Half term adventures started with exploring Leazes Park – a lovely old park in the centre of town. Large open spaces and beautiful autumn trees made this a little green oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of city life.
You can stroll around the lake and admire the swans, geese and other waterfowl or watch the fishermen fishing at one of the numbered swims around the edge. There are pathways throughout the park which are suitable for prams or wheelchairs.
The kids play area had really interesting equipment for various ages and abilities but was sadly in need of repair in places. We still had lots of fun though with some exciting and unusual adventure playground slides and climbing frames. There were tennis and basketball courts which no one was using so would be great for groups of sporty kids to burn off some energy.
The coffee shop was really cute and colourful and although we weren’t staying for lunch our mouths were watering with the delicious smells that were drifting our way – homemade pizza’s we were told.
The loo’s were clean and tidy and there was a disabled access loo & baby change although you needed to ask for the key.
There seemed to be renovation work taking place on some of the older walkways which were good as it would have been a shame to lose the character of the park.
We gave the park a 3 out of 5 as we really liked it but the litter and tatty play equipment really spoilt the picturesque nature of what deserved to be a 5 star park, I hope that someone decides to bring it back to it’s best, we’ll visit again another time with our fingers crossed!
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