"We're after the same rainbow's end Waitin' 'round the bend…read moreMy huckleberry friend" (Mancini and Mercer) Huckleberry Hill Road or Buckingham Road will bring you to this nice little 17.73-acre park and recreation center where you'll see three athletic fields and a fully accessible children's playground. We took advantage of the mild Easter Sunday weather and strolled around the park and neighborhood today. The park is crisscrossed by the Rails to Trails hiking path and walking paths that take you through residential backyards and the Buckingham neighborhood, complete with its town green, gazebo and social hall. The playground was crowded with young families enjoying the Spring like weather. One thing that really bugged me was the total disregard some dog owners had for the numerous signs that stated, "No dogs are allowed on the playing fields". I counted four dogs running free (off leash) on these fields, so I guess those signs don't apply to those who want to disobey them.

A nice big playground and baseball field. There were plenty of parking available. There's a walking…read morepath around the playground and the baseball field. Additional parking near the baseball field as well. The points board on the baseball field says Avon High School. Overall, a great spot to take the kids out to on a nice day; dogs were allowed too.

Home of the Bristol Blues, a team of local collegiate talent, this is a great way spend a summer…read morenight. There isn't a bad seat in the place but be sure to bring your glove and pay attention if you're on the third base line. The food is good and they have about six beer options which I quite surprised about. They like to keep it moving as far as entertaining the kids with small contests on the field and the games don't run long. I went on dollar beer night and on certain Saturdays theres fireworks. I would definitely go back again. http://bristolblues.pointstreaksites.com/view/bristolblues

Visited here for a food truck festival and it was very cool. Beautiful field with great seating. My…read moregrandfather was a legion coach for many years and his team played some games in this stadium while I was growing up. It was a great nostalgic afternoon after all these years!

A nice open space with a playground, basketball court, softball field, two benches, and two picnic…read moretables. The softball field didn't look like it's used much and the bleachers in the dug out area was broken. The parking lot is on dirt and had plenty of spaces; watch out for the pot holes. There was a porta potty, I didn't go in so can't say much on the cleanliness (most porta potties I've been in were not lol). The playground was small but it had everything my toddler would need to be entertained. There were 3 swings and a baby swing. There were two slides. The playground looked new; there were no trash bins so make sure to take your trash out with you. There were a couple of bottles and trash laying around as well as a bag of dog poop. People, clean up after yourselves! Mommy and daddy can't pick up after you anymore lol. Overall, a cute little neighborhood park.

A nice open park with a softball field, football field, playground, and a brick building in the…read moreback. Based on Dan R.'s review, they do demo fires in that building for the firefighters to train with, cool! The next cool thing is, it connects to the Farmington Trail. This is a good spot to park your vehicle and go walking/biking on that trail. The playground was in good shape and it had swings, slides, ladders, etc. My toddler approves. I saw plenty of people walking their dogs. I did see dog poop near the softball field after my toddler stepped on it (Please clean up after your pets people). There were plenty of parking, bleachers, a bench, and a picnic table near the softball field. There were two benches near the playground. You can see the Hublein Tower from this park clear as day. Overall, a peaceful and lovely park that I discovered through Yelp; got to enjoy it on a warm (57 degrees) February day.

"Fightin' fire with fire 365 degrees…read moreBurning down the house" (The Talking Heads) You'll see many things within Weatogue Park's eight acres. Two soccer fields, a football field, softball field, a small playground, a stash of outdoor lighting fixtures for night games, and a cut-through to a very nice Rails to Trails path. But maybe the coolest thing of all is a masonry building behind the fire station. You see, it gets set on fire several times a year for Fire Department training. Now that's something you sure don't see very often. There was no fire going on today, but we did see a few families using the playgrounds for their little ones. Over the years, we've seen the sports fields busy with youth teams and adult softball games. There's also a very funny sign urging dog walkers to clean up their Poochie's mess because "there is no Poop Fairy". We used the park's cut through to access the Rails to Trails path and walked over to Deer Park Road and back. What a fantastic town park to enjoy!

Sunny Crest Park has got the Green…read more The entrance to this park is near the intersection of Parsonage Street and Apple Grove Lane. There is a single private parking lot which allow you the full view of the park. The south side of the park has a baseball field. The west side of the park is set up for soccer. The north and east sides of the park makes up one large open field that is large enough to be use for any sort of field sports or recreation. There was a game of cricket being played by a large group while we were here. With its ease of access and large green space this would be a great park for anything that involves playing or relaxing in the sun on some nice green grass.

I was going for a bike ride and found this gem! There's baseball fields, a paved walkway, some…read morepicnic tables, a basketball court, tennis courts, an empty paved court(maybe for dogs), a jungle gym, and street hockey field! I was amazed that they had that many things in one small park. There were mostly kids playing and a couple parents watching the little ones. It looks like you probably need a permit for the baseball field. It looks like a great place for kids that are local to go play!

A busy place with 2 diamonds. Pretty grounds. Easy parking. Lights. I watch the kids' games and…read morealso the adult amateur games here. Lots of seating, including bleachers. Bathrooms.

