点评:We as a family decided to blow away some of the Christmas cobwebs and take a stroll together in the forest park, our first visit here. Whilst a walk surrounded by nature in this park is something wonderful, listening to birds and waterfalls there are some downsides here which completely cancels out the joy of being outdoors with family and friends.
Some facilities in this park leave a lot to be desired, these include the following:
The barriers at the entrance were halfway up and machine at barrier was not working at all. As we had driven 30+ kms to get there we decided to drive under the barrier as we had seen another car doing this before us. They were however working again when we left.
Signposts, some of these need to be upgraded and added to, so that when you follow a sign and come to a path which branches off, it would be nice to know whether to take the left or right path.
Sitting areas / benches / steps. I know we are out in nature, but it would be nice to find a seat that isn’t covered completely in moss. Or to find manmade steps that aren’t a complete trip hazard!!
Coffee shop, completely closed today 30/12/24, and no signs to show when it would be open.
Bins, there should be much more bins provided near the entrance/exit beside car park and picnic area. We only saw 2 wheelie bins which were completely overflowing (see photo)
The worst shock however were the toilets!! They are a complete and utter disaster!!! See photos.
Myself and my daughter needed to use the ladies before we left but were shocked to see the state of them.
NO WORKING FLUSH on any toilet!
Not one light anywhere in toilets which is needed badly, dirty floor with leaves and mud, NO RUNNING WATER at all in sinks, one tap actually not secured to sink.
No hand-paper at all in dispensers. There was however toilet roll provided.
The toilet cubicle farthest to the left had no lid or seat.
There was also a full toilet (if you know what I mean) and I despair for the cleaner who would have to clean this, especially as there was no flush.
The accessible toilet next door was dirty too and had no running water either, I didn’t check in this one for a light but I would hope there is one as you would be in near complete darkness if you closed the door.
This is a public park and there should be wardens/attendants/cleaners there every day but it was totally obvious that there were no staff/wardens present for some time. Coillte need to get their act together and quickly.
翻译:我们一家人决定吹走一些圣诞节蜘蛛网,一起在森林公园散步,这是我们第一次来这里。虽然在这个公园里,在大自然的包围下散步是一件很美妙的事情,听听鸟儿和瀑布的声音,但这里也有一些缺点,完全抵消了与家人和朋友在户外玩耍的乐趣。
这个公园的一些设施有很多不足之处,包括:
入口处的护栏已经建到一半了,护栏上的机器根本不起作用。由于我们开车 30 多公里才到达那里,所以我们决定从护栏下面开车过去,因为我们看到另一辆车在我们之前这样做了。不过,我们离开的时候,它们又开始工作了。
路标,其中一些需要升级和添加,这样当你跟着路标走到一条岔路时,知道是走左边的路还是右边的路就好了。
休息区/长椅/台阶。我知道我们在大自然中,但找到一个没有完全被青苔覆盖的座位就好了。或者找到不会造成绊倒危险的人造台阶!!
咖啡店,今天 30/12/24 完全关闭,没有标志表明何时开放。
垃圾箱,在停车场和野餐区旁边的入口/出口附近应该提供更多垃圾箱。我们只看到 2 个带轮垃圾箱,它们完全溢出(见照片)
然而,最令人震惊的是厕所!!它们是一场彻底的灾难!!!见照片。
我和我女儿在离开之前需要使用女厕所,但看到它们的状况后感到震惊。
所有厕所都没有冲水功能!
厕所里没有一盏急需的灯,地板上满是树叶和泥土,水槽里根本没有自来水,一个水龙头实际上没有固定在水槽上。
分配器中根本没有手纸。但是提供了卫生纸。
最左边的厕所隔间没有盖子或座椅。
还有一个满满的厕所(如果你明白我的意思的话),我为清洁工感到绝望,因为清洁工必须打扫这个厕所,尤其是因为没有冲水。
隔壁的无障碍厕所也很脏,也没有自来水,我没有检查这个厕所是否有灯,但我希望那里有灯,因为如果你关上门,你会处于几乎完全黑暗的状态。
这是一个公共公园,每天都应该有管理员/服务员/清洁工在那里,但很明显,有一段时间没有工作人员/管理员在场。 Coillte 需要迅速采取行动。