Fairlands Valley Park, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

4.5 (308 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Hertfordshire Bodies of Water • Parks

Happy 50th Birthday Fairlands

Fairlands park turns 50 this autumn and is looking good for its age! This large town park looks especially attractive in the autumn with lots of colour in the trees. Many trees were planted in the early days of the park. Others are from older hedgerows and farmland planting - how the land was used before becoming the town park. The park sits in a valley with a series of three lakes. The lakes have a different characters with one for boating, while at the opposite end a lake focused on nature and birdlife. The lakes and natural vegetation attract quite a bit of wildlife including grebes, cormorants, Egyptian geese, as well as many woodland birds. The paths are surfaced so its ideal for buggies and all levels of mobility. There are no flower beds or gardens as such - apart from a small 'maze' near the car parks and some colourful dogwoods and willows with red and green stems. There is a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and toilets by the middle lake.
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Address

Fairlands Park Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG2 0BL England

Mobile

+44 1438 353241

Website

http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/about-stevenage/fairlands-valley-park

Email

[email protected]

Current local date and time now

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 0:15

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4AlinaRC 5:00 PM Nov 17, 2022
Happy 50th Birthday Fairlands
Fairlands park turns 50 this autumn and is looking good for its age! This large town park looks especially attractive in the autumn with lots of colour in the trees. Many trees were planted in the early days of the park. Others are from older hedgerows and farmland planting - how the land was used before becoming the town park. The park sits in a valley with a series of three lakes. The lakes have a different characters with one for boating, while at the opposite end a lake focused on nature and birdlife. The lakes and natural vegetation attract quite a bit of wildlife including grebes, cormorants, Egyptian geese, as well as many woodland birds. The paths are surfaced so its ideal for buggies and all levels of mobility. There are no flower beds or gardens as such - apart from a small 'maze' near the car parks and some colourful dogwoods and willows with red and green stems. There is a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating and toilets by the middle lake.
4AlinaRC 5:00 PM May 8, 2021
Spring at Fairlands Park
Early May is a lovely time to visit Fairlands Park. The Cherry trees are covered in blossom and have withstood all of the strange weather this spring has thrown at them. The park is popular at the weekends but does not feel too busy. The warm weather also made it a good day to see other new arrivals for spring, some young goslings and plenty of butterflies flitting about in the sunshine.