The best Parks and playgrounds in Melbourne's West and Inner West including, Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Brimbank and Wyndham. Yarraville Gardens, Werribee Water Park, Dinosaur Park, Rocket Ship Park. Yarraville Parks, Williamstown Parks, Werribee Parks, Pirate Ship Parks and more
Your kids are going to love Mimi the dinosaur at McNish Park in Yarraville - climb inside to clamber around in her tum and slide down her tail, there's even an in-built megaphone so you can 'ROAR' like a dinosaur or if it's all a bit too scary - hide inside the big dinosaur 'cubby' eggs. There's plenty of shade, toilets and a new undercover bbq area too! Fantastic for the toddlers and little ones.
Read MoreMamma loves this little playground (that used to be known as Skinny Park) on Bellair Street, wedged tightly between the road and the railway and the use of space is excellent - proving you don't need heaps of room for play - just clever design!
Read MoreThis fantastic park is a wonderful new design - Mamma hasn’t seen a playground like this before!
Read MoreAnother recently upgraded Brimbank playground and this one has a lot of fun to enjoy.
Read MoreThis is a lovely little village park with plenty of shade and a super local relaxed feel. The play equipment mostly caters for lots and lots of toddler fun. Harris Reserve in the popular inner West suburb of Seddon is always busy with friendly locals - there is lots of grassy spots to bring a ball for a kick, or a picnic rug for a little bit of lunch under the shade. And it’s mostly fenced in too, so balls won’t roll onto the street with any luck - fantastic!
Read MoreHuge new playground in the new Mambourin - next to Werribee - with huge towers, water play, basketball, flying foxes and more!
Read MoreBeaton reserve Park in Yarraville is great! Bring your bikes, trikes, scooters, skates, skateboards, basketball, frisby and table tennis paddles and ball to this gem of a park. With plenty of space to move your kids (and you!) are bound to leave this place happily exhausted.
Read MoreA lovely little playground, with two play areas, a basketball half court, bike track, exercise equipment, grassy spaces, BBQs and picnic tables!
Read MoreThis really is a playground that has it all. It’s gorgeous, spacious and has loads of great equipment including a castle with slide, enormous sandpit, swings, climbing cube, spinning carousel, BBQ’s and undercover picnic tables. All surrounded by towering gum trees.
Read MoreNinja Warrior look out! This training ground has all the obstacles needed to train up the little and not-so-little ninja superstars!
Read MoreA bright climbing tower with speedy, twisty slides spiralling out stands as the main feature, but that’s only where the fun begins! Monkey bars, spinning nets, rope climbing pyramid, flying foxes, sandpit, in-floor trampolines, slides and swings are also great fun - all spread out nicely with plenty of natural features like rocks and trees webbed between play areas.
Read MoreThe play equipment in this playground is nicely spaced out, captivating toddlers to teens. There’s plenty of fun things to do: swing, slide and climb away the day!
Read MoreThe eagerly anticipated nature playground has finally landed ‘On Country’, here at Pipemakers Park, and Mamma and the kiddies couldn’t be happier!
Read MoreThis is a well loved playground that remains one of the most popular in the area. There is a giant wooden structure with lots of slides and ladders and stairs for the little ones to imagine themselves in a real life game of snakes and ladders. There are also swings, seesaws, and a host of town-like buildings - little wooden stalls spaced out to entice children to play around between them.
Read MoreSwings, slides, giant climbing pyramid, rocking boat, nest swing, basketball court, tables, shelter, barbecues, great shady trees, and grassy spaces. What more could you ask for in a playground? How about a neighbouring grassland reserve (Matthews Hill Reserve) with walks and bush camping vibes, and an off-leash dog area?
Read MoreThis enclosed wooden playground is wonderful at boosting little kids climbing confidence and is a great one to foster untamed imaginations during play. Whether the kids balance on beams, bounce on bridges, or simply swing and slide, they’re sure to have a ROARsome time here!
Read MoreWhat a fantastic community playground and park space Armstrong Reserve in Newport is. The playground equipment at this park is just fantastic - with an ocean theme to go with the huge pirate ship climbing frame. Your minis will be shouting ‘ahoy me hearties’ from the crow’s nest in no time! Featuring a wooden octopus centre piece, lots of swings, and more.
Read MoreThe little truck and tractor lovers in your family will have a WHEELIE good time at this playground!
Steering wheels! Tractor tyres! Slides! Swings! Tunnels! Rock climbing! See-saw! Mamma LOVES it here!
A little slice of playground heaven, this one is well worth the trip! There is a full size soccer field, and plenty of other grassy spots to kick a ball, as well as 2 tennis courts, a basketball half court, skate park and climbing wall!
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