Burholme Park — Attraction in Philadelphia

A nice 85 acre park with a commodious amount of space for a multitude of different activities . You can play various sports here such as football ,baseball, soccer etc . They also have shaded areas where you can eat at . It also is an ideal place to go jogging and they have an appreciable amount of tree and plants . In addition they have a large historical museum on the premises .The kids seem to really like sledding here is the winter whenever there is any substantial snowfall, since there is a small hill located in the park.

I would would actually give this place four stars if it wasn't for all of the inconsiderate ,ignorant ,uncouth , and indolent people that don't clean up their dog waste when they walk their dogs here despite the signs that say their is a $300 fine for not cleaning up after there dog .These signs is of course seldom to never enforced by the law which is truly a shame . I also think that the park needs considerably more maintainence . They should also plant more trees since some of them were uprooted and killed by the inclement weather from...

We took our granddaughter to the park to have a picnic and play. I have very limited mobility so I needed somewhere where I could use my electric scooter. The playground equipment was sufficient abd we easily found a picnic table. The park was super crowded but my granddaughter still had plenty to play on.

The area where the park loses points is that the website and reviews say that there is handicap parking. The problem is that the limited handicap parking they had was in a place where I had to navigate a huge hill to get to the table. It was either that or I had to go all the way around the park to find the limited paved path.

The second problem was finding a ladies room. First of all the spot a pots are useless. They are disgusting. When we went over to the building I could only find men’s bathrooms which I wound up using with my husband waiting outside. There was no light in there and no soap. Bathrooms are such an important part of parks I don’t understand why they aren’t better taken care of.

We will return to this park. We really want to try the mini golf and check...

Burholme Park is a public park in the Burholme neighborhood of Philadelphia, steeped in history and community significance. The park, along with the Robert W. Ryerss Museum and Library, was bequeathed to the city by the last descendant of the Ryerss family, prominent Philadelphians. The estate, which includes the Ryerss Mansion built in 1859, was opened to the public on May 14, 1910, after Mary Reed Ryerss fulfilled her late husband’s wish to leave the land and much of his estate to the “People of Philadelphia, forever” as a museum and public lending library. Today, Burholme Park provides fields for sports organizations, including baseball diamonds, a football field, and soccer fields. It also contains a playground and is a popular sledding spot during winter. The park’s large hill and open spaces make it a beloved area for recreation and...