Springbank Park — Attraction in Ontario

Went downhill and I do not like the Bryon area of London, Ontario. If you want to sit on geese or duck excrements that is everywhere per square metre. Crowded to go on the playground with your kids especially it is so limited. Get a parking ticket out of nowhere by the City of London, Ontario; whenever the parking officers shows up randomly. This area is also the least multicultural and uncomfortable to be there. With the area base on race of colour and also moving out all the animals out of their natural habitat. There is an ice cream man shows up during the summer season, but it has to been eating right away or else it will melt quickly during 29 degrees Celsius outside. There is limited benches or tables for your picnic. The restrooms are rarely clean and there is fewer maintenance. No one has their pet dogs on their leash on public property. No one should be feeding the geese or ducks bread since it is not healthy for their diets. There is nothing so special here. I will not be coming to the Byron area in the summer and I am staying out of this spot of the city. One time, I saw a guy flying a drone and almost crashed onto a coming cyclist hence he has to force himself falling off his bicycle to avoid being hit. The park felt they are kicking out of the native animals to build more projects to the public. Leave the animals alone! Stop feeding the ducks and geese unhealthy snacks! At least here is better than going to Victoria Park downtown dealing with the homeless and crazy people there. I would rather be at the Masonville and Hyde Park area. Nice area and cleaner neighbourhood there. Arva is much better and even it is not part of London, Ontario. Byron feels unwelcoming when it comes to racial background! I cannot say so much but it is a 1 Star visit at this public park. The pool is less than a metre tall while it is best to go to another park for a public splash pad. That is what makes me feel embarrassed to be from...

I've been spending glorious hours in the park and general areas nearby since I was a child. It's got to be one of the most beautiful in-city parks in the country. A visit here is like stepping into a nature setting in the middle of urban insanity. We used to park at the location of the former Wonderland Gardens ( where I met my wife 49 years ago at a DEEP PURPLE concert ) and take the foot path leading to the old waterworks pump house where, if you were brave, you could stop at the small water fountain that ran 365 days a year. It was there only for the determined since the fountain was fed by a natural sulfur spring. For those of us who were crazy enough we would plug our noses and take a big drink ( sometimes on a dare ) and cough and gag afterwards. It was supposed to be very good for you but of course we didn't think that way. Just adolescent humor I guess. It sure would clear up any acne or blemishes on your face within a couple of days which was a bonus at puberty time. Just past the pump house was STORYBOOK GARDENS and the old reservoir that served Byron in the early years of the last century before Byron was annexed by London. There were always a bunch of ducks of various kinds paddling about as well as the odd goose or swan. When I was a kid there were also large Goldfish in there as well but unfortunately they are just a memory now. Continuing on from there you suddenly stepped into a natural wonderland full of wildlife,heavily wooded,quiet. The smell of Pine,Cedar and Fir. On the right the river Thames and the old. then new Springbank dam. It was operational then. We used to fish for Pickerel there in the spring during their spawning run. On really warm days we would dive off the dam ( it was strictly prohibited ) but hey ! When you're a kid and it's 35 degrees out ? The worst we ever suffered was a tongue lashing from a Commissionaire. When he left we'd just start diving...

Oh. My. Goodnes. Gracious. Me. I don't even know where to start, when reviewing Springbank Park. If I could give it 100 stars I would. I honestly can't thank Springbank enough for all it's done for me. When I was a teeny tiny little kid, the geese used to chase and hiss at me. What more of an adventure do you want when you're 6? More? You're a spoiled little 6 year old. When I was a young lad, up and down the paths I used to go on my skateboard (there was't a skatepark there yet). I felt like the king of the park. I practiced my flatground/freestyle tricks until I could hardly walk. I did manuals and nose manuals far and wide. I've never seen, met, or skated with anyone who can manual as far as I can, and it's all thanks to Springbank. Since I was 18 or so, almost every girl I have ever dated, I go for a walk in or visit to Springbank Park. More than one first kiss at old Springy. You're never too old to be chased and hissed at by geese! If you're 6 and reading this, let me tell you - you'll never be safe. The geese own the park. If you've never been chased and hissed at, I promise you, it's because they let you not be. That was their decision and you should either be grateful or disappointed, depending on how you feel about getting chased and hissed at. 101 stars for my old friend Springy, the Springbank Park. I love you, buddy. Never change. Maybe even revert back to 1998 when you had that train there. You could literally pretend you were Indiana Jones, provoke the geese if they weren't already chasing you, and make your escape by jumping onto the little moving train. Literally! You mom would shout at you, but it's okay, you're Indiana Jones and you just clowned the geese of...