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I was once in there with my girlfriend - both on out bikes - late on a Sunday, it was still light and (as far we could see) there was not one other single soul in the whole park, we trundled along on one of the small out of the way paths to right of the broadwalk (if you are looking North).
Out of the distance a police car with it's lights flashing (but no siren) came hurtling (must have been doing 40-50mph) over the large open areas, across the greens, cutting over the broadwalk at 90° - screaming along to come to a halt 30ft in front of us.
We were basically treated like shit, we were threatened with a combined fine of £600 plus court costs, spoken to like we had just raped the queen's actual arse and made to walk our bikes out of the park whilst followed by the police are crawling along behind us.