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Lindfield Avenue Reserve – Novar Gardens

Find it at: Linfield Ave, Novar Gardens The playground at Lindfield Avenue Reserve is located in Novar Gardens, just North of Glenelg. It’s a huge park, with a wonderful playground for a range of ages and plenty of space for kicking balls, having a picnic or riding a bike. The play equipment is updated and has lots of challenging equipment for adventurous little kids, plus the standard swings and slippery dips for younger kids. Features:...

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Eastside Foreshore Playground, Port Augusta

Find it at: Young St, Port Augusta The Port Augusta Foreshore Playground is located on Young Street and is a great toddler playground. It overlooks the water, and there’s a great walking path going along the foreshore, which is perfect if you’ve got kids with bikes or scooters. You can skate or scooter right up to the great skate park better known as “The Wave” , opened in 2010. It has an open bowl, ramp and lots of...

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Glade Crescent Reserve Playground, Hallett Cove

Find it at: Glade Crescent, Hallett Cove This playspace is located just off Quailo Avenue at Glade Crescent Reserve, Hallett Cove is a wonderful space for varying ages. We visited on the weekend with our 2-year-old and she loved it! The park is divided into two sections, one for juniors and one for seniors so there’s something for all ages here. The junior side has 3 slides of different heights and widths. There’s a train to play in...

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Southbank Boulevard Reserve

Find it at: Southbank Blvd, Sheidow Park Southbank Boulevard Reserve, Sheidow Park is a wonderful park for kids parties and toddler fun. The surrounding streets are fairly quiet, and there is an amazing view from the playground over the ocean. Just beautiful! Features include: Seasaw, swing set, climbing equipment, multiple slides Fenced playground area (toddlers won’t be able to open the gates, but they are easily opened by older kids so...

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Susan Grace Benny Reserve

Find it at: Mott Terrace, Seacliff Park The Susan Grace Benny Reserve in Seacliff Park is a really nice little playground and it’s FULLY FENCED! Yay! The playground is on Mott Terrace in Seacliff Park and it’s worth checking out the great history of Susan Grace Benny as her story is really interesting (she married her cousin, had 5 children, worked in politics, argued for equality of divorce for women, fought for the allocation of...

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Edwardstown Oval soldiers memorial Playground

Find it at: Located on the corner of East Terrace and Wood Street, the Edwardstown Oval Playground is located in the South West corner of the oval complex. If your kids love nature play they’ll LOVE the Edwardstown Oval Soldiers Memorial Playground with something for kids of all ages! This wonderful, fully fenced new playground has a water play pump/feature, large sandpit with digger and swings including an enclosed baby swing & lie...

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Bridge Terrace Playground

Find it at: Bridge Terrace The Bridge Terrace Playground in Victor Harbor is close to the beach and skate park, along the foreshore to the left of the main jetty. It’s more of an adventure-style playground with equipment ideal for kids who love climbing so if you take younger children who are fearless then be prepared to climb up and get them down as some parts of the equipment are quite high! Some of the features include: climbing and...

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Soldiers Memorial Playground

Find it at: Victor Harbor, right near the jetty on the Esplanade The Soldiers Memorial Playground at Victor Harbor is located just around to the right of the jetty. It’s a smaller playground but has lots of great equipment for the kids to play on, and it’s just been updated. This is an ideal playground for toddlers. Some of the features are: fenced along the side closest to the road close to toilet facilities close to the beach...

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Adelaide Playgrounds for Older Kids

So we know that lots of families have kids ranging from toddler to teens so we’ve tried to find some great playgrounds we think your older kids will enjoy, while still offering some play space for younger children. For those of you with only older children, these playground spaces are still great and you just get the added bonus of sitting down instead of chasing a toddler around trying to put their hat on! Cowell Water Park Find it at:...

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Glenelg Foreshore Playground

Find it at: Mosley Square Glenelg The Glenelg Foreshore Playground is SO good and we have absolutely loved visiting (along with most of Adelaide!) over the past few years since it opened. With the recent seasonal addition of the Giant Wheel, from about October to April, it makes for a brilliant day out! It’s a great mixture of beach surrounds, fun for young and old kids, and the move towards ‘nature play’ areas. Highlights...

