Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden – Centennial Park

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Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden in Centennial Park – now THIS is serious nature play! The $4 million play space opened in late 2017 and feels almost endless, sprawling across 6,500sqm of Centennial Park. Check out our reel!

 

Note the use of the term ‘play space’ rather than ‘playground’ – this is key. Picture more of a secret garden of discovery than a traditional playground. Best for ages 2-8 years, this beautiful and wonderous site provides endless inspiration for imaginative play.

 

Get lost in this ambling garden complete with water play, a giant slide, a sandpit, balancing logs, leap rocks, a bamboo forest, hidden gardens and more! Paths interweave, disappear through tunnels and meander over mounds to create sites waiting to be discovered.

 

Open from 10.00 am – 5.00 pm daily, complete with a coffee van (which we didn’t see while there Jan 2022) and amenities block, this is definitely an interesting one to visit!

Centennial Park also has a few cafes and kiosks if you’d like lunch or a coffee, and of course bike-hire for those wanting to make a day of it.

 

Getting there

The entrance is off Grand Drive, opposite the York Rd gates entrance.

Overview

  • Age range: 2-8 years
  • Coffee close by: No
  • Shade sails: Yes
  • Waterpark: Yes
  • Bike/scooter track: No
  • Toilets: Yes
  • Fenced: Yes

 

 

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