- make sure to take bird seed for them and they'll approach you!"
"Lots of events take place here so keep checking the website."
"A great place to visit with the family."
Cons:
"Was great until the obnoxious festivals turned up, now they never stop and you can barely hear yourself think in the residential areas around the park."
"On Friday 24th Jan I was horrified to see a young boy and man steering a remote controlled model boat repeatedly around the wildlife."
"Visited the park today to attend a half marathon event my daughter had entered. Thought I would enjoy some time watching the swans and cygnets but very disturbed and angry to hear it's a regular haunt for some very disturbed individuals who take their cars and chase the swans over the grassed areas with a view to running them over."
"I think £10 pounds is a lot park the marshals and security did not have a clue as the sticker I received for ten pounds I paid for had no vat no on it would not recommend to any visitors big RIP off."
"Hopefully more attention to northern soul music which was out of the way in huge separate tent which wasn't very well supported as it was on same time as stage acts."
"Pity about the horrible man from the toy boat club. Was rude and unreasonable."
"I really really really wanna give this 5 stars, I really do BUT the fly in the ointment was a pack of ramblers."
Environment and Maintenance
Pros:
"It's a lovely park and caters for different groups."
"It's a beautiful bit hilly park. There are tarmac and trail paths. It is great for running and walking."
"Really nice park for either walking, picnics or just a quick visit."
"It’s huge and it’s very well kept in terms of hedges and trees etc... It’s very clean in terms of no rubbish around."
"Lovely long walks, lots of different routes to take, amazing views, very well kept."
"Grounds are kept clean and well maintained, ample parking at the children's park and lake."
"A nice walk round Herrington Park watching swan's building nest also saw a 🦊."
Cons:
"Totally ruined every time I go by that man sitting on that horrendously noisy lawnmower, the kind that thrums all the time."
"Lovely park,wildlife and walks don't rate the cafe though only small queue orded food for take out and waited at least 20 mins then it wasnt very nice kids left most of it."
"Bit muddy in places but it's that time of year."
"The on site toilets are not particularly clean or inviting with swarms of flies buzzing around."
"No one social distancing and a male Swan trying to kill another one on the pond."
"There is also a secluded part for wildlife to retreat to should the visitors disturb them too much which is a very positive feature."
"This park has always been a wonderful place to visit until recently where it seems to be falling into disrepair."
Accessibility and Convenience
Pros:
"Great park close to the city plenty of paths and some nice changes of scenery."
"Good parking and just of the A19 so easy to get to."
"Plenty of parking spaces."
"Free parking."
"2 well sized free car parks."
"Lots of parking options."
"Plenty of parking. Highly recommend."
Cons:
"Please ignore the directions given by Google to Herrington Country Park."
"Parking was £6 on the field to the rear of the park."
"I think £10 pounds is a lot park the marshals and security did not have a clue as the sticker I received for ten pounds I paid for had no vat no on it would not recommend to any visitors big RIP off."
"However I found no history there, maybe I missed something as I only paid a flying visit, but I went to the Stone Henge structure which I understand was built on top of the old mine shaft."
"Although the equipment itself is maintained to safe standards, what really lets it down is the ground conditions."
"It's not getting the full 5 stars as it can get very muddy and full of puddles, even at the height of summer."
"Nice day out with kids if weather fine but always windy plenty of open space can spend hours here there's a play park, pond, skate park, cafe ice cream van, toilets and lots of interesting places to walk and explore."