Croydon Road Recreation Ground

Great place to catch a breath after work or just have a quiet walk in the evening.

Plenty of benches to have a sit and read a book or contemplate life

Park smells fantastic in the evening mid May ,when various plants start blossoming.

Even during a sunny days , it doesn't get too busy.
If u play tennis ,there are 8 courts at your disposal (you have to buy a membership which is only a small annual fee).

Annoying things are dog owners that let their dogs run freely everywhere without leash - it shouldn't be allowed ( some time ago one dog grabbed my sandwich and the owner lady found it funny)

We went here for a home ed meet up with friends on a Monday morning. The park felt safe, welcoming and was very clean. Lots of space for families to move around and some great equipment. Very wheelchair accessible too. It also had a nicely sized filled paddling pool. Personally, I think this is the best playground in the area by miles.

This is generally a good park to go to any day of the week with the little one or just to chill out.
However, I attended the Taste of Caribbean event held there. Whilst it was a nice day I personally do not think the event was managed well in terms of staff and wait times in queues.
People were waiting for up to 2 hours to get a “taste” of the food only to get there and find that many items were sold out. This was well before the event was near to ending. Therefore, the amount of food ordered wasn’t enough, or the portion control was … out of control.
Should the event be held there again there definitely needs to be better organisation, as even to get tickets for the fair ground rides was a ridiculously long wait in a very long queue.

Had a great day at the Taste of Caribbean Festival, but I will raise a few niggles. Lots of security, no re-entrance, plenty of toilets and hand washing stations, NO facilities providing free drinking water. Queues for the refreshments and food were ridiculously long. However, the weather was perfect and the vibe great. Performers and DJ were excellent. But please, in future, provide free water stations or give out free water bottles!

Came to the Soul Town Festival on Saturday and Sunday September 2022. We were lucky with the weather which was warm and dry. There was plenty of good choice of food and I was able to relive my early twenties listening to the music of the 80s! The atmosphere was lovely! Thanks to the lovely couple Will and Maisey, who insisted on buying us drinks. Thanks to the lovely woman and her friends who insisted on sharing her churros with me. People were so friendly. I'll look out for it next year.

Nice place to walk the dog. Flat and lots of benches to sit on. And of course there's the David Bowie bandstand.

It's a very nice place for the kids to play. It has nice walking paths.Good for jogging/walking as well. It has different kinds of swings and slides and many other small rides... Very big and has a separate area for walking dogs.

This is a great place to go with young kids in the summer! I love this place. So, it has a play park, a lido and lots of grass areas. It has a sort of cafe thing in certain seasons and of course in the summer there's always an ice-cream van. This park often hosts events during the summer that are really good fun for kids. I really miss having this park near me. There is plenty of parking too.