We visited on bank holiday Monday. All the other places I wanted to go to were fully booked due to Covid19. No spontaneity left anywhere. It was less than an hours drive to get there. There’s parking on New Bold Terrace and New Bold Street, Rose Field Car Park is nearby. It’s £2 for 2 hours or car park which was £3 for 3 hours. No complaints as the machine takes card payments. It’s a short walk over to the gardens. We went to the toilets. Grateful they had toilets. My husband said gentleman’s loos were very clean and ladies were in a shocking state. They were dirty, running out of paper and an animal or human had left a pile of faeces on the lavatory floor which made them smelly. The automatic sink was odd. There just wasn’t enough water to wash the hand soap off before hand dryer started up. The coffee shop was near by and there was a short queue. We got my daughter an ice cream, £4 for 2 scoops, it was nice quality ice cream unlike the abominable Mr Whippy. The gentleman allowed my daughter to taste it. She’s very particular about her likes. The walk around the park was leisurely and nice. Lots of benches to sit down and relax and enjoy the view. It reminded my husband of the park in Harrogate, however he said Jephson Gardens were nicer. We may have hired a Pedalo, had one been available for us. 2.5 hours to 3 hours were sufficient for us. We walked back into town, not far as my daughter was hungry and needed a snack. I recommend the Regent Court for food if you don’t want to go far. There are more restaurants but it quite away from the gardens. …

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