Parque Vallesequillo — Attraction in Jerez

Parque Vallesequillo:

We generally review places from a foreign-family perspective. We have 2 small children and our ability to communicate in the local language (Spanish) is limited.

Highlight: A relatively well-kept park full of trees located in a busy semi-roundabout, overlooking Barrio San Telmo (lower). The cleanest park we had seen so far in Jerez de la Frontera.

Playground: As the sign indicated, the playground itself is suited for children under 3 years old. It has a swing for two, a slide, a little climbing wall, a solo duck rocker, and a group clover-type rocker. (I know, I've gotta find out more about the names of these play things ;). After spending a bit of time at the playground (best for little ones up to 3 years old), our little boys played soccer and hand ball at other areas of the spacious park. There was also an area for what appeared to be train tracks, but without the train. Maybe they have/had one which children can ride on.

An exercise section for adults, with 7 well-used machines, was also of interest to the boys, though there were several broken glasses on the ground. This area of the park was not as clean as the other parts, especially the trees behind it with a lot of dog-poop-mines, which is unfortunate because there is a dog park with a well-maintained grass lawn across the street.

Accessibility: You may need a car to get here from the center (about 2 kilometers on average from the Google map options), unless you fancy a 10-minute (800-meter) walk from the train station. Street parking is available but could be tricky near the busy roundabout.

Services/bathroom: none observed.

Shade: Plenty. The playground itself is surrounded by full grown trees.

Foreign-friendliness: not applicable.

Food: There is a kiosk stand but it was closed at the time of visit.

Others: There were retirees, young families and even younger lovers walking about and chilling at the plentiful benches, picturesquely framed by flower bushes.

Time visited: from 1800 on a national...

This is yet another great park in the city of Jerez that has adequate space for children to play and for adults to exercise or socialize. City exercise equipment stations can be found in this park that attracts many locals from the surrounding areas. The landscaping here is well maintained and furnished with flowers and broad walkways. The children's playground is shaded by large trees and the ground is padded with a rubber compound to prevent...

El parque Vallesequillo es uno de los parques más antiguos e icónicos de Jerez de la Frontera.

Importante: el parque es de tipo cerrado, por lo que podría no estar abierto todo el tiempo.

El parque cuenta con una vegetación considerable, y un puñado de hierba natural en buen estado. Los caminos están bien, aunque podrían arreglar algunos tramos, que tienen grietas.

En cuanto al equipamiento, tiene una buena cantidad de bancos (tanto con respaldo como sin respaldo), aunque echo en falta más papeleras. La limpieza del parque no está mal.

En una esquina, tenemos un parque biosaludable para los mayores, y en la otra un parque infantil típico. Ambos se encuentran en un estado aceptable, y rodeados por bancos de piedra. En medio, había una caseta, que se quemó y que todavía ni ha sido utilizado ese sitio para otra cosa ni ha sido repuesta. Al lado del parque infantil, existe un pequeño parque para perros con varios compartimentos y con una pequeña fuente de agua potable en su interior (¿no debería estar afuera, para todo el mundo?)

Por último, el icono principal del parque es una pequeña atracción que consiste en un tren en miniatura donde toda la familia puede subirse y dar un pequeño paseo en el. Ojalá abrieran...