Fairlands Valley Park, SG2 8UY, Stevenage
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A huge, free car park beside Fairlands Valley lakes, with no stated restrictions and a cafe open all year. The area is scenic and offers walks around the lake, public toilets and fishing, although the fishing is charged. Most spaces are sloped, and the car park can become busy enough to block vehicles in during the morning. Aircraft pass overhead about every 15 minutes from 6am to 11pm.
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Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
Listing copied from our source, 53 days ago
not to bad but the parking spots are all sloped so either chock one side or park diagonal once the cars have gone. you are under a flight path so planes overhead every 15 mins or so from 6am till 11pm ish. nice walk rouns the lake. public toilets and a cafe nearby. can fish at the lake but its chargeable and booked only. there was quite a few who stay here full time by looks of it but they r ok
Large parking area by the lake. The whole area is indeed sloped, but it is not too bad. We stayed from Friday to Saturday and in the morning were completely boxed in, but after an hour the cars left, so keep this in mind if you want to set off early. Quiet area; you can get a good night’s sleep.Translating
Really lovely views and great for a walk but the whole car park is on a big slope. I don’t think it would be as bad at the front of the car park but I have a LWB and can’t fit in those spaces and didn’t want to park on the grass because of heavy rain. That being said, there is always space especially in the evenings unless there is a fun run on. No parking restrictions.
All spots are sloping but some are better than others so avoid the middle of the car park. Vehicles were in and out until about 3am but was a Saturday so unsure if that makes a difference. The police did drive round with their lights on at one point so there was no trouble from anyone. Wasn't the most restful night, but it's lovely in the morning for a walk!
Great park up for one night. Safe and quiet with a nice view of the lake.
Great place to spend the night. Very quiet and surrounded by nature. A lovely morning walk along the lakes before continuing. Enough spaces available. However, it is full during the day.Translating
had a very peaceful nights sleep in this lovely little park overlooking the lake. was busy during the evening with joggers etc but no problems.
Lots of space to park for Motorhomes free! Nice Run or walk around the lake. Some people coming and going during the night. People fishing the lake so I feel like they are keeping a bit of an eye on their own vehicles and on the carpark in general so felt safe enough, parked over near the trees out of the way from the Entrance/Exit
Nice quiet night, no problems. It is under the Luton airport flight path but there were no lanes overnight. Some areas have no marked parking spaces so perfect for larger motorhomes. 30 mins into Stevenage.
Nice park up shame about the boy racer that makes them a real man to rev their engines all the time, especially near to vans. Engine noise from 22:00 to 02:30. And then music from 06:30. I would not recommend staying unless you are deaf
Excellent place to stay. Car park has subtle slope if you come in to car park, immediately right towards tree is flattest part. It’s in the middle of Stevenage so during evening you will see cars in and out but no issues at all. Car park is overlooked by lots of residential apartments so noise would generate lots of complaint from them plus there is a sign up banning car gatherings. EE and Vodafone good signal. Very quiet at night once it gets late. Car parking spaces in centre will take very large motorhomes. Access roads in to area and nice and wide too.
only 4 stars as the toilets were not 24/7, plus a few "car park kiddies" coming in and out at night. This did not affect our stay and still had a good night's sleep. very popular with dogs walkers, park runs and fitness stuff the following morning. coffee shop was open, however dogs are not allowed inside. Friendly people, would recommend this free stop over. No height restrictions.
pretty safe was a few vans parked as well. couple of rubbish bins about and no overnight restrictions. part of the car park is on a slope but can find parts that are level easily. shops a few mins walk and post office.
Easy to get to from A1M. No height barrier. Large car park with long spaces to the left when you drive in. No lighting so had a good night’s sleep. Safe. Fishermen park here to fish on the lake overnight. Beautiful lake with geese and swans. Takes about 20 minutes to walk around so a nice start to the day. Friendly morning joggers and dog walkers.
Very nice place for a stopover.Translating
Not my favourite. At night it’s clearly the spot where young people hang out in their cars, playing music and talking loudly which wasn’t very settling. That being said it is right by a lake which is nice and other campers here. In the morning I had no problem with disturbances.
Great place to spend the night; for us it was a stopover on the way to the ferry to Dover, but there are also great paths along the lake. Apart from bins, there are no facilities.Translating