This 1,000-acre park features a large lake, walking trails, and plenty of wildlife, including birds, fish, and insects. Visitors can enjoy outdoor activities like fishing, cycling, and picnicking, or take a leisurely stroll around the lake and surrounding countryside. The park also has a visitor center, cafe, and play area for kids.
Very interesting place: the houses have a very genuine feel to them and their smell and realistic presentation was both delightful and thought-provoking. The fact that the whole place is the site of an historic Anglo Saxon settlement, and they've reused some of the original post holes in the construction of at least one of the houses gives the whole experience an added dimension.
We really enjoyed our time here at this beautiful park. By combining the Lake Walk and the Pumphouse Route we managed a decent afternoon's stroll, with my son stopping to climb lots of trees en route. Parking was PS3 all day, although the machine swallowed our money without issuing a ticket, but the gentleman at the visitor centre was able to help out.
We stayed on the campsite directly opposite West Stow country park and decided to visit the Anglo Saxon village that was built in the 1970s. The park itself was well kept and the village was a fantastic little place to visit. The entrance fee was well priced at just under PS8 and the village itself was very interesting to walk around. As a bonus there are two museums one at the beginning (very small but packed full of information) and one at the end that even had a period correct battle mask for you to try on. All in all it was a really nice way to spend the day and once you exit the exhibition you can pop into the cafe and enjoy some food and drink as well as ice cream. We would definitely visit this attraction again if we were staying close by. Worth mentioning that the park and cafe are dog friendly but the village is for humans only
We came to visit the Saxon village and having paid for the car park realised we could walk around the lake and woodland which is well marked and varied. Great place to bring the kids for a day out and picnic. Dogs on a lead is compulsory and the cafe and toilets are all accessible
A small, recreated viking/Saxon village. Half a dozen houses & a pig run. We happened upon a larping day with some roleplaying vikings, which was fun. Outside is a big play area for kids, plenty of parking, and usually a cafe (unfortunately closed when we visited)
Really nice place for a walk. Kids enjoyed the Beowulf and Grendel Trail and the playground. Did get a little lost so maybe the signs could be a little clearer and the pumphouse was lovely to see but could do with a little clean up around it as was very overgrown.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Hiking
Picnic tables
Public toilet
Slides
Swings
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
Playground
Dogs allowed
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Very interesting place: the houses have a very genuine feel to them and their smell and realistic presentation was both delightful and thought-provoking. The fact that the whole place is the site of an historic Anglo Saxon settlement, and they've reused some of the original post holes in the construction of at least one of the houses gives the whole experience an added dimension.
We really enjoyed our time here at this beautiful park. By combining the Lake Walk and the Pumphouse Route we managed a decent afternoon's stroll, with my son stopping to climb lots of trees en route. Parking was PS3 all day, although the machine swallowed our money without issuing a ticket, but the gentleman at the visitor centre was able to help out.
We stayed on the campsite directly opposite West Stow country park and decided to visit the Anglo Saxon village that was built in the 1970s. The park itself was well kept and the village was a fantastic little place to visit. The entrance fee was well priced at just under PS8 and the village itself was very interesting to walk around. As a bonus there are two museums one at the beginning (very small but packed full of information) and one at the end that even had a period correct battle mask for you to try on. All in all it was a really nice way to spend the day and once you exit the exhibition you can pop into the cafe and enjoy some food and drink as well as ice cream. We would definitely visit this attraction again if we were staying close by. Worth mentioning that the park and cafe are dog friendly but the village is for humans only
We came to visit the Saxon village and having paid for the car park realised we could walk around the lake and woodland which is well marked and varied. Great place to bring the kids for a day out and picnic. Dogs on a lead is compulsory and the cafe and toilets are all accessible
A small, recreated viking/Saxon village. Half a dozen houses & a pig run. We happened upon a larping day with some roleplaying vikings, which was fun. Outside is a big play area for kids, plenty of parking, and usually a cafe (unfortunately closed when we visited)
Really nice place for a walk. Kids enjoyed the Beowulf and Grendel Trail and the playground. Did get a little lost so maybe the signs could be a little clearer and the pumphouse was lovely to see but could do with a little clean up around it as was very overgrown.