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Pick your Own Cherries at Plummers

As if cherries at Christmas time weren’t delicious enough as it is, imagine being able to go cherry picking at beautiful Plummers Border Valley Orchards at Forest Range. Plummers have owned the land at Forest Range for 120 years and owners Ian Plummer and son Gavin are 4th descendant growers. The property is 200 acres of apples and 10 acres of delicious cherries. Plummers have 3 cherry orchards along Plummers Rd, named after their family....

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Nature’s Playground at Adelaide Zoo

Find it at: Frome Road, Adelaide Nature’s Playground is a fantastic play space for kids of all ages, although the climbing equipment best suits kids 4 years and up (smaller kids have things to do and play with too, but be prepared to spend some time lifting them on, off and over things!) Please note, you do have to have an entry ticket or Zoo membership to access this playground. Located just inside the Zoo entrance and right next to the...

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Eagle Mountain Bike Park Crafers

Put the Eagle Mountain Bike Park on your list of things to do! Find it at: Mount Barker Rd, Leawood Gardens If you’ve got BMX bandits, MAMILS, Lycra Lovers or just regular bike riding fans in your family, you really should put Eagle Mountain Bike Park on your list of things to do next school holidays. Eagle Mountain Bike Park has 22 kms of designated bike trails to suit every type of bike rider, from kids and beginners to experienced...

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Adelaide Bike Safety Parks

As a kid I remember loving the times I went to the bike safety park. If you didn’t already know, Adelaide has a number of places that you can take your kids to learn about road rules, giving way, understanding road signs etc. Some of our favourites are: SA Police SAPOL Road safety centre Click the link above for our full review of the SAPOL Road Safety Centre at Thebarton Police Barracks just near the Bonython Park kiosk and playground...

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Adelaide Aerial Adventure Playground opening soon!

Adelaide is set to get ourselves an Australian first Aerial adventure playground with a huge 120 sky-high challenges on the structure over 25metres in the air! To be located in the Adelaide Shores precinct (between the Resort & Caravan Park on Military Road) at West Beach, the aerial playground will feature scramble nets, rope bridges, beams, vine swings, zip wires, log steps, aerial surfboards and a luge. Don’t be fooled into...

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Kingston Park Coastal Reserve

Find it at: Burnham Reserve, Kingston Park The Kingston Park Coastal Reserve is such a beautiful location. With the Brighton Beachfront Holiday Park and Seacliff Surf Club on one side and the Marino Coastal Trail walking trail on the other, the surrounds are just beautiful. Kids will love exploring all around the park, and although the playground equipment itself is relatively small, there are tennis courts and plenty of large play spaces to...

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Carrick Hill Story Book Trail

Find it at: Carrick Hill Drive, Springfield If you haven’t taken the kids for a wander around the stunning grounds of Carrick Hill DEFINITELY put it on your to do list! Located in Springfield, about a 10 minute drive from the city, Carrick Hill is Australia’s most intact twentieth-century heritage house museum and garden. It’s approximately 40 hectares of land which includes approximately 26 hectares of native bushland. It is...

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Princess Elizabeth Playground

Find it at: South Terrace, Adelaide The Princess Elizabeth Playground is fantastic for all ages, from toddlers up to adults.  Located on South Terrace opposite Willcox St in the city, it is definitely a big favourite with us (and most of Adelaide judging by numbers!). It is one of many well-equipped kids playgrounds in this area and reopened in late 2014 after a complete upgrade. There is so much to do, and the park is a huge hit with kids...

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Kid Friendly Bike Tracks, Trails, Paths and places to ride your bike in Adelaide

Bike tracks, trails and parks for kids and families in Adelaide Its WHEELY Fun to Get outdoors and active with these child-friendly bike tracks ideal for all ages!If your children are confident riders and enjoy a bit of adventure then you must check out our list of the best bike trails around Adelaide. There are also plenty of great family rides that are less “off road” for those of you with kids who range in ability levels –...

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Souter Park Goodwood

Find it at: Corner of Albert and Hardy Streets, Goodwood Souter Park Goodwood is a lovely little playground and park area on the corner of Albert and Hardy Streets in Goodwood. The fully enclosed playground equipment is ideal for younger families from crawlers to 5years, while the wide open play areas just outside the fenced area is great for any age to run and play. Inside the fenced area is a ‘littlies’ playground with slide,...

