Park Gates
Lovely site, to which we have returned for the past 3-years with our grandsons who love meeting up with friends they met on our first visit. Sadly, the central park has been dismantled and a new one built to one side, which really is for little ones who have to be supervised. Unfortunately, my two grandsons (aged 14+ and 6+) and their friends were so excited to meet up again and were playing a tag game. The park gates, which are made of iron, are self-closing and are no problem when used properly. However, when they are flung open they bounce back really quickly ... and made of iron are really heavy. My 6-year old grandson received a terrible hit to his mouth; he thought he had lost his two front teeth (his second teeth) and "... and can't find them on the floor" he cried. The following day, one of his 12-year old friends had a similar accident to his leg, which necessitated his parents practically carrying him back to their van. He was left with nasty bruising. Nice park for little ones who need to be supervised ... but this leaves the older children, including young teenagers, with no place to congregate. The wardens promised to take this issue to their national meeting and to see if other wardens have had similar incidents ... in which case, something will have to be done about them. PLEASE: be wary of how fast your child opens the gate and explain to them what can happen if they don't use the gates as they are intended to be used. I would hate to see another child injured as my grandson was.
I have given 4* for peace and quiet because this is spoiled by the noise of the crows. I love bird song, but their squawking is something else!
Follow