Address: Bodymoor Heath Ln, Sutton Coldfield, B76 0DY, United Kingdom
Phone: +441827872660
Rating: 4.6
based on 546 reviews.
Attractions and Activities
Pros:
"Fantastic day out, dog walk etc, plenty to do. Narrow gauge train rides through the countryside, bike hire, pedalos, parks, fishing, boating lakes, river, canal, nature reserve, arts and crafts activities, cafe's, visitor centre, camping!"
"Lovely area for all water sports and nature enthusiasts."
"Acres of water and woodland with water sports including sailing, jet ski, model boating, fishing and wildlife."
"Great place for all, great for walking. For walking your dog's. For fishing and jet ski it's great watching them in the water."
"The adventure parks are great for kids and the small tea rooms and cafes are reasonably priced."
"A beautiful country park that is exceptionally well maintained. Lovely play areas for children."
"What an amazing place where there is literally something for everyone. Cycle hire, playground, model railway, dog walks, water sports, bird watching, fishing and lots lots more."
Cons:
"BBQ not allowed Fires not allowed And swimming in the lake not allowed."
"The only bad experience was the attitude of Alan's ice cream Van as he slides the window to closes while my little one's finger was there."
"The ride on railway was a neat experience but the queues were long."
"Busy bank hol weekend meant 45min wait for food and for train and 20min for ladies loos."
"Massive Ques so clearly with half serviceable not enough to cope with visitor numbers on a Sunday."
"The train finished early because the park was quiet unfortunately and my Grandchildren were very disappointed."
"On busy days expect to queue for 35 minutes for the bathroom."
Park Maintenance and Facilities
Pros:
"A very clean and good park with plenty of water pools, good for picnics and walks."
"The park for children is very well maintained and lots of different things for the children to play and climb on."
"The paths are well kept and easy to walk on. There are available toilets and there is Covid safe measures in place."
"Surroundings were beautiful, the site was immaculate and facilities really good."
"The car parks are big and it has contactless parking payment facilities."
"There is a good visitor centre and good toilet facilities nearby."
"A beautiful country park that is exceptionally well maintained."
Cons:
"Pathways around the lakes with severe flooding and no signs up warning people to take another path."
"This time some places the grass was not cut and the main toilets were a little dirty (expected due to the numbers who came approx 300 cars)."
"Lately some of its paths have deteriorated into muddy pools and good waterproof boots or wellies are advised."
"Toilets blocked and a terrible mess despite cleaners present."
"The toilets are not very clear nor the changing babies unit."
"There are not enough rubbish bins though, we struggled to find one."
"Watch out for the dog poo kindly donated by some folk who don't know any better!"
Pricing and Value
Pros:
"We love it here, good price to park. It was £3 for a day ticket."
"I thought the car parking fee of £4.50 reasonable, we parked from 11am till 6.30pm for that."
"So much space for parking and not overly priced if your spending the day there."
"Parking is reasonably priced and on a day rate rather than by hour."
"Lovely day out for kids they have a play area also had bouncy castle on site and ice cream van."
"Parking is not very expensive will cost you 4 pounds all day."
"£4.50 to park all day, lots of parking."
Cons:
"Car parking is absolutely extortionate, you have to pay an all day charge even if you only want to be there 2 hours."
"Charged £4.50 per car to park then couldn't find anywhere nice/quiet to picnic."
"I think £4.50 is too high for parking especially when there is no alternative."
"Downside daily parking charge is expensive at £4.50 if you only want to spend an hour or so but good value for a family for all day."
"Parking charges have gone up each time l have visited and they now charge you £4.50 to park and that seems way too high."
"Parking is extortionate and maybe worth it for a whole day visit, but not for just a dog walk."
"Car park charges spoil this place. It cost me and my 2 daughters to for an hour's walk around the park with the dog £5 each so £15 in total for an hour."
Accessibility and Inclusivity
Pros:
"The playground even has a swing made for wheel chair users which is the first time I have seen anything like that!!!"
"The accessible play equipment was good to see and we enjoyed the play area for small children too."
"Lovely family day out take grandson every weekend who has celpal palsy."
"Really relaxing walk around the well kept lakes. Loads of wildlife and well situated camping and caravan club site, that is very clean and tidy and friendly helpful staff."
Cons:
"Only problem is it needs a park for disabled children because my grandson can't use his one hand so not much for him to go on only swings."
"Footpaths around the park are generally OK, some you cannot use your bike on. This may upset the kids."