Pleasant enough but lacked maps and signposting and not much wildlife though we can’t blame them for lack of birds! Better signage especially for which routes are disabled friendly would help greatly.

Watermead is spread out enough to offer quite a few different walks, from a number of starting points. We usually park in Thurmaston village and walk north to loop around King Lear’s lake. There are toilets at the north end but otherwise not much else....More

I visit Watermead Park North frequently and always feel happy and relaxed there. It's a great place to experience the natural world in an undemanding way. If your new year's resolution is to get out with your kids more, then this is a great place...More

I do love it down in Watermead Country Park. It was the pits, former gravel pits, when I was a child, but it has been developed into a wonderful park, an oasis in an urban jungle.

Loads of different entrances to the park with plenty to do. Various well looked after bird hides, a boating lake and plenty of sculptures. The walks can take you along the canal to see the narrow boats and to several pubs. Thurmaston lake has tonnes...More

Very good park if you just want to walk and relax. Only issue is there is one car park where you have to pay to park. I can’t understand why this is the case as it’s at the very back of the park

Great place for a walk,cycle,run,family picnic.feed the birds( not bread)wild bird food only. Very picturesque .