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
Beaton 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 MoreHere we go Werribee!! This is a rocking playground!
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 MoreA 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!
Read MoreMamma just loves a playground with a scooter run! The track has steep enough spots to satisfy older kids on bikes but is safe enough for little ones on scooters.
Read MoreYou’ll be in another world when you launch into Galaxyland Playspace! This amazing playground boasts lots of vast play areas for all age groups
Read MoreWyndham Park is an amazing playground. This is more than a park! It’s a precinct of FUN!
Read MoreLocals will be loving how great this park is and it is sure to become THE favourite of the area
Read More2 flying foxes! Including the new universally accessible flying fox.
Read MoreMamma loves a good little park upgrade. This one has had some great equipment added to keep everyone happy and entertained! It is positively teeming with families too so you’ll be sure to find a friend or two.
There is a new expressions swing (the kind of swing you can put a baby in and there is a swing for you to sit on and swing too!) these are great! You’ll also find a little ambulance, a fantastic new climbing spinning web, slides, turrets, lots of nature based stepping stones, lady bug rockers and lots of fab little new pieces to play on.The large lizard is a great draw card, there is also a fantastic nest swing - seriously big enough and strong enough for us grown ups to have a go!
The playground is located next to a sports oval so take a footy or soccer ball along too!
Mamma’s special mention: You can pop along to second ave grocer to pick up some fresh veg and groceries too! It is not far away.
the nitty gritty
Corner or Marion St and third Avenue
Altona North
lots of spots to park around the reserve, lots of spots to sit, some shade from established trees, no toilets
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