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Hardie Park Cafe
Hardie Road
Stanford-le-Hope
Essex
SS17 0PB

info@friendsofhardiepark.co.uk
07935 868835

Google Rating

4.7

Based on 64 reviews

Friends Of Hardie Park

4.7

CAM 555

16:08 31 Oct 20

Wonderful community Park with a cafe run by a real friendly bunch, serving Teas, Coffees and snacks including a Full English Breakfast ... on this visit I chose a sandwich in front of the LogBurner...

Jamie Ashley

21:47 22 Feb 20

Ginja Ninja

10:22 04 Feb 20

Philip Smith

15:14 07 Dec 19

Amber Marie Saunders

21:08 25 Nov 19

Jan

12:23 14 Nov 19

Beautiful park plenty going on there and lovely cafe dog friendly

Sammi Woodwards

07:56 14 Nov 19

Steve Shorey

18:05 12 Nov 19

Great cafeGreat welcome from staffLatte to die for

Hayley Nunn

19:55 09 Oct 19

charlie baldwin 12

13:00 22 Sep 19

Love the skate park so much it's my home

Terry Brown

13:55 19 Aug 19

Cool place to go to

louise kelly

12:05 15 Aug 19

Karen Johnson

16:17 03 Aug 19

Great place for kids nice cafe inside and outside eating go see for yourself.

Wayne McCauly

04:24 21 Jul 19

Outstanding place nice cafe loads going on bringing back the community spirit

sam higgins

19:17 14 Jun 19

Stacey Leggett

21:59 27 Apr 19

Such a lovely & well looked after park will definitely being making it a regular park

Josie O

18:04 18 Apr 19

Laura Has

14:03 11 Apr 19

Excellent for kids, very spacious, cafe very nice and reasonable prices.

Jessiiee Barton

07:53 11 Mar 19

Michael Bronze

20:50 06 Mar 19

Terry Galbraith

12:37 29 Dec 18

Nice park cafe on site

Mandie Groves

09:17 09 Dec 18

brandon jared

13:00 20 Nov 18

Great park !

Tracy Bass

10:11 06 Oct 18

Jane Saunders

11:55 01 Oct 18

Dean Thompson

10:21 29 Sep 18

Great café with a strong group of friendly volunteers. Many many clubs on offer here from Board Games to Tech, to Woodwork.It has become a real gem of the local community and the park in general is now a great place to hang out.

Chris Higgins

16:30 08 Sep 18

A haven in the bland mid-nowhere of Essex. A county of contrasts. From the heart stopping beauty of rural backwaters that inspired Constable to reach the heights of ecstasy to the dreary dead end of Bluewater shopping centre. The park caters for the young and young at heart. With a playground for the youngsters, a skateboard park and a cafe to relax and watch the world go by.The park is badly signposted though. Passerbys may miss this hidden gem and end up in Basildon. The horror!

Denis Webb

13:42 01 Sep 18

Hardie Park is a great day out for young kids as a cafeteria great fun

amanda roe

08:24 26 Aug 18

Great day out for the kids

Jackie Lee

08:18 12 Aug 18

christopher noad

08:24 10 Aug 18

Helen Sweeney

00:05 02 Aug 18

Our family absolutely loves this park. Beautiful for all ages and lots of spots for a picnic plus you have the cafe also, and the staff in there are so helpful and caring. One of our favs 😍

rita boyton

08:56 31 Jul 18

Nice Park for children to play dog walkers nice cafe

Ankie Postma

00:37 29 Jul 18

Very interesting cafe run by local people, very good community initiative

Margaret Durrant

16:17 12 Jul 18

Christine Batty

14:02 02 Jul 18

Been again today for lunch. Very tidy and clean after a busy weekend. Like here very much Good service and lattes. Very accessible for me in my wheelchair. Will be back

virgil daly

00:31 28 May 18

Nice

Daniel Smith

20:42 25 May 18

Great locally supportive park, events most weekends in the summer and the cafe is a good stop for breakfast, lunch and a cheeky coffee or 2 whilst the kids play.

Joan Pye

17:58 22 May 18

Richard Sheppard

11:44 18 May 18

Lovely café, great atmosphere, and they want to use my technical skills, yay!

Lisa McCartney

05:56 16 May 18

Great Park and facilities in the cafe are brilliant and mainly run by volunteers

maddies._.roblox

16:47 12 May 18

Richard Foulkes

16:01 02 May 18

Lovely café, great atmosphere, and they want to use my technical skills, yay!

