Hailey Park — Attraction in Sully and Lavernock

Hailey’s park is a lovely quiet and laid back park in the outskirts of the Cardiff, at North Llandaff.

This unfenced park stretches across a tennis court and rugby/ football/ volleyball pitches to cycling and walking paths along the trail of river Taff and the Glamorgan canal.

The rather long trail across river Taff has dense trees on one side and some amazing riverine pebble beaches on the other side (hiding behind the stretch of bushes). There’s also 2 bridges across Taff, one of which is a railway bridge. This trail is ideal for outdoor picnics. Barbecuing also should be possible given that there are no explicit mentions of it being banned - but one has to be responsible by leaving the place tidy and not polluting/ disturbing the ecosystem.

On the other side of the trail are the parks. There are parks for kids and toddlers as well. There’s space for playing sports like rugby/ football/ volleyball and it can be alluded to the fact that Llandaff north sports club/ rugby club is located by this park.

There’s also free parking which can accommodate quite a good number of cars at the end of the trail.

It’s not always very busy, but might get busy during summers especially with the cyclists. The place seems to be well maintained with no any garbage spotted anywhere - possibly thanks to the responsible visitors.

This place also seems to be a very popular spot for dog walking. Spotted a lot of dog walking here.

Verdict: A good option if you want a calmer place in comparison with the other bigger names in the city such as the Bute park, roath park,...

We have been here twice for my son's rugby games. Both times the parking has been difficult but know this is due to the sheer amount of people there. The fields there are large and well kept. I didn't see any dog mess on the floor. The bins however are overflowing with rubbish and poo bags. It's great that the mess in in the bins but one is right next to the children's play area. The play area is great. It is large, clean and has lots of things to keep children entertained. Mine played there whilst my eldest played rugby and there weren't ready to leave after an hour. We didn't walk all the way around the park but it does look very large. There is a river running along side and you can see people rowing up and down which is nice. We wouldn't go out of our way to go again unless it was for a rugby game, it was very nice but quite a distance to travel just for a park. I didn't see any toilets for the public , someone stopped us to ask if there was any and another member of the public said no. I didn't see any local shops you could go to use either, so something to think about if you have young children. I also couldn't see any refreshments available in the area we were in so would need to...

Great for dog walkers once you get further down into the park as it's away from the road. Perfect place for socialising your dog as there are always plenty of other dogs around! There are also a good amount of bins for poo bags! 2 nice little play areas, one for toddlers and one for age 5+. Both gated with seating for parents. Areas in the middle for grass sports like football and rugby and in the first field (nearest the road) there are several tennis courts although I'm not sure how to access them or if they are free to use. The downside of this park area is the little parking area as it is only suitable for around 15 cars. The alternative is to park around the streets that back onto...