Total disappointment. We drove and drove and there are two baseball fields right next to each other…read moreand some batting cages. We drove all around from one side to the other, and there was NO SIGNAGE of Babe Ruth Field anywhere? Either Siri is smoking something or at one point in time this was called Babe Ruth Field and no longer? Anyways we checked it out and this place looks deserted. Don't waste your time coming.

This is a facility that adds no resources to maintenance or upkeep. Its the equivalent of a 40 year…read moreold bowling alley. The courts are made of a plastic compound and continuously sweat. This leaves condensation on the floors and players are constantly slipping and falling. Its extremely dangerous. The facility is degrading. From the courts to the general facilities. Its just a matter of taking money out and putting limited funds back in.

I enrolled my 6 year old daughter who is in grade I in the 7th session of the 2025 edition of…read moresummer camps at Northstars. The exact dates were July 28 - July 31, 2025. I enrolled my daughter because the website said "Age 1st-8th Grade" and because the description on the website also said :   "Katie DaCosta will be conducting a fundamental camp where campers will be taught the breakdown of the game of basketball and each athlete will learn the fundamentals that they will need to take their game to the next level. Each athlete will leave our camp having gained dribbling, defensive, shooting mechanics, and so much more." Before enrolling my daughter I wanted to double check with the coaching staff whether they accepted complete beginners to their camps. I sent an email to the email address given, left a voice message for voice message on Katie's phone and even sent her a WhatsApp message but received no reply. Even though I didn't get any reply I decided to take my daughter to the camp because she was so excited to learn to play basketball. I double checked with Katie in person whether they accepted complete beginners into the camp. Katie was concerned about her size but after the first session she said she was felt she could handle it. The camp was divided into 2 groups, either by age or by playing level. I was not sure because my daughter was the youngest, and also the least skilled. She had never played before and small in stature even for her age. Katie's involvement with the little kids was extremely little. She spent most of her time with the older more competent kids. In ten days, she would have spent 10 minutes at most with my daughter. There was another coach in charge of the little kids, I believe his name was Brady. Referring to coach Brady on the first day, Katie said "he is great with kids". Coach Brady could be a good basketball player but it was really evident he really didn't want to be out there working with little kids. Either that or he hadn't a clue on how to work with little kids. I assume he was a high school or college basketball player just doing some summer coaching to make some extra money but with little or no motivation to help the player improve. Brady was constantly yawning, often hung out by the side of the ring and just watched while the kids played. Often his eyes were on the other court where the older /more advanced kids played and not on the kids he was in charge of. His energy levels were extremely low, he showed up late on the second day and wore sandals and socks to the session on the third day. In essence, his conduct was extremely unprofessional. The kids were not taught the fundamentals as advertised on the website. My daughter was not the taught to dribble properly, not taught any defense or shooting mechanics. Given her size and knowledge of the sport one could say she was not capable of learning this much in a week. I would buy into that argument if she was at least taught the very basic rules of the sport. I myself am a sports coach and have been coaching for the past 23 years. Prior to that I played professional sports, college sports and youth sports. I have been a part of summer sports camps either as a coach, director or participant for many years not just in America but in multiple countries too. Summer camps are either focused on a) fun or b) focused on technical, tactical or mental skills. There is really very little from either of these two categories that my daughter took away from the camp. The coaches did little to promote team work and fun amongst the children. My daughter was quite often by herself and coach Brady didn't sense that. On the third day, my daughter was subject to some horse play / bullying by the only boy in the group. It may have been sparked by daughter - I don't know because I couldn't hear through the glass windows. Even though I could see it happen before my eyes through the window, coach Brady just turned a blind eye or didn't know how to handle it. Coach Katie was on the other court and wasn't aware of what was happening on the little kids court. Katie worked with the older kids but quite often she was seated and working on her computer or phone. If this camp was part of a coaching exam where the quality of coaching, professionalism and coaching methodology were to be assessed, it would be a definite Fail. There was no proper lesson structure. It was clearly not planned and the use of equipment was very limited too. Children's beginner lessons often have modified equipment to accelerate the learning curve. Other than a mini basketball hoop that was brought out once they figured my daughter was incapable of shooting at the regular ring and a couple of mini hurdles, no other equipment was used to assist the kids. After each day, I was hoping that the next day would be better but there was no real improvement. I didn't take my daughter for the fourth day (last) because she said s

This baseball field is part of the Town Forest. You can park at the large paved parking lot and…read morewalk through a path in the woods to get to it or walk on the street. What you will notice is, the street is dirt and not paved. There is limited dirt parking right by the field. The field is nicely maintained and mowed, in fact, when I was there recently, I saw someone mowing the lawn and maintaining the field. There were also picnic tables throughout the hillside and bleachers. There are signs everywhere to pick up after your dogs; must be a common occurrence of people not doing so and there has to be a reminder. The Farmington River Trail is right by the parking lot; although there was no signage. I saw a few people jogging and riding their bikes; the trail is flat and on gravel. The Massacoe State Forest can also be accessed via this trail near the parking lot. At the other end of the trail is West Mountain Road. I did notice from a distance what looked like a large black animal; I waited and observed and decided to turn around because it looked like a black bear! Overall, a quiet baseball field with decent trails throughout. I'm sure it gets busy during games!