Itchen Valley Country Park

Not very dog friendly with expensive car parking. Same rates as the Swan Centre. Good for kids, especially small ones. Lots of effort been spent on the Halloween displays, good fun. The Woodland walks are OK, but dogs on leads is compulsory everywhere, with lots of signs to remind you.

There's plenty of parking (I went on a Saturday about 11.30am) and the parking prices weren't too bad considering the park was free to enter other than that. We walked around the brown trail but it wasn't obvious where to start from and I think we went the wrong way. There wasn't many posts on the way round to show you were on the right track. The main field area next to the car park was nice and spacious and there's a little playground there if you're taking kids, plus plenty of benches to sit down at. The only disappointing bits were the lack of decent signage about where to start walks and posts showing you are on the right track and that they advertise a river walk on all the signs but it seems you can't do that anymore. Also there is no real path for the meadow walk and the first bridge we came to was questionable to cross on that trail. Overall it was a nice walk, even though we got a bit lost, and we would go again.

Great place for a walk and the kids to explore. Dog friendly. Big play and seating area which is well spaced out to be COVID19 safe. After or before your walk, grab a bite to eat from the cafe. Currently there is a good one way system to order and collect your food. We got the vegan sausage roll and couldn’t tell the difference, it was a brilliant alternative. What brand are they?! The cafe staff were very friendly and accommodating. Toilets open daily and we’re very clean. I love all the sustainable eco friendly things the park are doing, keep it up! Also... watch out for the cows, we got chased by them! Haha!

Lovely place to have a walk along the trails with wooden climbing frames and a nice playpark for the children. Toilets and dog shower are very good. We used the tables in the picnic area but felt there was a shortage of bins at the bottom end. Good cafe and plenty of parking.

We love to visit for a good dog walk with our friends, as it is enclosed we can let our pups run around and practise recall etc. Beautiful place to explore, especially the bluebell woodlands!