Laura Smith

13:46 18 Apr 18

sue ralph

20:07 04 Apr 18

lovely place great coffee and food

Rachel Buck

20:52 25 Feb 18

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5.0

Based on 88 reviews

Passionate about Hardie Park

5.0

Kate Stephenson

11:18 26 Feb 20

We visited this morning for breakfast; the food was lovely and they made a really decent latte 👍
Such a lovely atmosphere in there.. Everyone said hello, at one point a drink got spilt and everyone rushed to help. Will definitely visit again 💜

Hannah West

21:13 25 Dec 19

what a fantastic day today.
totally recommend this place to anyone who would like friendly faces and to feel welcomed.
once again thank you very much for Christmas dinner today and my gift x

Emma Stewart

15:38 19 Nov 19

Brilliant! Cafe so nice and welcoming! Foods good!
Staffed by volunteers who are lovely
Parks tidy and peaceful.

Angela Fitter

09:05 06 Oct 19

Friendly people , dog friendly cafe , very helpful volunteers

Caroline Butler

16:40 14 Sep 19

My sons favourite park. Suitable for bikes, scooters, picnics or just a day at the park. Lovely facilities run by fantastic volunteers. We cant wait for the new slide!

Samantha Woodford

15:32 14 Sep 19

I’d like to say thank you for the loan of several boules sets for a private function.
A great community asset 😊

Jacqueline Harris

08:32 18 Aug 19

Nice friendly people there.

Sarah Godber

07:59 28 Jul 19

hardie park has to be one of the best parks we take my daughter Abigail to. everyone is so friendly. The facilities are amazing.. and the events they host are brilliant to.. and the fact they help with local community is amazing. we love coming to hardie park.. and would highly recommend it.

Katie Louise

12:20 09 Jun 19

Had a lovely morning at hardie with little Betsy and my boys. Thank you everyone. Xx

Jacqueline Ann Forrester

17:58 29 May 19

Visited Hardie park today for Lego day with my two grandsons x this place is amazing all run by volunteers who do an amazing job and make u feel very welcome x thank you Nikki and friends of the park x I will definitely be going back and can highly recommend the place for all ages x very well organised and plenty of friendly faces x 😀

Adeena McCabe

12:34 15 May 19

We love Hardie Park! It's so well looked after and is such a great spot for my little boy to run around and play in. It's so clean and there's lots for him to do! And the cafe is great too!

Anne-Marie B

09:47 07 May 19

We came here for the first time yesterday and have to say the park is absolutely beautiful and this is only made even more perfect by the lovely people that are working and visiting there.

One of my 3 year old daughters existing plasters fell off her elbow and we had drama. You know the squeaking and crying that her arms falling off.

Well along pops a lovely guy in a orange jacket who brought not only a plaster but a plaster with butterflies on. 🤩🤩

Which then had my daughter all day walking around saying I really love that orange man. (Not trump thankfully)!

Mummy you need to start buying butterfly plasters because then I will be happy too, you need to be prepared mummy. Bloody cheek!!!

Can’t wait to come back.

Russell Godward

06:19 29 Apr 19

I spent much of my life living in Corringham and Stanford-le-Hope and Hardie Park is looking the best it ever has and is our favourite local park. We take our grandkids there all the time! Such a great place now. Rob and team are doing an amazing job.

Gemma Noble

07:51 28 Apr 19

Hardie park is a lovely place and great for all the community
Everyone there is so friendly and approachable
They help you
They organise events for everyone
They invite people to have stalls
They all work exceptionally hard !!

They are a brilliant team and so hardworking and dedicated xxx

Lucy Bessant

06:33 27 Apr 19

Lovely park and friendly cafe

Jane Mccann

18:07 10 Feb 19

Lovely hot drinks and welcoming friendly staff today in the café whilst we watched our grandson complete his scooter challenge for charity. Thank you, we shall be back in the Half Term xx

Connor Brabyn

13:08 02 Feb 19

Fantastic Eggs Royale, id even go as far to say the best in Stanford. Really welcoming family feel to the Cafe. Wonderful staff. Great place to pop in for coffee and a chat!

Elizabeth Surry

18:04 30 Jan 19

Beautiful morning for a spot of brekkie at the lovely Hardie Park.
Scrummy yummy Eggs Florentine lovingly made by Rob Groves himself, served with a lovely big mug of tea. Perfect for a crisp winter morning. Thanks guys for the warm and welcoming atmosphere. 5*

Amy Ryan

08:29 24 Jan 19

Friendly staff,that really get to know the people who come in Great clubs, wonderful job they've done of the park It's nice to sit on the decking.Real community feel and nice to see what can be achieved

Trina Thompson

09:53 08 Jan 19

Amazing breakfast! And very reasonably priced x

Jamie Enever-Dodd

17:03 22 Dec 18

What a excellent local park , toilet , cafe , skate park , bike track , me and my kids love it !!

