Smawthorne Park
📍 Smawthorne Ln, Castleford WF10 4ES, UK
About Smawthorne Park
Smawthorne Park offers a delightful green escape in the heart of Castleford, providing a vibrant and inviting space for visitors of all ages. This well-loved park has recently undergone fantastic updates, enhancing its facilities and ensuring a pleasant experience for families and individuals alike. With convenient 24-hour access daily, it's always ready to welcome you for a leisurely stroll or an active day out.
Family Fun and Relaxation
At the heart of Smawthorne Park's appeal is its recently renewed and fabulous playground. Designed to keep children entertained for hours, it features a variety of modern equipment including swings, slides, and even a mini zip wire, ensuring plenty of excitement and adventure. Beyond the play area, visitors will find ample well-maintained and clean spaces, perfect for spreading out a picnic blanket or simply enjoying the fresh air. The thoughtful installation of new planters adds to the park's visual charm, creating an even more pleasant environment.
Beyond its recreational offerings, Smawthorne Park serves as a valued community hub, often hosting local events and gatherings that bring people together. Whether you're looking for a place for the children to burn off energy, a serene spot for a quiet moment, or a setting for outdoor enjoyment, this Castleford park provides a wonderful backdrop.
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📍 Smawthorne Ln, Castleford WF10 4ES, UK
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Well maintained and clean area. The playground has recently been renewed and nice planters have been installed. Unfortunately the new perimeter fence has recently been wrecked, opposite Joffre Avenue and Willow Road 😤
SWAT put on a great gala at the welfare, in spite of the rain doing it's best to dampen spirits. Good to see this place being shown the support needed from a wide range of people.
Having recently updated the park it is fabulous! Enough to keep the kids entertained and plenty of area for a picnic! Swings, slides, mini zip wire! Just what the local area needed! The people that have fort for this need a thumbs up! Well done
The park is lovely, but unfortunately, it can be tricky with young children because it attracts unsupervised pre teens who can be offensive and make it unsafe for small children. Edited. I have recently been back and noticed they have installed CCTV, which shows that they are working to make it as safe as possible.
I love what they have done with the park. All the new play ground is fab but the place always seems to attract older kids who act in dangerous ways for the young children around them and constantly swear. It would be better if the park had more policing and security cameras. I know that is hard to do in a park but it does get really bad sometimes.