Rowan Road Recreation Ground

Fun little park for kids to play. Separate basketball court for older kids and a green area for people with pets. Always clean and tidy, there's a paddling pool that's usually open during summer holidays for toddlers.

I played here when I was a kid. It hasn't changed that much, but it's a lovely local park with a nice play area for young kids. It's relatively clean and there are basket ball courts. There's a decent flow of parents with their kids, I cam only imagine that if there was a small coffee shop it would be the perfect spot for parents and kids alike.

This is our closest park, with things that the kids can actually play on.
It's not the best looked after park, though, and I've seen broken glass and dog mess numerous times.
The pool needs more care and attention, too. It was filled over the summer, but the paint at the bottom of it was already peeling, and where it wasn't peeling it was slippery.
I've noticed that some people drive their own cars in, too. There isn't an actual car park here, but since this isn't made clear people just abuse it. This park could be a LOT nicer if it was actually looked after like it should be.

Nice little park with a children's play area, padding pool. The pool is nice for the summer months for the kids. Basketball hoop for the older one's. Plenty of seating. It's fairly clean and maintained to a certain extent. It would be nice if they could add a mini gym I think it would go down a treat.
You do find the dog walkers but most of them clean it up.

Always good for a walk, nice playground and a paddling pool for the summer time, but at the time had a revamp.

Very lovely place to relax and have picnic, nice place to meet friends and family and it have children's playground wich is next to the open space.

Great playground and space for the family and children. Clean and tidy. Loads for the children to play with and have fun including the paddling pool which is a hit on a hot day

I had seen Rowan Recreation Ground on Google Maps for nearly 5 years, and while I had never taken the time to investigate, on this occasion I'm glad I did.

The ground itself is small, but bigger than what I had expected (from looking on Google Maps); more importantly, it's litter-free, and the park benches are clean. The location needs a little work in general and perhaps an outdoor fitness area would be ideal too, otherwise it's not a bad park to visit.