5\u00a0places\u00a0to read a book outside in downtown Cloverdale this summer,<\/a>” here is our top 5 places to read a book outside excluding downtown. Some of these sites will offer the reader a quieter option than the downtown spots and with less external traffic. Secluded\u00a0and somewhat intimate, these spots offer an oasis of tranquility amidst the traffic, noise, and bustle of Surrey.<\/p>\nHere are the Cloverdale Reporter’s top five (in no particular order):<\/p>\n
1. Surrey Centre Cemetery<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0not a setting for everyone, Surrey Centre Cemetery, the city’s oldest, offers a relaxed space to read. The only place\u00a0with a bench in the cemetery is the Butterfly Garden. As the garden is perched on the crest of the cemetery, it also offers\u00a0great views over southern Surrey. Washroom: Yes, there is one close to the 60th Avenue entrance.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0Clayton Community Centre<\/p>\n
Clayton Community Centre has a nice green space to the south of the building. The small park offers some privacy as there is a winding knoll in the middle of the park. The space also has public art and a stand of trees wraps its west and south edges.\u00a0Washroom: Yes, it’s in the centre.<\/p>\n
3. Hillcrest Park<\/p>\n
Tucked away in a neighbourhood in\u00a0North Cloverdale, Hillcrest Park is a great place to flip some pages. The park has benches, walking paths, and a baseball diamond. Bonus if there’s actually a ballgame on as the joyous, slow-paced nature of baseball complements\u00a0the pace of turning pages. The pairing of the two\u00a0can offer the reader the chance to\u00a0refresh both heart and mind. Better than therapy. Washroom: no, but the school may have washrooms open during ball games.<\/p>\n
4. Cloverdale Athletic Park<\/p>\n
There are too many different places to pull up a spot to read in Cloverdale Athletic Park to list them all. The park is massive and you are guaranteed to always find a spot to sit and devour a novel.\u00a0The park has amazing views of\u00a0Golden Ears, Edge Peak, and Blanshard Peak to the north, too.\u00a0Washroom: Yes, washrooms are located on both sides of the change-room building in the centre of the park by the main football field.<\/p>\n
5. Duck Pond<\/p>\n
The Duck Pond on the northern side of the Cloverdale Fairgrounds has a solitary bench to sit and peruse a book. On the quieter side, waterfowl abound in the pond creating a\u00a0bucolic setting.\u00a0At times, one can hear noise from Cloverdale Youth Park, which is a stone’s throw away, but it isn’t distracting. Washroom: Yes, in the Cloverdale Rec. Centre across from Cloverdale Youth Park.<\/p>\n
Bonus Spot<\/p>\n
The trees lining the perimeter of the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre grounds are a perfect spot to stop for some shady respite from the sun. They also offer a place to catch up on some reading. You’ll need to sit on the ground or bring a chair, but the space is quiet and rarely used.\u00a0Washroom: Yes, in the Cloverdale Rec. Centre across from Cloverdale Youth Park.<\/p>\n
Have a favourite spot to read a book outside in the summer that you’d like to share? If so, please send info and a pic to editor@cloverdalereporter.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With beautiful summer weather in full swing, the hot\u00a0days and warm evenings offer\u00a0a chance to get outside and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[353,49,48,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-25063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}