"Parking is available near the entrance and further into the park at a reasonable rate."
"The parking is relatively cheap and accepts card payments."
"Large car park which is sensibly priced, there is a ticket machine that does accept card payments."
"The parking is very cheap at £2.50 all day."
"Even better the Car Park fees are sensible at just £1.50 for 3 hours and only £1 more for all day."
"Cheap parking, even for the whole day."
Cons:
"I love the park but after many tries we were unable to get to it because of road closures."
"The only downs that i could find was the fact that you have only 2 machines to pay for parking and the waiting line gets quite big."
"Very busy, v long queue to get parking ticket."
"The car park isn't free but is in a heck of a state with a substantial part muddy as hell."
"There are limited parking spaces available, so when it's really busy you can't park."
"The park itself is amazing but the parking is chaotic. 25-30 minutes queue to pay using the sole pay and display machine."
"A nice place to visit but a nightmare to pay and display on the car park."
Family and Dog-Friendly Amenities
Pros:
"Had a lovely day out with the family highly recommend visiting."
"Plenty of space for people to spread out. Toilets and play park."
"Very popular dog walking destination and venue for dog training sessions."
"Love this place! Fantastic dog walking place."
"Good play area for children."
"Great place for families and dog walkers with a variety of walking routes."
"Our new favourite place to take the dogs - absolutely beautiful parkland."
Cons:
"Just a shame they don't have somewhere you could buy refreshments during the week, especially as it's school holidays."
"Please be aware the kids play area has been taken down."
"Marley is quite flat so it's good for little ones on their bikes. There is no playground, just 1 climbing item and 1 balance beam and there were no toilets."
"Unfortunately access to some areas are restricted for wheelchairs due to steps and kissing gates."
"Pity the walled garden is no longer in use and there are not many bins to get rid of your empty cups and poo bags."
"Lake has green algae so unsafe for dogs to swim."
"Although I love the place, as a dog owner I have to do a bad review of this place simply because it's full of barb wire everywhere."
Natural Beauty and Activities
Pros:
"The autumn woods and vibes are well felt, amazing photo opportunities."
"If you are eagle eyed you may also catch a glimpse of a rare white squirrel."
"Lots of wildlife, ducks and bird hideout."
"Fantastic walk with a brilliant lake and canal plus not far from the Anderton Boat Lift."
"Superb country park, it's vast! Lots of interest, so many varied footpaths, information boards about it's past and history, lots of nature and wildlife."
"Stunning country park and links in with the Anderton Boat Lift and flashes too."
"Beautiful wooded area with lots of walks in particular the views over Budworth Mere are outstanding."
Cons:
"It's a country park in Marbury. Other than the outdoor pool that is nice to use on half a dozen days of the year there is little else to attract non dog owners."
"Needs a coffee shop and at least an ice cream van for the kids."
"Unfortunately there was a hippy festival or something going on so was a constant thump of bass flowing through the woods."
"More people with dogs then with children. I can't understand why is so little enters to field."
"In winter they are covered in rotten leaves that turn to mush and make the paths muddy and impassible for wheelchairs etc."
"Way too many people with dogs off leads."
"Keep dogs and people away due to blue green algae and or avian flu."
Maintenance and Accessibility
Pros:
"It's clear that the staff take great pride in maintaining the grounds, as the grass is cut short and the park is immaculate."
"The park is clean, well maintained trails, beautiful canal and places for picnics or bbq."
"Lots of paths to follow, and clearly well maintained."
"They actually have CLEAN FUNCTIONING TOILETS!!"
"Lovely and well organised country park. Mostly wheelchair friendly."
"An excellent well maintained large park area with lots of routed walks around the grounds & lake."
"Lovely park next to Budworth mere with well kept paths, nice picnic area, clean toilets and a convenient takeaway cafe."
Cons:
"Paths are supposed to be wheelchair friendly, but they are very poorly maintained, full of muddy potholes."
"Just come home from Marbury Mere it's in an utterly disgraceful state, everyone is doing as instructed bagging their dog mess then they are forced to chuck it in a pile surrounding EVERY waste bin because they are overflowing from WEEKS of rubbish."
"Can get busy at peak times (weekend and bank holidays). If you don't like dogs not really the place for you."
"I arrived at about 10:40 there were a couple of families lined up at the gate I was very uncertain as to what the process was as in where do we pay how long do we get?"
"Such a lovely place. We went for a quiet walk and to spot any wildlife. Instead it was busy and noisy."
"A nice place to visit but a nightmare to pay and display on the car park."