点评:For whatever reason, people seem to be using this as a place to review Leysdown as a whole - even though this is specifically a coastal park by the sea, to the SE of the village.
Once you've parked up (along the sea front, which is free from 8-8 each day, or in one of the free car parks by either the Garden or Neptune cafes), you have the choice of going over the sea wall to the beach, or the other way using one of two wooden walkways into the main part of the coastal park.
The beach is much like the rest of Leysdown's beach, i.e. shingle with a bit of sand and, at high tide, you'll find the waves lapping up close to the sea wall. The main difference from Leysdown is that dogs are allowed in the height of summer, and there's no lifeguard service - it's pleasant enough and popular with daytrippers, dog-walkers and fishermen.
The coastal park contains large grassy areas (along with Leysdown football club's pitch and changing rooms), as well as some areas of scrub and small trees - a circuit of the main grassy area is around a mile, not including venturing into the now overgrown pitch and putt area, or the paths further south or southeast (which lead to Muswell Manor and Shellness respectively).
There are further footpaths for those who want to explore further, including past Shellness towards Harty and Elmley, or to head into a residential area of Leysdown.
There are two cafes adjacent to the park, the Garden Cafe closes in winter but the Neptune Cafe stays open on Fridays and weekends year-round, assuming the weather is good (if it's chucking it down they'll be closed).
I visit the park regularly to walk my dog and find it a pleasant experience - we usually spend an hour or so there, but it would be easy to spend longer if you fancied a longer walk.
翻译:不知何故,人们似乎把这里当作评价整个莱斯当镇的地方——尽管这里实际上只是位于村庄东南方向海边的一个海滨公园。
停车后(可以停在海滨,每天早上8点到晚上8点免费停车;也可以停在花园咖啡馆或海王星咖啡馆附近的免费停车场),您可以选择翻过海堤前往海滩,或者反方向走两条木栈道之一进入海滨公园的主体部分。
这片海滩与莱斯当镇的其他海滩非常相似,都是鹅卵石滩,夹杂着一些沙子。涨潮时,您会看到海浪拍打着海堤。与莱斯当镇的主要区别在于,盛夏时节允许携带宠物狗,而且没有救生员服务——这里环境宜人,深受一日游游客、遛狗者和垂钓者的喜爱。
这座沿海公园拥有大片草坪(以及莱斯当足球俱乐部的球场和更衣室),还有一些灌木丛和小树——绕着主草坪走一圈大约一英里,这还不包括如今杂草丛生的迷你高尔夫球场,以及更南边或东南边的步道(分别通往穆斯韦尔庄园和谢尔内斯)。
公园里还有其他步道,供想要探索更远地方的游客选择,例如可以沿着谢尔内斯往哈蒂和埃尔姆利方向走,或者前往莱斯当的居民区。
公园旁边有两家咖啡馆,花园咖啡馆冬季歇业,而海王星咖啡馆全年每周五和周末营业,前提是天气晴好(如果下大雨,则会关门)。
我经常来公园遛狗,感觉很愉快——我们通常会在那里待上一个小时左右,但如果你想走得更远,也很容易待得更久。