Jeskyns Community Woodland Reviews Summary

Park Facilities

Pros:

• "Two large play areas for children. Lovely little cafe."
• "Designated dog social area as well."
• "Ample parking. Well maintained."
• "Great for walks with dogs. Ideal to take the kids along too. There is 2 kids parks."
• "You could walk here for hours - follow the main trail around the site, venture into the woodlands or explore the old orchard."
• "Large selection of trails to follow and very well maintained."
• "Clean, tidy toilet facilities attached to the cafe."

Cons:

• "Very vast area with no shade."
• "The park could do with more dog mess bins, as owners are sometimes careless disposing full bags 😕."
• "The gruffalo area (very small for the little ones)."
• "Needs another cafe or a bigger one as it's too small."
• "Over the years dog walkers have sadly taken over meaning not enough shared space for cyclists (especially kids) and runners."
• "Not enough benches/picnic areas when you are out on the various paths."
• "Unfortunately there are not many on lead areas so my foster dogs feel safe."

Accessibility & Maintenance

Pros:

• "Different trails to walk for different abilities."
• "Jeskyns Park offers walk routes to meet your needs short or long walks taking you round the woods."
• "Beautifully County Park with hard surfaced and wide paths, most on level ground, grass paths at various locations off the main paths. Wheelchair friendly."
• "Lovely family woodland with 5 different walking routes, including one for horse riders."
• "They have the right pathway gravel for wheelchairs, scooters and pushchairs and prams."
• "Good surface for pushchairs and wheelchairs."
• "The park is surfaced throughout and people were pushing prams around the routes."

Cons:

• "Kids got a little bored walking around."
• "The parks routes are all quite sanitised and similar."
• "It also can be quite muddy to walk round."
• "Not great paths for prams as you will find yourself having a good work out trying to push it around."
• "For some this will be perfect but it would have been nice for some of the routes to have more variety."
• "The views can be a little bland at times as this is quite an immature woodland."
• "Nice for a little walk but was pretty run down, I found a human poo whilst walking to the kids play area."

Parking & Cost

Pros:

• "Well worth the £3.50 parking for the whole day. Huge area to walk the dog on and off the lead with two fenced areas to let the dog roam safely."
• "We purchased the discovery pass which gives you free parking for a year for £36."
• "Paid parking maximum £3.50 all day with 1 hour or 2 hours at reduced prices, pay with the Ringo app or coins."
• "You can purchase a yearly car park pass which is great value for money - enjoy your visit."
• "Parking is reasonable at £3 for the whole day."
• "There is a small charge for parking which goes towards the maintenance of the park, £1.50 for 1 hour."
• "Good sized car park. Reasonably priced at £3 for 2 hours plus."