Tredegar Park Newport reviews by real event-goers

Review of Disco Tots

Absolutely no way would I call this festival disco tots.

Aside from a small circus tent that was overcrowded (and was taken up by a queue for balloons the majority of the time) due to nothing else to do there was no entertainment for little ones. The free inflatables advertised weren’t up due to wind but there wasn’t any wind at all! The fairground advertised was not suitable for children.

I’m not sure why they think a shisha tent would be suitable for a children/family festival either l…..

The music times were different to advertised and the same songs were played all day by various djs so it just felt everything was replayed. The main act
didn’t turn up but this wasn’t announced - even Security didn’t know about it when being asked.

There weren’t any baby changing facilities.

The rules and regulations were ridiculously strict for a family festival - a4 sized bags (how are you supposed to bring spare clothes, nappies etc in this size bag especially when wet/muddy weather?) no outside food to come in - very difficult with food / dietary requirements and a lack of advertising what food would be available. Tried to contact the organisers on Instagram and Facebook with no reply and then contact page on the website didn’t work. People being told not to being prams to a family festival.

Last minute travel information being posted / messaged on the day itself isn’t good enough for planning.

Very disappointing and wouldn’t waste money on this again. A lot to be learned by the organisers.

Review of Festival Of Comedy

A well organised event. However drinks abs food were extortionate.

Review of Disco Tots

The main act didn't turn up and we weren't told so everyone just hung around waiting. It was marketed for children but the event was for adults. A shish tent at a kids festival? A lot of the acts just repeated the same DJ set. Absolutely nothing for children to do. The name 'Disco tots' is incredibly misleading.

Review of Festival Of Comedy

Line up was great for the cost of tickets. Poor communication about the venue and parking though

Review of Disco Tots

Unfortunately as a ‘disco tots’ I don’t think the event was for children, the music was hardcore dance, there were no sweet stalls, no rides for small children and nothing for the little children todo. My child spent 5 hours in her pram

Review of Festival Of Comedy

This was the first time I had attended a Skiddle Event, It was a great evening all the comedians were in good form. The shuttle bus from Newport Station to the event and the return was easy and very well organised. The cost of the tickets was good value for money. Plenty of food options and the porta loos were many, would certainly do this again.

Review of Disco Tots

Great fun for the kids and adults 🥳

Review of Disco Tots

I am extremely disappointed with our experience at 'Disco Tots' Myself and many others who were also there, feel that it was missold to us. I understand that the inflatables were unavailable due to the 'wind' however there was absolutely nothing else that was appealing to young children. Considering the event was aimed at 'tots' there was not one ride my 2 young children could go on.
One of the performers was blatantly rapping/singing about drugs, which parents' were clearly not happy about.
As we were looking around for something to entertain our children, we stumbled upon a 'shisha tent'. Again, clearly aimed at adults! Why on earth would there be a shisha tent' at a children's event? I can safely say, we will not be returning again and would advise anyone with young children, to save themselves £65+ and not bother.

Review of Disco Tots

We had a fantastic time once we finally got through the gates. I think a little more planning needed to go into the transport and entry. I was very shocked at the prices of things, I understand everything is extortionate at the moment but you couldn't find food for less than £10 unless a handful of chips with crumbled feta cheese is enough to fill you up. Despite that the music and atmosphere was great.
I will say considering this was a family event, aimed at families with younger children hence the disco 'tots' none of the fun fayre rides were child friendly and there was definitely a lack of entertainment to keep them busy, apart from a little tent filled with some circus equipment like hoola hoops and diablos.
Leaving the event was easy enough until we were faced with joining a long queue for the shuttle bus for park and ride which was also the queue for the bus to the trainstation. Whichever turned up one man in a high vis would shout whichever it was and it seemed to be a free for all of whoever could get to the front first. Zero order at all, which when you have a tired 11 month old on your hands is not ideal at all.
Again a little more planning and organising and this event would have been 5 star!

