lovely Park nice and large, great facilities. ideal for walking, kids play area with great equipment large skate park with closed off area. toilets. God views and heritage. Great for running too. Junior and main park run courses there.

Grew up in this park ! Always nice to visit again and explore the woodland walks and attractions. Nice cup of coffee in the leisure centre cafe . Great for adults and children if you want a day out without too much expense. Recommended.

A beautiful, extensive park close to Pontypool town. There is plenty of free parking plus public toilets & a cafe situated in the on-site leisure centre. As well as the usual things situated in parks such as a large playground and plenty of grass to play games, there is also a dry ski slope. I walked north through the peaceful American Gardens (named because of the Californian Giant Redwood trees that grow there along with Monkey Puzzle trees) to the Gorsedd stone circle. This was erected for the National Eisteddfod of Wales which was held in the park in 1924. I continued on past the old woodkeeper's cottage that looks like the gingerbread house out of Hansel and Gretel and carried on climbing to the footpath leading to the Folly. The Folly was built in about 1765 and has spectacular views of the Bristol Channel and across Monmouthshire. It was open for visitors yesterday as it was a bank holiday but there was a queue to get in. Donations are welcome to help with the maintenance. If you carry on along the ridge past the Folly you will eventually end up in Goytre/Mamhilad but I turned around and went straight down to the Shell Grotto located at the edge of the woods. As it only opens for visitors a few times each year there was a very long queue to go in so I didn't bother. It was built in the 18th century as a hunting lodge for the Hanbury family and the inside is decorated with shells and animal bones. The last part of my walk took me through the woods (which were a bit eerie!) back to the start near the American Gardens. The whole walk took about 3 hours including a stop for a picnic by the Folly. It's a very dog friendly park/walk although they have to be on leads in certain places due to livestock.

A really nice place for a quiet walk with lots of scenery and lots to see. Kids play park on entrance to the park opposite a leisure centre. This place also had public toilets that were open.

A beautiful park with paths to stroll along, pic nic benches, a maze and recreational facilities. Coffee shop and leisure centre. Can be a place for jogging, walking or playing football. A quiet place too for contemplation as very large. A pretty pond with ducks and a shell grotto. Views of surrounding hills and some spectacular trees. A short river walk on other side of park.

Fun park with lots of things to do. Plenty of things to go on even when it's busy. Slides, climbing frames, seesaws etc and a sensory areas too. We had lots of fun, kids enjoyed it too