Grovelands Park Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "The little shop does the most amazing real fruit ice lollies."
• "Very affordable cafe with nice toys for the kids to play with..best Park around this area."
• "They have the best pitch and putt in North London. Very well maintained and a friendly proprietor."
• "Clean, spacious and varied with open spaces, wooded areas, tennis & basketball courts, Lake and children's play area."
• "Fantastic park, nice place to go for a walk, has everything you need really, including lake and massive fields."
• "Great Park, nice cafe, kids' play area, toilets, parking for disabled, exercise zone, pitch and putt, wooded area, big lake with variety of wildfowl, and a superb bowls club."
• "A beautifully maintained park with a lake, playground and a small golf course plus a lovely cafe with friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Basketball courts still need attention."
• "Pitch and putt 9 hole golf course is £8 adults, which is a bit pricey for what it is."
• "The place seems became a bit dated food menu plus Furnishing seems to be becoming also outdated yet most of my 3 stars are for the really nice staff behind the counter & Serving."
• "The 'Wicksteed' outdoor gym area is looking a bit Dated/Old and rundown now."
• "The playground is not very exciting for the kids and has some dangerous drops on the climbing frames meaning that as a parent your eyes need to be on (smaller) children all the time."
• "The park apparatus is rather limited."
• "The boardwalk by the stream has become unfixed and is just floating on top of the water and you don't realise till your feet are soaked."

Accessibility & Parking

Pros:

• "Best entrance if going by car is the Church Hill entrance as free parking in side streets and lots of walking paths."
• "Huge park with different entrances. There is free parking if you are entering from the Winchmore Hill entrance."
• "The Bourne Hill entrance has free parking in the evening and on weekends. However I'm sure you can find free parking on nearby streets."
• "Plenty of parking with disable spaces at the main gate."
• "Parking is OK on the street and there are several entrances."

Cons:

• "Biggest let down is doesn't open early and closes early too."
• "Don't park on the pavements around the park - traffic wardens patrol and ticket you, even at weekends..."
• "I read online that the park closes at 8.30 we found ourselves locked in on arrival to the gate at 8.20 with no warning of them doing so, there was no number to call."
• "Wouldn't bother driving as very little designated parking."
• "The drawback for me, who came from the South East was that it was quite some distance to the park from the train station."
• "No parking around the area."

Events & Attractions

Pros:

• "The dinosaurs were life size and some had perceived sounds of the creatures."
• "Went to the Dinosaur Encounter at Grovelands Park which is on from 24July till 10Aug 2021."
• "It has quite a few animatronic dinosaurs with interesting info on them."
• "Kids loved the Jurassic Park organised in the woodlands of the Grovelands Park."
• "Jurassic park event was amazing. Lots of fun and dinosaurs."
• "A terrific family day out to see the dinosaurs. The set up was excellent and we all had a good time."
• "We paid online for Jurassic Encounter. Park was airy, clean and was a well-managed event."