Gilbertstone Recreation Ground

This park is a little more disappointing when compared to Old Yardley Park up the road; it doesn’t have as much to explore.
It’s good for children to play football on, because there’s a great stretch of grass, but there isn’t that much to seee regarding plants or forestry. When I was at school, I used to love coming here when it was snowing; there are some great hills, which are perfect for sledging. Me and my mates would always go up here to build snowmen and to have huge snowball fights. (To be honest, I’d do this again if I could persuade my friends to!)
The top end of the park is probably the best, because there’s a couple of large tennis courts. If you can get them, they’re really great to play on, but there’s usually always people using them during the summer.
There’s a play area in here too, but it’s not a very good one for young children, because it’s dirty and grotty. There’s usually some older youths messing about on the swings and smoking too. The youths do ruin the park a quite bit, and I’ve seen a few riding scooters and quad bikes all over it, which is obviously very dangerous for any pedestrians, and especially dangerous for really young children.