Queen's Park Reviews Summary

Park Maintenance

Pros:

• "Lovely park, always well kept."
• "The park was very clean and people were enjoying the sun."
• "Park is always busy planting and pruning to look tidy and cared for."
• "It is always well maintained and the play areas are good if you have children."
• "It is a well maintained and cared for place to escape to and enjoy."
• "The park itself was superbly managed and maintained, with lots of flower beds stocked with beautiful plants, and not a weed in sight."
• "Such a beautifully well kept park with a multitude of fascinating trees, plants & flowers changing with each new season."

Cons:

• "But sometimes its all messed up with cans and wraps and cigarette buds otherwise okay."
• "Miserable looking birds in dark and dismal cages."
• "One parrot had plucked his chest feathers our. Cruel and very surprising in this day and age. Needs stopping."

Cafe and Food Facilities

Pros:

• "The cafe' has a lot to offer with seating both inside & outside on dry weather days."
• "We went into the cafe for lunch the sandwiches were made fresh and couldn't have been nicer."
• "They have got lovely coffee and cake in the caffe and a small play area too."
• "Visited the Café and good food at great prices."
• "Cafe for a good lunch too."

Cons:

• "There is a cafe but unfortunately it was closed."
• "Nice cafe in the park but did not accept cards."
• "The only down side for me was that the cafe doesn't accept card."
• "Cafe only accepts cash which is a shame."
• "museum closes too early 10-1pm that's too early for winter. should open 1pm and close 4pm on a Saturday/Sundays."

Children's Play Area

Pros:

• "Great Family Park in the town centre. Great playground for the children."
• "A great park which keeps getting better. Great playgrounds for kids of all ages."
• "It has a great children's area including sand pit so bring buckets and spades."
• "An asset to Loughborough. Great place to bring the kids."
• "Despite being a relatively small park it has a very good playground with equipment for kids young and old."
• "Well looked after park, children's play area is very clean and the children socialise together and play well."
• "Nice size park and playground. With the museum and coffee shop as well it makes it an easy time here."

Cons:

• "nice park for kids disappointed toilets are always shut."
• "The playground does get busy and on a Saturday there does seem to be quite a few kids in tracksuits and hoodies."
• "Though the roundabout needs fixing as it has been broken for quite some time now, sand area is also put of action at the moment."
• "Pity kids park was closed. Very relaxing. Could do with a couple more picnic benches."
• "Not so great in the evening, too many youths causing trouble and up to no good."

Accessibility and Amenities

Pros:

• "There are public toilets and plenty of benches."
• "Toilets are 20p a pop so you know they're maintained."
• "The tower in the middle is open for visitors on certain days and it's free to go inside and walk up the many steps to the viewing platform."
• "The park is wheelchair accessible with ramp access to the museum & public toilets."
• "Parking next to it on Granby Street is convenient and very cheap."

Cons:

• "Loos onsite but cost 20p which is a bit of an annoyance but nonetheless."
• "No free public toilets. The council have wasted money on pointless sculptures instead."
• "Only misses out on the 5th star due to the 20p toilet charge."
• "But it does close at dusk, so don't get stuck inside... We've lost loved ones that way."
• "Visited on January 2nd when things should be open again after the holiday period. Carillon CLOSED, cafe CLOSED, museum CLOSED."

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "It's always nice to wander around a park. The carillon was open, so we climbed up it."
• "Beautiful 'oasis' in Loughborough."
• "What an utterly brilliant park!"
• "Wow what can I say a beautiful place to go, I travel an hour just to go here I love it that much."
• "This park in the middle of town is very very nice."
• "Such a well-kept and splendid park in the heart of Loughborough."
• "Honestly, for a small town it takes real pride in it's park."

Cons:

• "just a shame spent most of the time looking out for dogs that were not on leads."
• "My only minor disappointment was that some dogs weren't as well-behaved as the rest of this picturesque setting."
• "One thing that would make the park a little safer for bringing my toddler would be some kind of mini fence around the ponds."