Address: Thicket Rd, London, SE19 2GA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442080507120
Rating: 4.5
based on 582 reviews.
Park Facilities
Pros:
"Great space for kids to run around."
"Always clean and the varying gradients gives a nice challenge as well as a different scenic views."
"An enormous and very well-used park."
"A college of animal husbandry and gardening is also situated at a corner taking advantage of the vast green space."
"Great beach volleyball court, remote car racecourse, athletics track and of course the dinosaurs!"
"The park is exceptionally well kept and the atmosphere serene!"
"Enormous park with a maze, play area, and dinosaur statues."
Cons:
"The sights are nothing too amazing."
"Cut in half by the weird 80s Soviet bloc sports centre so a bit of a faff to navigate."
"The only thing I think is missing is an area for young or inexperienced bike riders to learn to ride a bike."
"The play area has had the climbing frame removed so only a few swings and sand pit."
"Nowadays very dry and parched which is not a good look but not the park's fault; rather a sad sign of climate change on the march."
"The tourist attraction being dinosaur sculptures - well not very impressed, they are quite old and not many, more artistic interpretation, rather than real replicas."
"The only thing I would be careful of is that I think it has way too many rats all the time."
Accessibility & Transport
Pros:
"Abundance of free parking is a godsend with disabled family members."
"Great accessible parking or transport."
"Very easy to get to by train too."
"Parking was easy (no charge that day! very friendly, helpful attendants)."
"Ample free car parking apart, it's also easily approachable being close to two railway stations and several bus stops."
"Plenty of parking available, free of charge."
"There's 2 train stations that stop right next to the park."
Cons:
"While there is only one restaurant in the park, it tends to be quite crowded."
"The toilets are awful and definitely need upgrading."
"However, no public toilets are open even though some cafes and small food boutiques are."
"Me and my family get ready to leave to find out the car park is locked and we can not get out."
"Overall, a great park to visit, although you need to be careful about parking as if they have events running (as they did when we went), a lot of the parking is closed off, so spaces become very limited."
"The car park is a little on the small size, given the size of the park itself."
"But the public toilets in both the farm and park were not nice at all."
Food & Beverage Options
Pros:
"The park when I went there had a food market going on where everything was socially distanced and abided by covd-19's rules."
"The biggest change I noticed was the café. Beautifully designed and positioned and perfect for grabbing a cuppa and a snack."
"Lovely café with friendly staff and plenty of outdoor seating."
"You can eat healthy affordable in the coffee shop."
"Very easy to social distance, lovely food in the cafe, really friendly staff."
"Cosy caffe with good food near by."
"There's a coffee shop that serves food nearby if you get hungry from the walk."
Cons:
"The ice cream van and café is quite it expensive, so bring a few quid if you fancy a ice cream."
"Food and drinks were very expensive."
"Ice cream vans are extortionate and overly, unfairly priced."
"The dining options aren't very suitable for children/or more likely children who have issues with food."
"The food was expensive but that's because it was in a park and was granted to be, it's London."
"The toilet was disgusting, flush was not working, it was not cleaned up, a lot of people inside."
"Was the worst for queuing as you was waiting for around half an hour just to order and another 15 minutes to get the food."
Family & Children Activities
Pros:
"All round lovely park for families, especially those with small children."
"Very interesting park to visit. The kids loved it and enjoy every bit."
"The models are large and engaging for children."
"The dinosaur statues are Victorian and are incredible; fantastic for children."
"A dinosaur park with statues of various Cretaceous era animals set in their natural habitats - some in water some in adjoining grasslands - teaches kids about evolution while also entertaining them."
"Younger audiences have a playground to explore and the famous gorilla to climb."
"The Dinosaurs around the lake are a feature that all children love."
Cons:
"The dinosaurs aren't particularly amazing from a children's point of view."
"There's a sculpture park with amazingly tall and highly detailed dinosaurs which will wow your kids and be a story to tell in the days to come."
"The 'city farm' is average but good to stick your head in if you have kids in tow and it's not too busy."
"The playground can get very busy and the slide is metal so not great in the hot sun."
"The park was once definitely a must place to visit. However, the place lacks maintenance."
"The rest of the play area is looking tired and it has been damaged."
"Kids loved seeing the dinosaurs although there could be a little more maintenance so they could see them properly through the overgrowth!"