St George Park
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Bristol
What it’s like
Free lake with ducks and swans to feed, plus a dog-free playground so toddlers can wander without a lead getting underfoot.
The lake is the main event here, ducks and swans drifting about while your kids point and shout from the path. The playground next to it is dog-free, which is a small thing until you've tried to keep a two-year-old away from someone's excitable spaniel. It's free to get in, no booking, so it works as a proper drop-everything outing rather than something you have to plan around.
There's a café on site, The Bake Box, doing baked goods, ice creams and coffees, open seven days from 9am to 5pm, though they say the hours can shift with the weather. Toilets are open daily 8am to 6pm and there's an accessible one too.
Two things to know before you go. The car park is currently closed for building works, which is a genuine faff if you were planning to drive straight in. And there have been suspected cases of avian botulism in the lake.
The park stays open right over Christmas, including Christmas Day, if you need somewhere to escape to after too much time indoors.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- The Bake Box cafe serves baked goods, ice creams and coffees
- Dogs
- Keep dogs on a lead near the lake and do not allow dogs to enter the water
- Car park's shut for building works, so plan another way in
- Avian botulism has been suspected in the lake, so keep dogs and kids well clear of the water
- Toilets open 8am to 6pm daily
- Fishing isn't allowed in the lake under park byelaws
Plan your visit
Is it free to get in?
Yes, there's no charge to visit the park.
Is there parking?
The car park is currently closed because of building works.
What's the café like?
The Bake Box does baked goods, ice creams and coffees, open Monday to Sunday 9am to 5pm, though hours can shift with the weather.
Can we let the dog swim in the lake?
Dogs need to be kept on a lead near the lake and shouldn't go in the water, especially with suspected avian botulism cases about.
Is the park open on Christmas Day?
It is, the park stays open every day over the Christmas period including Christmas Day.
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