Leisha May

08:06 01 Dec 18

We booked for the outdoor showing of Elf last night.
Was a fab idea and had a little donut/candy stool 🍿🍩🍭🍬🍫 outside the marque.
We had a ball and would defiantly rebook next year 👍🎅

Rebecca Cox

07:30 01 Dec 18

went to watch Elf cinema night and it was excellent. great family fun under a heated tent. Can't wait to see what you put on next year

Tricia Parker

22:29 28 Nov 18

My granddaughter has the best time with the lovely Diane at book club on a Monday afternoon. Amazed more parents don’t take advantage of this fabulous opportunity to share books , rhymes including finger puppets in cosy surroundings and its ‘free!’

Christine Miller

07:20 22 Sep 18

Went to the park yesterday for breakfast, it was tasty & great value (didn’t eat again until the evening). The cafe was busy at 10am & everyone was friendly & welcoming. There was lots going on at the park too, people playing pétanque, volunteers gardening, & there was ‘shed’ building ! All in all there was a great ‘buzzy’ & community atmosphere. What a great place to spend time on your own, or with friends old, & soon to be new👍

Lindsay Davison

20:12 27 Aug 18

I would just like to say a big thank you to the staff at your cafe on Saturday when my daughter fell from the monkey bars and broke her wrist. Not only did they look after my daughter but took my other 2 children to the cafe to look after them while trying to sort my other daughter and my mum till I arrived. Thank you again amazing staff x

Sean Muir

11:10 31 Jul 18

Lovely park for all the family

Joanne Wren

06:43 02 Jul 18

Luan Selby

19:55 23 May 18

Loads to do, a well stocked cafe and very smiley faces people. Happy place �

Jill Osborne

11:56 13 Mar 18

Trina Thompson

17:24 28 Feb 18

Bobby Robertson

17:20 28 Feb 18

Great park, Great cafe... excellent day spent here playing in the snow!!!

Louise Donno

15:20 18 Feb 18

First visit today. Definitely coming back! Loved it. How wonderful to have such a facility and it's so well looked after by the volunteers. Thank you and well done to all of you who work so hard to look after such a fab place. :-)

Lorraine Harris

14:38 21 Dec 17

Lovely park, special people take so much time to make it a welcoming place to be x

Torie Grayling

10:44 29 Oct 17

Great Park with a great team looking after the area, running the cafe and organising events. Lucky to have it in Stanford �

Sara Jones

09:27 24 Oct 17

I go to the cafe 2-3times aweek and every wednesday a few friends meet and we are all come....its friendly and we a have a laught and the volunteers are always happy to helpful

Sue Case

14:20 14 Sep 17

I live the park. Very clean and safe for my grandchildren. I love the cafe the staff are always polite and happy. Only draw back is the parking. With a little one have a hard time parking near. Something should be done about the daily commuters taking up the parking places for families that use the park xx

John Dorrington Harris

19:20 07 Sep 17

Vicky Fusedale

13:07 26 Aug 17

Love the cafe. Staff always friendly and helpful. I also love Rossi ice cream. Perfect combination

Judy Hubbard

13:29 05 Aug 17

Jane Peake Lambeth

15:56 02 Aug 17

Love it here, go often with my grandkids. Super equipment and friendly staff in the cafe. Great days laid on too.

Sam Humphrey

11:15 25 Jul 17

As always fantastic, really helpful team and great coffee!!

Abbie Norton

10:15 24 Jul 17

Travelled from Braintree to find good park, this is excellent play park and community centre. We were welcomed by friendly staff volunteers and locals. Even though it was raining, it was very much worth the travel, children played with toys inside, books and puzzles, was good fun. Sun came out after lunch so enjoyed the clean well equipped park too! Look forward to enjoying some of the events throughout the summer here. Def recommend :)

Vicky Jones

07:13 11 Jul 17

Such an amazing place. Well done all for the hard work and determination to make it a success! �

Danielle Scott

08:15 07 Jul 17

Lovely park amazing staff in the cafe love taking the kids here c

Dave Scott

06:09 07 Jul 17

Jo Robinson Woz Fusedale

16:56 03 Jul 17

Kathy Bird

14:28 03 Jul 17

An afternoon suitable for all age ranges. Great music, lots to eat and drink. With activities to keep the children entertained 😁

