Walton Hall and Gardens — Attraction in Walton

Took the grandchildren to Walton Hall + Gardens in the summer hols on a nice sunny day, so it was quite busy as we arrived about 11.30am, with parking costing £3.00 all day. The car parks nearest to entrance were full but luckily there is overflow parking too. Toilets at 3 different parts of the park. The things that were free - a small farm with peacocks, alpacas, chickens, goats, rabbits, birds and a pig. Whilst we were there staff gave a talk about chicks hatching, which was quite informative and had young chicks for the children to see. (Hand washing facilties and gel stations)

Woodland walk with the odd climbing frame. Childrens playground - young childrens area and an older chilrens too with a small zipwire.

There was also 2 small rides,-spinning teacups and mini ferris wheel and a trampoline( 8yrs and over £4.00 ) and a small little train that took you a short ride, all were £2.00 per person, even under 5's. For the more adventurous they had High Ropes, £15 per person for 2 hrs.

There were ice-cream vans and a cafe but I would recommend you check if all the above are operating as it could just be in school hols. Quite a large park and plenty going on but you can make it as cheap or expensive as you want. Taking a picnic and a ball to kick about is a good idea to keep the cost down. I would definitely recommend it and the grounds are lovely to...

Walton Hall is a very well-run spot to have a day out with the family in Warrington. There are a number of activities such as a kids zoo, a play park and various wooded walks in the garden.

There are a good number of toilets and baby-changing facilities on site and there are many families that visit to enjoy the outside air and a picnic.

There is an ice cream van and the heritage cafe serves the usual hot drinks and sandwiches.

A small selection of rides and activities (at the time of writing in August 2021 : ferris wheel £2, tea cups £2, Bungi Trampoline £4, Thomas the Tank Engine Train £2) but they all take cash as far as I could tell, some bring some coins. There is also an 18-hole adventure golf course that charges £19 for a family of four. The course itself is relatively well-kept, is a nice challenge even for adventurous mini-golfers, but can get busy at times, so be prepared for the odd stare from angsty teens trying to play through. What's the rush, buddy?

Entry into the Gardens are free, but the car park charges a very reasonable charge for parking all day (depending on which day you visit) and you can pay using a well known parking app.

A good day out with the family, but my advice would be to get there EARLY as it gets very busy and the parking...

Lovely clean and well maintained gardens. There is plenty of space for picnics.

Spacious kids playground suitable for toddlers up to tweenagers.

Cute children's zoo. Nothing huge or dramatic, but a lovely space.

Adventure golf and a pitch & putt course. Reasonable prices for equipment hire and use.

High ropes course, very good value for money, with a good mix of beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses suitable for all ages and abilities.

There is a Thomas the tank engine land train giving rides around the park at £3 per person.

Toilets are spread around in 3 locations, so you never feel far away from the loo with small children.

Formal gardens are very pretty and well maintained. There are lots of picture spots.

Greenhouse looked very pretty. Unfortunately, it was closed, so we couldn't go in. But it looked lovely.

You could spend the whole day, but be prepared to spend a fair bit of money. The land train, mini golf, pitch & putt, and high ropes are all a chargeable activity. All are well maintained and have good value for money, but you're paying extra for every activity.

The gardens are free to enter after paying for parking. Otherwise, picnic, play area, and gardens would probably take you half a day, and are all...