Love it here! You can choose (or do both) either the scenic walk where the ducks are or the woodland route where go around Paul's pond. The woodland route is little muddy most times whereas the scenic route is pathed. The cafe is lovely too. Loads of trees, flowers and squirrels for dogs to chase! My only negatives are 1) the car park gets full easily (you can park at the hotel opposite or on the road but bear in mind it's a 60mph road so a little dangerous) and the drive into Golden Acre Park is long and always traffic because of student area Headingley. But once you get there, its worth the drive.

Really nice park. Walked my dogs here for years but i would say there is an increasing amount of reactive off lead dogs here during the popular morning dog walking times. If signage was clearer around the lake where dogs are meant to be on lead people would have more options. Theres plenty of off lead areas here so please be mindfull when our on lead dogs are walking round the lake. Leeds City council please make the signs clearer. Thank you

Living in Leeds and driven past the Golden Acre Park it was about time a visit was undertaken. On a dull day in November we arrived in one of the free car parks off Otley Road to start our little adventure. Well sign posted information boards right from the start we took the walk around the perimeter about a 40 minute stroll. Well maintained pathways all the way round. Plenty of dog walkers and a few bird enthusiasts about. Walking to the bottom of the large lake then into a wooded area then back onto the right hand path that leads up to the cafe. Oh go on then a quick coffee then we took the reverse walk back. It’s fair to say we should have done this 2-3 weeks beforehand when the trees would have been in full autumn colours. There’s plenty of wildlife to be seen more so the grey squirrels… I’m now informed that they are invasive creatures … now saying that the ones we encountered where not timid but will come up to you which is quite cute m, but others may disagree. There’s also a small section of miniature railway that’s left surprisingly just about intact near the cafe … although I didn’t know one existed here, it’s a shame it only last a few years in the 1930s. If you look the video up it’s very very popular back in its day…. Yes if by some miracle it was ever brought back what a attraction to promote the park. On our return we noted a one mile walk through a section of woodland Adel Dam nature reserve that’s also a nice woodland walk although it’s not paved so November time places can be a bit muddy but it’s do able. Bird watching hides and water features wooden bridges and information boards everywhere. So I’m impressed next visit springtime and Autumn when the leafs are turning Well recommended Nature

We’re regular visitors to Roundhay park and after quite a long time revisited Golden acre. Smaller than Roundhay but plenty of interest, wooded areas, flowerbeds, a large lake. Popular with dog walkers. Car parks at either end. And a really nice cafe !