It is actaully surrounded by Allchurch Avenue, Talbot Avenue and Park Terrace. Five stars is a BIG…read morecall but this playground is Reserve is better than most free outdoor area's and is about the best of its kind until you get to the much bigger Parks like Jubilee Park or St Kilda. Best of all and what it makes it 5 star worthy, it really does have all the age groups covered. Plus it's a place you can organise a whole day out becuase it has toilets! And GREAT toilets. So good I have done a separate review just on the toilet as it is so worthy!!!! You have to go read about the toilet http://www.yelp.com.au/biz/public-toilet-north-plympton There is a large open grassed area. There is a sign that says no hard ball play on the area though so cricket is out but with tennis balls it would be okay. They also have a basketball area and tennis court. On top of that there isa fantastic playground with heaps of different area's and activites as well as a Liberty Swing. It is a fully fenced swing made with wheelchair access. It's the most fantastic thing I have ever seen at a playground. It's so good to see children with disabilities being included with a special swing even they can use as well as disabled toilet facilities. They have BBQ's, plenty of seating in the shade of the trees and some more seating under a shelter in the centre of the park. Drinking fountains work! Rubbish bins on site as well. Only minor confusion about this park is that there is a doggy bag dispenser in it, I have seen heaps of people walking through here with dogs and there is a sign at the park itself that says dogs not allowed within 2 metres of playground. Yet when I look up the Council's website it says dogs are prohibited on this Reserve. Then why contradict yourselves with doggy bags and signs??????

This playground has a lot to offer a LOT of people. The actual play equipment is a little dated and…read moreit's not the most extensive range you can find but the Reserve, as a whole offers a great day out. There's tennis courts, a basket ball hoop, a drinking fountain, shelter for spectators at the tennis courts, sheltered table closer to the playground, BBQs, toilets and a mechanical swing for those children in wheel chairs. Not to mention the large lawn area where you could spread out a picnic rug or set up a friendly game of footy. This is certainly an area where you could spend many hours with friends and family but make sure you pack other things for the children to play with....I'm not sure if the playground would amuse them for the whole time. *Dogs allowed (not in playground area) *Drinking fountain* *Shelter* *BBQ's* *Tennis Courts* *Basketball Hoop* *Toilets*

I really wanted to give this fantastic space a five star rating because there is so much of it that…read moreis so right. There are tennis courts, adult fitness equipment, a fantastic playground for a wide range of ages, sheltered table/chair area AND BBQ! Unfortunately for you (but yay for the park and the people) there were people using the BBQ and table/chair area so I didn't get a photo of that but it's just in front of the playground, you might be able to see it in the background of some of those photos. I tried to see if there was a drinking fountain. I'm sure there would be one near the BBQ but I couldn't see it and didn't want to intrude to find out. This place had a really nice 'feel' to it too. Perhaps it was the people laughing at their uncoordinated tennis swings, or maybe it was the sight of a group of friends (rather than a family) gathered around the BBQ but I really liked this place. There's plenty of room to kick a ball if you want to work off the copious amounts of sausage-in-breads that you ate ;-) *Dogs allowed* *BBQ* *Sheltered table/chair* *Tennis courts*

Every now and then I find a quiet suburban playground and hit 'kid' mode. I wish I had a playground…read morelike this in my neighbourhood. It may be a little old, but it's fun, engaging and challenging for some (you could probably add me to that list lol). When I was there, there were a couple of 13-14 year olds on the playground. They had ridden there scooters here and were obviously just looking for somewhere to chill out and have some fun. I can't say they would have been using all the equipment as it would be intended, but they put their spin on the equipment's uses. There is a sheltered table/chair area with a BBQ but it is a bit of a walk to the playground. You couldn't supervise little kids here and cook at the same time. The playground is fully fenced which is always nice to see. The City of Holdfast Bay don't have the tennis courts listed as public use courts. Perhaps that is because they are also used by the tennis club. When the club isn't using them, they are there for all of us. There's not a great deal of shade over the playground. Trees dotted throughout the park do provide some shade in some areas but apart from that the most shade is at the BBQ area. I couldn't see a drinking fountain but there should be a tap near the BBQ. I could be wrong....it happens occasionally ;-) *Dogs allowed* *BBQ* *Sheltered table/chair* *Fully fenced playground* *Tennis courts*

The tennis courts are the saving grace of this park, because it is uuuuugly…read more Call me shallow, but where's the green? Well, of course there's plenty, BUT, even the green isn't especially... pretty. And no kid wants to play in the dirt or the mud. No, wait, I've lied. Allow me to rephrase. No kid's parent wants their kid playing in the dirt or the mud. I didn't use the tennis courts, but know that I COULD made me feel as fuzzy inside as the outside of the tennis ball I didn't have. Although, t'be fair about the whole mud thing: the kids'll probably be on the playground. In fact, all of them were. You know why? Because there's mud and dirt everywhere else.

Move along! Move along! Nothing to see here!…read more I'd like to think that any sort of playground is important for a community. It's a place where children can be social. It's a place where they can develop physical skills at their own pace. It's a way to bring them out of the house to a friendly, safe environment but surely they can be more engaging than this?? This playground was desperately close to being a one star review if it weren't for the tennis courts. They don't belong to the City Council but to the Somerton Park Tennis Club. I figured at least this playground is relatively new and in great condition. There is also a little shade built into the playground. *Dogs allowed* *No drinking fountain* *Some shade from trees*

I'm not as charitable as Amanda. I stopped here after a long, long time in the car. I had been…read morelooking for a place where I could walk my long suffering puppy (who is always so good in the car, even on nine and ten hour drives). So I stumbled upon this place, and really, after the experience, I 'nothing' this place. For a walk with the dog, yeah, it's basic and functional. But there's no nice scenery, didn't appear to be that much shade, and really, it wasn't a place where I'd feel like relaxing if I hadn't just driven eight hundred kilometres and was pretty much ready to stop just about anywhere so I could have a breather before I tried to find my hotel. If you're looking for somewhere nice to walk your dog, try elsewhere.

This playground has some of the newer equipment you will find in the City of West Torrens and has…read moresome interesting challenges for those children under Primary School age. I'm sure older children would enjoy the equipment also, there just wouldn't be that sense of challenge, especially with the climbing equipment. Tennis courts are directly beside the playground. One section of the playground should get some decent shade in between the trees and shade structure incorporated into the equipment itself. The climbing frames are in direct sunlight. Seeing as this playground is part of a 'bigger picture', that being Camden Oval, I'm sure there would be toilets and drinking fountains/taps somewhere near by but I couldn't see them and I didn't go looking. They might only be available to the public when there are other sporting activities happening at the oval. *Dogs allowed*