Pooley Country Park

Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. A pleasant country to visit. Many of the routes are paved taking you past pools and through woods. There is also access to the canal. Parking is £3.30 for all day. A gorgeous place, where nature is largely left to its own devices. There's lots of people, dog walkers and cyclists all seem to manage not to trip over each other or spoil the environment. Shame about the scumbags who drop the litter. Really nice place with forest, canalside walks and a big artificial hill. Great cafe, short walk to the burnt sunlight monument. Paths could do with a bit of attention as muddy and not well signposted. Car is pay and display and has alot of potholes Nice cafe, partner had cauliflower yoghurt, @ £7. It looked tasty, plenty of fruit n seeds. I had a bacon cob. It had 2 pieces of back bacon on a large white cob. Bit bland but nice with sauce n mug tea to get it in! Overall. Nice if a little pricey. Eaten a few times now (fry ups, soup). Although the food is cooked nice (apart from the cheese toastie, which was just melted cheese on bread) the food here is never hot!! 🤷 This was an absolute gem for walking and views... Had a stroll along the Canal looking at all the barges moored to the side. Loads of different paths and a place where cyclists tackle the difference levels of bike trails. Don't hesitate... Go and see. I agree with Jeff Bryan about signposting etc. However, having talked to the lady in the visitor centre/cafe (who seems to be doing it all on her own and is brilliant) I bought the map, which was very useful. The Golden Tower of Leaves is interesting, at the top of an old slag heap, but not particularly noticeable or publicised, even though the council apparently spent £100k having it erected. Great views from up there on the hill. Nice walks through the wood and by the canal. Well worth a visit. A bit of extra funding would really help. Lovely place to have a relaxing wander. We walked along the canal for a while and it was just peaceful and calm. There is a great walk to do along the canal and depending which way you go will take you to a pub. We went to the Samuel Barlow which was fabulous and dog friendly. At the there is a small play area, toilets and it's only £2.50 al day to park. I was over at Pooley Country (just outside Tamworth) last week dropping someone off, and as it was a nice day I took the opportunity to have a little wander around. There are several miles of woodsy pathways, small pools, and canal-side walks around this nature reserve that has been reclaimed from an old disused mining site. Even the old slag-heap has been recaptured by nature and now has a gently winding path up the outside and a golden monument at the top. At the far end of the is a working canal boatyard and the remains of Alvecote Priory. It's all self-guided, but there are some map signs dotted around. It's council-owned and run by the same team that operate Kingsbury Water Park. Free to enter, but there's a small daily parking charge. There's a nice little Tea Room for drinks, ice creams, and a few light snacks that normally opens 11-3 on weekends plus seasonally during the week in school holidays. There's a small display of artefacts and the history of the industrial heritage inside, plus local info and maps. The one downside is that the M42 bisects the site, and the West Coast Main Line railway runs nearby. But once you have walked a few hundred yards past the motorway bridge (which leads from the tea room/parking area into the main park) the traffic noise fades away into the distance and it's remarkably peaceful and rarely crowded as very few people seem to even know it's there. It's not a very commercialised site, you just explore on your own, so check the map before setting off from the car park. Excellent for dog walkers. Having lived near Pooley before it was converted, I am so very impressed with how this place has been made into a lovely area. There are trees,toadstools and just a lovely atmosphere. 🌳🌲🍃 There is now a safe way to climb the mound, unless you want to get your heart pumping. The views from the top are stunning. Plus there is now a mountain biking course for all you daredevils 🚲 The little playpark is brilliant - surrounded by trees, the kids can have a fab time. And a shoutout to the little cafe - although not serving hot food, tea & snacks were available and I was served by a lovely lady. All in all, this place is great for kids to wander safely and take in a natural environment. It's so wonderful to see the potential for an ex-mining eyesore become an excellent place to visit. 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