Mirror Pool

I have lived in Bradford all of my life. And this attraction is The best thing in the town centre. Especially for the children and teenagers seem to love it and of course everyone loves it in the summer time. And for the romantic’s out there it’s a great opportunity for a great backdrop for your first photographic memories of your first date and there is also place to eat and drink with Witherspoon on the doorstep. and I have also been to there and it’s a great place to visit very friendly people and the Staff are always nice and friendly and very welcoming to all top notch. And there’s a fish and chip shop just in the corner. So as you can read you can spend a lovely day in Bradford and keep your Children busy and get some wonderful photos to remember you’re visit

The Mirror Pool was quite pretty and obviously very popular with young families but there was a distinct lack of information. As this quite a focal point to the city it was disappointing that there were no City of Culture volunteers around the area. In fact, although Bradford has been named City of Culture 2025 I didn’t see any kind of information about any upcoming events, there was no one to ask, and most disappointing of all, various museums and places of interest were actually shut! On the plus side, Bradford obviously works hard to keep the pigeon population down and so no-one was feeding the pigeons and rubbish bins were in use.

Very recreational and exhilarating, just love sitting by the benches here and watching the great Victorian architecture on the buildings, the calming fountains & a neat Starbucks closeby:) It’s indeed the center point of Bradford with the market around the other side, university of Bradford on the opposite side! I walk across through it everyday, be it gong to the train station or getting grocery, but I certainly love the energy here, it’s very peaceful & reflective!

My grandkids love this place. This is the place to be on a hot day. What better way than to cool off running through water. My grandson comes to visit Bradford each year during the summer and always wants to come here. He loves to just run through the water and to be free. It has lots of food and drink places surrounding it, which makes it great for anyone's pocket. We usually buy water pistols before coming to spend the day eating sandwiches and just playing having fun. Where else can you realistically go these days and have a full days fun and not have to spend money unless you really wanted too? Not many to my knowledge. Car parking can be an issue, but you do have spaces at Broadway car park, which is close. Or just get the bus into town, get off at the Interchange, and just walk 100 yards down the street for endless watery fun. See you there when the sun is out. 🏃‍♀️

I have experienced the good and bad. The Park is the heart of the City and serves as the melting point for cultures in my view. It is close to the business district, the college & university and also the train station. Due to this, there is a constant flow of people through the Park; young adults and working class especially. It is a fun place to be for those that love meeting people. And a place of solitude in the early hours (mostly before 9:00 am) when one can have a seat to think and admire the contrast of the victorian style architecture of the adjoinng building (pictured) against the contemporary buildings around. All said, it is also not uncommon to run into bad elements when dark. Hopefully, the police will increase patrol during these hours.