Cheryl Austin

13:34 03 Jul 17

Fab festival x well done to everybody involved ��x

Jackie Lee Quinn

13:04 03 Jul 17

Excellent time - plenty of stalls for the kids. Loved the reptiles, snakes spiders, giant Turtle & parrot. Weather was good, so a bonus

John Westbrook

19:31 25 Jun 17

Great park. Lovely little cafe. Loads of events. Only one criticism parents should watch their kids on the skatepark as it is used by all ages to make sure they safe

Debs Thorogood

20:46 25 Apr 17

Love it here, come here a lot with my football family and family..lovely clean park where my kids have endless hours of fun, whether using the play equipment, or playing in the Den, on skate park or just a kick a bout of football. I can keep a eye on all 3 and enjoy a cuppa at the same time. Nikki is great in the cafe and fab community spirit 👍🏻

Kerrie Mansfield

15:47 24 Apr 17

Love it here, couldn't ask for a better park on our doorstep! Cafe is amazing aswel and the people who run it, always making my family so welcome. Thanks guys. *****

Neetu Manandhar Jurek

11:19 03 Apr 17

We had a wonderful time yesterday at the park.My kids were so happy with their waffles and ice-cream and me with my cup of coffee. Staff at the cafe were lovely and welcoming, Thank you, will be coming back soon <3

Claire Robins

19:29 22 Feb 17

We took a class of 30 children to the park this morning to finish off a local history walk. All the children had a great time playing on the equipment and choosing their ice-creams in the cafe. The volunteers were fantastic (and patient) with them. Thanks very much.

Maria Wood

12:24 22 Jan 17

Lovely relaxed feel very reasonable price in cafe

Veronique Surry-Kaise

19:38 18 Dec 16

Friendly staff and volunteer , always happy to help 🤗And great santa grotto

Sue Gough

21:46 29 Nov 16

Sandra Penn

21:41 24 Nov 16

Tess Hobday

20:06 02 Sep 16

Always a great day at hardie park , lovely cafe with great staff. Even more pleased when someone handed in my daughters anklet we lost x

Gloria Grant-Riach

10:17 31 Aug 16

Great facilities for the kids, lovely food in the cafe. Kids love the summer bounce days

Sue Atkins

10:33 29 Aug 16

Cherie Rockall

12:15 18 Aug 16

Linda Thompson Eaton

13:57 03 Aug 16

Lovely lunch and beautiful. Flowers and well looked after by all the volunteers well done everyone x

Maria Mulholland

20:44 02 Aug 16

Took some friends visiting us from Scotland to the park . They were overwhelmed and so envious of the park . Well done to all involved in the transfomation and upkeep of the park . You all do a wonderful job . I cant wait to take my nephews down from Scotland as well this weekend xx From all accounts the skate park is awesome xx

Samantha Marie

16:06 15 Jul 16

Really enjoyed the afternoon tea service was so amazing there was a fair few of us from yoga and an anxiety class. All homemade the strawberry victoria sponge is to die for. A pasdion of mine is eating cake ! This was beautiful also the scones and clotted cream with jam just wonderful! The smaller cakes were stunning also! And the sarnies well something for everyone! All the crusts cut of too (very posh)! All freshly made! The facilities are fab never been to hardie before but for my 2.5yr old she was in heaven with ride on toys and all the park equipment. The see-saw swing which i could sit on with her was just great luckily im very short (im a child at heart)! All the children played so well together all various ages. The tea was lovely! They even done herbal tea fir our herbal tea ladies and the coffee was going down well too. Staff were constantly replenishing cjecking all was ok so polite and friendly. My 2.5yr old loved the Rossi ice cream all sorts of flavours! Including rubarb and custard! Really well priced and fab quality. All of the lovely volenteers were making some lovely tyre flower features and were working so hard. I will be returning 100% my daughter was occupied and i could also enjoy time cake and friends while watching her. It felt safe and just a really friendly place. A hidden gem!

Georgina Cox

13:34 11 Jul 16

Enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea here with 2 friends. Sandwiches and cakes were delicious. Love the new manager Linda, so friendly and made us feel very welcome. Would highly recommend this place x

Donna May

16:57 27 Jun 16

My husband and I came to the park yesterday with our 6 young children, after my cousin stephen hales run the horndon 10k to raise some money for you. The park is absolutely brilliant, there was something for all of the children, my 20 month old loved the ride on tractors food was great and so reasonably priced too, service was fab and the park was just so friendly and laid back. We live in Rayleigh but we will definitely be coming back to play more often. You have done a fantastic job. It's great to see such community spirit. Massive well done!!

