The Great Field Poundbury — Attraction in Dorchester

Wow what a great playground! Lots of space for running about outside the park. Two toilets and a cafe, although the toilets seem to have a low pressure issue currently they're still usable. The playground itself has a section for bigger kids able to climb independently, a section for smaller kids to do climbing and play. There are also smaller sections with a water way, spinner, wobbly boards and a roundabout yet to be installed.

Update: the park is looking a bit sad in place. Vandalism has led to a couple of bits being boarded up. The cafe was closed with couple windows boarded up, though there was a hut outside to buy drinks. Bits of rubbish float around the park and there are a ton of weeds. The great water pump part doesn't work. The climbing sections are still good and still...

Looks impressive but we have found that that there is very little to do for younger children (under 5). The small stones used for ‘flooring’ get into shoes so I was forever emptying them! Definitely wear trainers and not sandals of any description. Children also put the stones onto the smaller climbing equipment too. Not wheelchair or pushchair friendly, in my opinion. It is a shame it was not planned by someone with some understanding of small children - then it could have been amazing! When it first opened there was a lovely water feature but children threw the stones into it and messed up the system; I haven’t seen it working since about a month after the park opened. Having said that - if you have children of 5/6 and up, then there is quite a...

Good old Dutchy . They do try hard. The kiddies' play area looks like it's going to be a tour de force. It has to be the most promising layout ever seen. Wonderful for children's exercise, confidence and to stretch their imaginations. Just glad I haven't got to pay for it.

The Great Field is a Great Idea and should develop into a significant asset for the community.

Set high up above Dorchester it has commanding views to the North and East and pretty much three sixty degrees. And thereby hangs a tale because The Great Field is in the way of every bit of weather going be it sunshine, wind, rain or icy blast from Greenland.

The Park Run on Saturdays is a great weekly event and the Pavilion In the Park is perfectly placed to refuel any...