The park undulates without being hilly, so is good for buggy walking, scooting and is actually where I learnt to ride a bike. There are lots of paths and the different features are well signposted.
Our first stop is always the play park, which has lots for children of all ages but would be especially good for toddlers who are just toddling as a couple of the slides don't have ladders/steps etc. It is designed to have equipment for wheelchair users and others with disabilities, which makes it very accessible for all. The park is always busy and is fairly safely enclosed but it can be difficult to always see your child. I would say this is the best play park I know in terms of variety of equipment, maintenance and quantity of activities.
Next we walk or scoot past the outdoor gym equipment up to the boating pond and the Boat House cafe. I highly recommend the cafe for lunch but there are lots of picnic spots too. I will review the cafe one day! You can buy duck food in the cafe and feed the ducks and swans. At the other end of the boating pond is the waterfall. If anyone is using the skate park as we make our way back to the car, we might watch them.
I would say the park is a half day out, although Angus can be so tired at the end that the rest of the afternoon is a DVD treat.
The main car park is signposted from Rouken Glen Road and is a right hand turn just after Speirsbridge roundabout. Don't speed up too much after the roundabout or you'll go past it. It is also the car park for the garden centre and is very large although on a sunny school holiday it can still fill up.
There are adequate toilets in the Pavilion next to the play park and behind the cafe at the boating pond. Apart from an incline up to the boating pond (which can be avoided if you take a longer route), it is very easy with a buggy.
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