Vicki Brabyn

19:38 24 Jun 16

8 of us had the most delicious afternoon tea at Hardie Park today. The most delicious sandwiches, super cream cakes and freshly made scones with clotted cream and jam followed by a wonderful fresh cream sponge with lots of lovely fresh strawberries. Tea and coffee and super service all served on the outside decking in the sunshine. A little bit of heaven with lovely friends sharing a special occasion.
Thank you Hardie Park staff, you are the best

Christine Chipperfield

12:36 12 Jun 16

My daughter in law treated me to an afternoon tea at Hardie Park on Friday, I highly recommend it as it was delicious. There was plenty to eat and the food was lovely and fresh.
It was my first ever visit to the park and cafe, I will definitely be going again.

Anthony Bull

06:09 06 Jun 16

Paid a visit to this place yesterday after reading so much about it had a walk about ( skate park) etc & must say what a great job being done over there , went in cafe & had a Rossi & a chat about it took me back to childhood days when parks were all ways full with children & parents Not often seen this days. keep up the good work , we will be back.

Ian Hutchins

19:42 21 May 16

Nice little park with a very friendly feel to it. New skatepark is great, cafe was super friendly service and great coffee and food. Play area and concrete bmx track plus plenty of seating for picnics etc. I think more parks should be like this. Well impressed and I hope it continues in the same style. We will be back!

Louise Bromfield

05:05 17 May 16

The Friends of Hardie Park have done an amazing job and it is getting better everyday. An absolutely gorgeous park with something for everyone and with new projects in the pipeline this place is going to be a hub for young and old.

Louise Hoskins

07:48 16 May 16

Lovely, clean and welcoming. This is a great place for families. Tasty food, ice cream and drinks available. Would highly recommend.

Kerry Keeling Dickins

15:39 11 May 16

Best park around ..beautiful. ..clean...and the cafe makes it perfect. ...food I'd great ...lovley people ...highly recommend *****

Cheryl Simms

16:49 07 May 16

lovely meeting the volunteers in the cafe. friendly and helpful. thanks ladies

Hazel Fay

13:42 07 May 16

Fab afternoon tea in the cafe today. Lovely, fresh sandwiches, cakes and scones. Friendly staff who couldn't do enough for us. We will be back!

Graham Mcgregor

15:08 20 Apr 16

Service with a smile, sat in the sun, drinking a cuppa or two :)

Simon Basson

14:14 20 Apr 16

Fantastic place to have a REAL cup of coffee in Stanford. Will definitely be back, great service, great food, and a nice relaxed atmosphere .

FabUluss Faye Sbt

20:00 03 Apr 16

Lee and I had a lovely latte today while our son was playing in the park , made by rob very impress and people that knows me I love my coffee oh and cake !!
I will be back!!
Thank you rob and Mandie xxx

Julie Lineham

12:17 03 Apr 16

A lovely park with great facilities and the ice cream is good!

Stacie Cisse

06:56 02 Apr 16

Well what can I say... Best park we have been to in a while! We was here for 2 hours. Love the cafe, We all had a drink and an ice lolly. Toilets are very clean. Anyone looking for a cheap day out to wear the kids out, this is the place

Jan Parish

14:55 01 Apr 16

This is a lovely clean park that is safe for children of all ages. Its well kept and plenty of space for older children to play ball games etc. I think the cafe has just added even more life into the park as families will be able to stay longer due to the toilet facilities and I feel that as time goes on its just going to get better and better. Part of me want to shout how good it is but the other part wants to keep it a secret. Thank you to all the volunteers who have made and continue to make this the best park

Sjt Taylor

14:25 25 Mar 16

Spent a lovely morning at Hardie park. Thank you to all the volunteers that made the day possible

Rob Groves

09:55 24 Jan 16

Hardie Park is a great local park that is well used and well maintained, it has a good selection of play equipment and from February 2016 will have a Cafe, toilets and a new Skatepark.

Mandie Groves

13:27 07 Oct 15

Such a massive effort by many dedicated volunteers.
Park is looking lovely and the building will be an amazing asset once the water is connected and it's up and running.
Thank you. 👍

Samantha Ralph

13:15 28 Jun 13

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Not having been in the area for some years I was astonished at the transformation of Hardie Park. It has become a lovely little community centre with facilities for... read more

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10/28/2020

I had not visited for a few years, and to see what has happened is absolutely outstanding to say the least. So many things for the children to do. The... read more

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10/23/2020

Well kept park with plenty of room to for children to run around plus playground facilities. Clean cafe and good choice of refreshments plus very helpful staff

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