Central Park in general

Central Park is in the middle of Manhattan and covers a pretty large area of the city. It's not just a park, it has several attractions within it. There's Central Park Zoo, the boating lake, restaurants, Strawberry Field near the Dakota Bulding where John Lennon was shot, fountains, playgrounds, the Alice in Wonderland sculpture and some nature trails. You will not get round it in a day! You can also hire rollerblades, go horseriding or go for a ride in a carriage. Sheep's meadow also has lot's of people hanging out there. It really is an oasis in a very busy city and there's several attractions very near the park, such as the Plaza Hotel and the ...  Read the complete review

The thing that really really amazes about New York City is Central Park. It is in the middle of Manhattan, which is not exactly the biggest island there is. Manhattan itself is something along the lines of 13 miles by 2 miles. When you consider what is in it, that is rather small. Now Central Park covers 843 acres. For those that have no idea how big it is, it covers 6% of Manhattan. I've just looked up some facts on the park. If you walk all the paths within the park, you will have walked 58 miles!!!! Imagine how long it would take to walk all around them. Having visited the city a couple of times, I have had the pleasure of having a stroll ...  Read the complete review

On our recent trip to New York we were lucky enough to have some snow - well actually it was a snow storm and the worst snow they've had in years! But even though it was freezing and we could hardly walk properly due to all the layers of clothes we were wrapped in, Central Park covered in snow made you completely forget everything else. It really was so amazing and magical and I was glad of the freezing weather because we got to witness this. We walked through the park from the Downtown side and everything was just completely white. Everywhere kids were playing in the snow and riding in sledges down the hills and it really was truly amazing. Inside the ...  Read the complete review

On going to New York everyone who had been had told me you just have to go and see Central Park and all I could think was whats the big deal? Its just a bigger then usual park right?.....WRONG! It's not just big it's massive, we walked around there for hours and still I dont think we even managed to get round half of it. If you have ever seen the secret garden it reminded me of this, theres so much to see you find yourself thinking shall i go left or right here? and when you choose you tell yourself you'll go the other way once you've seen whats round this corner, but of course you never find that tunring again! It is honestly a magical ...  Read the complete review

I absolutely adore Central Park. It was my second favorite place in Manhattan from both our holidays there this year, second only to the Top of The Rock. Our first visit in March we entered in through the south east corner of the park, and it was absolute chaos on that corner. A massive hotel looms over you, with a fountain, and what can best be described as a taxi rank, which was just a blur of yellow and black. The only downside was the smell! The horses and carriages have their own track to follow, which is marked out by a beaten path of hoof marks and wheel tread and the inevitable trail of manure. Thankgod it wasn't warm that time ...  Read the complete review