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Twelftree Reserve College Park Playground

Find it at: Corner Richmond & Torrens Streets, Richmond St, College Park Twelftree Reserve is a gorgeous College Park Playground and perfect to take the younger kids to burn up some energy or explore in the outdoors, and would make a perfect place to have a kids birthday party. There are two slightly separated, bark chipped playgrounds – about 15m from each other. The first caters for walking to 3 year olds, while the second caters...

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Woodside Playground

Find it at: Main St, Woodside If you’re looking for a nice playground for school aged kids in the Adelaide Hills, with full facilities then this might be it! Woodside Playground is located right on the Main Street next to the Woodside Oval and sports complex. It has all the usual playground equipment – slides, a small ‘flying fox’, climbing frames and swings all within a fully fenced play area. In addition, it’s...

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Balhannah Playground

Find it at: Onkaparinga Valley Road, Balhannah Balhannah Playground is located on Onkaparinga Valley Road, just outside of the main town. Look left as you go past the shops and you can’t miss it. Situated perfectly between the Balhannah Oval, Tennis Courts and BMX track, it’s the kind of spot you can bring the whole family to no matter what the ages. If you’re after a birthday party location a bit different to the standard...

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A. L. Vincent Playground Bridgewater

Find it at: Corner of Osterley and Oak Avenues, Bridgewater AL Vincent Playground in Vincent Reserve, Bridgewater is one of those hidden local gems that most people would never know about unless you lived nearby, but it’s a superb spot with a reasonable range of play equipment for toddlers to older kids. It’s well shaded by big gum trees for plenty of shelter on sunny days, fully fenced and bark chipped around all equipment for...

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Whimsical Stick People

I absolutely ADORE this Stick People Community  craft idea from Danya Banya. Who wouldn’t want a community of Stick People at their house? We have created many stick people (and toilet paper people!) in the past few years, and, as the girls get older, it’s fun seeing and hearing what imaginative adventures the kids create for their Stick People to get involved in. We have Stick People in the fairy garden, Stick People...

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Dora Gild Playground Clarence Park

Find it at: Churchill Ave, Clarence Park Dora Gild Playground is a great little play space hidden at the end of Churchill Ave in Clarence Park. We have been there a few times and really enjoy it – with plenty of options to keep a range of aged kids busy for a while. It is great for those with older and younger kids as there are separate areas suitable for either the toddler age or 5-9 year olds, but they are close enough that parents can...

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Princess Margaret Playground

Find it at: Corner Canterbury Terrace and Byron Road, Black Forest Princess Margaret Playground, Black Forest, is fully fenced, has lots of grassed area to plonk your picnic rug on and offers bbq facilities too. Awesome for families with kids from 0-5years, especially those with young toddlers and an older child as there is something for a range of ages (up to about 9years) plus plenty of space for a soccer game etc. The smaller kids will love...

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Belair National Park

Find it at: Upper Sturt Road, Belair Belair National Park is a set within beautiful natural bushland and features loads of picnic areas, tennis courts and an range of walking trails. It is an ideal place to get your kids outdoors and active. The park is home to some of the Adelaide Hills significant heritage attractions, including Old Government House and the State Flora Nursery. Situated in the Mount Lofty Ranges, it remains one of the few...

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Humbug Scrub Sanctuary

Find it at: Humbug Scrub Road One Tree Hill Humbug Scrub Sanctuary is located about 50km north-east of Adelaide and is a huge wildlife sanctuary full of animals and wildflowers for kids to explore. It was established in 1905 and is situated in a natural bush setting. The Sanctuary is committed to the preservation of our native flora and fauna and there’s plenty of native wildlife roaming freely in the park. You’ll have the chance to...

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Marino-Hallet Cove Coastal Walking Trail

This walking trail will take you all the way from Marino Rocks through to Hallet Cove, a total of 7.2 kms. The views are incredible and you can stop and head down the stairs to the beach to explore the small sea creatures and ancient rock faces when you need a break. The trail is open to the elements and there are beautiful, sweeping views so you will need to stop now and then to have a look around. This trail has many winding stairs and is...

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