Sandall Park
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Doncaster
What it’s like
Free park with a zip-wire play area, woodland adventure play and football pitches, plus a café for when everyone flags.
There's a proper split here between the toddler bit and the junior play area, so a four-year-old and their older sibling can both find something at their own level. The zip-wire and climbing frame are the obvious draw for the over-fives, while the woodland adventure play area is the sort of thing you let them disappear into for twenty minutes while you sit on a bench.
Beyond the play equipment there's outdoor gym kit, a basketball post, football pitches and a fitness trail, so it's not just swings and slides if you've got a kid who wants to actually run about and use energy rather than just climb things. There's a sensory trail too, which is a nice touch if you've got a child who likes a bit of texture and detail rather than pure speed. Free cycle training gets a mention on their list, which is worth knowing if you're trying to get a wobbly rider more confident somewhere that isn't the road.
It's free to get in and free to park, with two car parks on site plus overflow parking on Barnby Dun Road opposite the play area. Picnics are allowed throughout the park's picnic areas, which is handy because the café only runs Tuesday to Sunday, 9am until 1:30pm, so if you're there on a Monday or turn up mid-afternoon you'll want your own food sorted.
Angling gets a mention too, if that's more your speed than chasing toddlers round a climbing frame.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- Free on site: two car parks (one next to toilets, one next to café), plus parking on Barnby Dun Road opposite play area
- Food
- Sandall Park Cafe open Tuesday to Sunday from 9am until 1:30pm
- Picnics
- Allowed in picnic areas throughout the park
- Café shuts at 1:30pm and doesn't open Mondays, so bring a picnic if you're going later in the day
- Two car parks plus roadside parking on Barnby Dun Road, so it's rarely a fight to park
- There's a woodland adventure play area separate from the main junior play area, worth finding if you fancy a change of scene
- Angling's an option if someone in your group would rather sit quietly than chase kids round a climbing frame
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Entry's free and so is the parking.
Do we need to book?
No booking link listed, so it looks like you just turn up.
Is there anywhere to eat?
The Sandall Park Cafe is open Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 1:30pm. Picnics are fine anywhere in the picnic areas, which is your backup for early mornings or Mondays.
Is there parking?
Two free car parks on site, one by the toilets and one by the café, plus extra parking on Barnby Dun Road opposite the play area.
What can the kids actually do there?
There's a toddler and junior play area with a zip-wire and climbing frame, a woodland adventure play area, outdoor gym equipment, football pitches and a sensory trail. Free cycle training is also on offer.
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