Visited to take part in parkrun. Lovely park with a river. Plenty of places for a picnic. Toilets in a building near cricket pavilion. Hard to park nearby though. Oxford is not a car friendly city. Cost me £5.70 to park for 1 hour.

This park is behind the laboratories on South Parks Road and thus a short walk from the city centre. There is an expanse of grass with the river Cherwell flowing through. The borders are particularly well planted and kept with loads of flowers in the spring. Beware of bicycles speeding on the cycle tracks and also mosquitos near the river.

Peaceful park for a sunshine spring stroll. Green space just a short walk from the city centre. Great little cafe service very good coffee. And where else would you see ‘Quidditch’ being played! So eccentrically British and so Oxford!!

If I ever have the time whilst in the city, I always try to visit this large park with its numerous paths and interesting trees and plants. Entering from Parks Road, there are several good trails to follow. One takes in the 'Thorn Walk', which includes more than thirty varieties of Hawthorn - some very different from those you might see in hedges! Also down that way is an interesting herbaceous border with a grand selection of familiar and not-so-familiar perennials. The display was going over when I visited, but there was still a good show of Japanese Anemones to study. The scope for a good walk is always possible here, with one making a complete circuit of the park, with others crossing the large areas of grass. Toilets on site is a real bonus, as the park is some way from the city centre. If you want peace and quiet, this is a nice place to find it. I shall return!