Pudsey Park

I think Pudsey Park deserves a review. I’ve always found it’s a nice place to stroll through especially on a hot day as the trees provide shade and you can sit and survey the gardens. It’s a little haven of calm.

I’m feeling the love for all things slightly off centre. No I’m not having another Mel meltdown, I mean I’m quite liking exploring the deeper depths of our beloved Leeds and it’s Pudsey.
Since I’m on a park ting (getting all street again, word up), I thought it’d be rude not to look this bad boy up.
Now most of the parks have been reasonable to good it has to be said but this one is a perfectly formed package.
It should shout about itself, it’s a Greenflag winner and has been on many occasions. That’s probably because it’s very well maintained and has loads of stuff for the kids. Pet’s corner is a nice touch and they keep on reconstructing areas left, right and centre so it’s only going to get better. You’ve got exotic fish and birds and a tropical greenhouse. So get your best silly hat and cargo shorts out and go jungle trekking in your own back yard.
There are plenty of flowers and tree lined walks. Plus, skate park, green bowls and a bandstand. Altogether with some air trumpet now.

After last years epidemic of baby births, sorry that sounded shallow. After the delight that was many of my friends and colleagues creating or expanding their families (better) the seasons are changing and as we move out of Winter into Spring and hopefully balmier climates, talk has turned on where’s a nice and safe place to take the kids that isn’t pure saccharine wacky zany child fun, and is parent and friends of parent friendly, eg, friends of parents won’t balk at the idea of spending time with the kidlets because it’s «just too much fun (!)»
Anyhoo, an excellent compromise or combination, of green, flowers, pretty, play areas, etc is Pudsey Park.
My idea to take friends kidlets here stemmed from the glowing reports this park has. Prior job projects included something on open spaces in West Yorkshire, and Pudsey Park comes in top of the list with regards to awards and such. It’s been a Green Flag award winner every year since 2003, a worthy acheivement.
The park is always clean, and I’ve never had any trouble, plus in half term and Summer holidays, there’s plenty of families about, which is nice for the kids to play about, without being too loud and annoying for anyone enjoying the park sans child.
So what’s to do here? If you enter the park at the Car Park side, you’ll immediately notice the playground, and there’s a basketball court, and a skate park. Wandering through there’s a bowling green, flower gardens, a glass house filled with exotic plants and a pets corner and aquarium and aviary. For replenishments there’s also a little café too.
At the moment the park is undergoing some regeneration, so there are some major developments going on, and the structure and layout of the park is changing. But when it’s all done and dusted it should be even better than ever.