Fairlop Waters Country Park Reviews Summary

Parking

Pros:

• "Parking available at £ 1 ish per hour 2 hours max great spot."
• "Free road parking available in the street in evening & weekend."
• "Parking is around £2 for 2 hours of £5 all day. Via the ring go app."
• "Valid Blue Badge Holders can park FREE of charge."
• "Parking very reasonable for the day if you take bikes in the car too."
• "On the note of parking it's RingGo operated, its. £1 for an hour or £3.60 all day - not bad really."
• "Parking available on both entrance with Pay and display."

Cons:

• "Paid for parking displayed it and still got a ticket appealed it and got told was not shown correctly so ticket was valid was on a Sunday place is a absolute money maker would recommend finding somewhere else to park as Redbridge must have a Christmas pot they want to fill for their staff!"
• "The car park is a decent size but you have to pay via phone (ring go)."
• "You can ONLY park if you have a mobile and staff NOT prepared to help or care."
• "The RingGo app does not work, the phone number for the RingGo app does not work, the alternative (less visible) contact number for the council does not work."
• "Very nice place to walk and spend time but very disappointed that you had to download an app to pay for car park."
• "It's a shame parking no longer free!!"
• "There is huge car park with lot of space but it’s not free, not even on Sunday, operating from 7am-7pm."

Facilities & Amenities

Pros:

• "This is our go to park."
• "Enjoyed a meal out at Fairlop Waters while my son and his friends participated in aqua bounce!"
• "Attentive lifeguards."
• "There is huge pub/restaurant with lots of outside seating great for a family Sunday lunch on a good day."
• "Resturant and pub is great too."
• "Beautiful open spaces with plenty of room for social distancing."
• "Park has lots to offer. Various birds can be seen around the lake."

Cons:

• "Getting a drink after golf a nightmare with all the people that go there for the lake activities and BBQ as well as golfers needs more staff."
• "Water a little too natural and full of Fungal. Some equipment are broken and host isn't exactly apologetic or trying to warn ppl about the flat platforms."
• "The staff were so unhelpful, they had 6 main dishes on the menu and all very expensive and nothing for a light lunch."
• "Such a shame there are so many ignorant and disrespectful people who sit in the middle of the lawns drinking whiskey etc and then leave a load of litter and glass for everyone to admire."
• "Didn't know you had to book in advance and online for the High ropes attraction. Two disappointed kids to deal with."
• "Course was not in its best condition greens needed water badly."
• "When i was there was a lot of trouble maker teenagers they was bulling a people."

Family & Leisure Activities

Pros:

• "Amazing experience. Very fun and lots to do. The pedalo on the lake was a firm favourite for the kids."
• "Great day out with the family with many activities to do including High ropes, watersports or just hire a small boat and enjoy the beautiful lake."
• "Really good place for a day out with friends or family, there are water activities, a boulder park, obstacle/work out stations along the main path."
• "Was a great place to spend some time. Lots of things to do, park for the children, plus the rocks to climb on."
• "Fantastic place to take the kids for the day especially children between the ages of 3 to 6 and possibly older."
• "This park is huge and has lakes, a nature reserve, a water bounce park, boating and watersports."
• "Lovely place to take the kids for a few hours, or all day if you can keep up with them."

Cons:

• "However, on the busy days the ice cream van arrived and ruins the experience."
• "Nice place for kids. but 2 * less as I've been going there regularly and 1 of the fav machine which sucks the plastics balls up from the pipes has been broken for weeks now."
• "The only thing I would say is they state they have shower and locker facilities. The lockers were unfortunately soaking wet due to the down pour as they were located outside and they only have a small number of showers which have no doors."
• "The aqua park was fun; but the parking is terrible."
• "There is a large structure for climbing, but it has never been open on one of my visits."
• "They have picnic benches but the grassy area has a lot of duck poo."
• "The changing rooms could do with better curtains/doors my teenage daughters got changed in the bathroom in the end."

Natural Beauty & Environment

Pros:

• "Probably London's nicest park. Because it's so far away from the tourist trail it never gets crowded, and it's London's best spot for everything from birdwatching to sailing."
• "It is a hidden gem in Fairlop."
• "Beautiful place but the cafe was a real let down."
• "The natural beauty of the park is amazing."
• "This is perhaps my favourite park in the London area - golf course, rock climbing and a lake to fish and sail in - it is glorious."
• "Lovely country park. Has a very large lake with very accessible paths for walking, running, wheelchairs etc."
• "At sunset, on a clear evening, the scenery is very beautiful, with the orange hues setting behind the silhouettes of the boats."

Cons:

• "At dusk loads of insects some bite ...not so pleasant use repellant."
• "Only thing which made me reduce a star is the amount of goose mess around."
• "Can be a bit muddy & there's plenty of goose droppings around as well, but pretty good overall."
• "One of the third class lake in England... There is no fish here. False advertisement, not recommended!!"
• "Also I feel that the golf greens are not being looked after as people now seem to use them as picnicking areas."
• "I love Fairlop water but it need its bins cleaned a lot more to stop the rubbish overflowing."
• "As I have stated before a rubbish strewn apology for a council run amenity."