Review of Festival Of Comedy

The actual event was amazing, not often you get to see such a wonderful number of comedians in one night.
Getting in was not very well organised as there was an extremely short window between getting in and the entertainment starting. The queuing system also just seemed to be random with one line constantly being filtered through while others didn’t move. Despite being about half way down the queue when the gates opened we were nearly the last to enter as the other lines continually got let through. We had planned to get some food and drink but had to wait until later for food. Although the bar was fairly quick and easy (apart from when the iPad broke and we ended up waiting for nearly 10mins) the prices were extortionate.

We will definitely be back next year but I just hope the entrance procedure can be addressed.

Review of Disco Tots

Absolutely FANTASTIC. Only downfall was that we couldn’t bring food for our little one with allergies and the food that was there was VERY expensive l

Review of Disco Tots

We had a good few how’s hours and my children enjoyed it. The only this I was disappointed is that there wasn’nt much for the kids to do, it was just a music tent,some rides which my children were to young to go on so there was nothing there for toddlers to do really,which was disappointing. I would recommend it to friends with older children but I won’t be returning

Review of Disco Tots

Not very tot friendly. Only tot friendly places was the circus which was inundated with young children as no where else appropriate. All rides where far to big for tots. Ground was not as muddy as expected/photos of day before, but no consideration of ground and buggies and very little communication regarding concerns. The company advised not to take buggies to a tot festival which just shows the organisation skills. No bouncy castle due to wind, I actually think I could have blown more wind than the actual forecast. Ballon model guy never turned up so circus gent offered to make balloons alone. What tot wants to wait nicely in an hour que for a ballon? Food well you best get a mortgage out if you want to eat. One portion of chips starting at £6.50. Music was good for adults.

If I did not have my children at the tots festival, it would have been a different experience as it appeared to be more aimed at adults.

Personally I will not be booking again like many others wont, which is a shame. The name of the festival needs changing to people its actually aimed at.

Review of Festival Of Comedy

Good venue, great atmosphere. Only issue with this year was lack of disabled parking which got rectified on the night and good efforts to make the wet ground accessible. Good job team Escape Records :-)

Review of Disco Tots

Completely false advertisement
No activities their for ‘toys’ the rides you had to be way over a metre tall
No ‘free’ bouncy castle or inflatables like advertised
Nothing for the younger kids to do
No ‘free’ activities
And there was a shisha tent - not sure how that’s appropriate for a child’s event?!

Review of Disco Tots

The organization was appalling for this event and I wouldn’t book again. Trying to get an answer as to whether the event was going ahead due to the weather was near impossible. The venue itself like a mud bath and water logged. Considering it was a family event they asked people not to bring push chairs because the ground was so bad. They should have just cancelled the event instead of forcing it. Also no food or drink was allowed in which is extremely unfriendly towards families. Especially with people with small children. The poor choice of location meant there was very limited parking so they asked people to park in a shopping center miles away and catch a public bus to the location. The public transport system was meant to accommodate that kind of crowd in one go. Poor organizing from start to finish

Review of Festival Of Comedy

Very poor set up with bars, over priced and poor selection. Whole evening felt rushed. Final act finished and then the lights and music stopped. Milton Brown was beyond poor and clearly did not want to be there. The rest of the acts were fantastic and hilarious.

Review of Festival Of Comedy

Great event with really good comedians, however the overpriced drinks and food available to purchase is absolutely appalling and really tarnishes the overall experience. In addition an out door even where umbrellas are taken from customers on arrival doesn’t make sense!! isn’t

Review of Festival Of Comedy

Unbelievably bad communication re: accessibility meaning we did not feel confident making the trip and attending. The venue was a mudbath the previous evening and we received no reassurance that the situation had been satisfactorily resolved to allow chair users in our party to safely visit.

Review of Party At The Park 2023

Vip was a total waste of money, nothing to offer other than posh toilets.
the price of drinks was disgusting £10 for a can of au vodka, £35 for a bottle of wine.
the acts weren't the best, paid alot of money for an ok night. don't think I'll bother next year.