West Smethwick Park

West Smethwick Park is a fairly big park which sits near to the borders with Oldbury and Londonderry. It retains a little of its old faded glamour with its big gates and big duck-​pond.
There are a few bits of keep-​fit equipment lying around, although I didn’t see as many as in Barnford Hill Park, which is roughly a mile away. It’s the sort of place you could take your dog for a walk, jog round, use as a short-​cut in daylight hours or just go for a stroll in. I didn’t feel it the sort of place where you could have an afternoon out or go for a full-​on walk around, it’s just not big or interesting enough.
For the kids there’s a playground although the ones at Barnford Hill Park (notice the use of plural there) look more fun to me — although as a disclaimer I’m a bit out of touch on what makes a good playground for kids these days.