Stanborough Park, North Side Car Park

I have visited the lakes several times now and me and the kids always have a great time. The north side is great for the kids as they can paddle in the stream and you can purchase fishing nets for £3 to look for fish. You can hire a peddalo out for £10/15 and there is a kids playground which is free and also an adventure course which you have to pay for. Lots of people bring there own bbqs. The only down side is that it does get quite packed when it's hot. The South side is much quieter and it is nice to walk around the lake and sit and have a peaceful bbq it is prettier than the north side. It also has a cafe and restaurant on the South side. Both side are easily accessible if you walk under the bridge.

This is a beautiful place but as it was the bank holiday I would have expected the bin's to be cleaned out regularly this was here for hours as my husband and I walked the whole of the boating lake and fishing lake and back to the car park, being local we can park here for £250 pounds a year but as a blue badge holder parking is not as expensive there are new water activates on the fishing lake and some grate looking peddle boats on the boating lake and the little rivers are full of fish and ducks just saddened by the rubbish being left behind.

Best place to park if you want access to amenities, cool stream, picnic space and hill top for sunset views.

Good amount of spaces for parking but the signage and controls could be improved. The entrance is confusing as it merges with the exit and people go the wrong way. Pricing is sneaky, the difference between a few hours and all day makes you stressed to rush around and get back to your car. Otherwise a good spot to enjoy with all the family

Great fun, water park for kids climbing frame and can explore the flowing river. Has drink stand with ice cream and swan pedal boats on the lake

Excellent day out early August with my visually impaired daughter as part of her Daylight Club. Cycling staff were brilliant, helping about 2 dozen disabled and handicapped adults on tricycles and tandems. BUT parked next to cafe, Blue Badge on display, and was shocked to receive Gemini Parking Solutions parking ticket 3 weeks later. Also to discover our Daylight Club, who followed all requested procedures have also received a parking charge for their minibus for disabled adults last week. Where the cycling staff in August were brilliant, that feel good feeling was ruined by Gemini Parking Solutions in September. They solve nothing, only cause distress for disabled visitors, for whom they show no understanding or consideration whatsoever.

Such a shame...
The Stanborough Park is a lovely area to visit, but unfortunately the car park is not! On entering the North car park, there is a massive pot hole, which must be avoided.
We needed to purchase all-day parking to allow us to go for a bike ride, but the cost of this was so expensive at £10. No wonder the car park was virtually empty. This car park is totally underutilised. If the cost of the parking was reduced by say half, I recon that there would be significantly more visitors, and more profit would be made to repair the pot hole.

Nice park, great for kids. Boat rides and a great playground. Cafe on site, even an Italian restaurant.