Watch out kids there is a new playground in town.... and you can probably have my boyfriends mother…read moreto thank for the development. No kidding. Amazing what a little bit of persistent nagging to the council can do! Anyway! This park is located on Jaffrey and George Street and has all your standard new playground type equipment going on. This park is probably more big kid friendly however is still fine as long as you keep an eye on the littlest of youngsters. My favourite thing about this park is the shade provided over the playground, which is perfect for when you have forgotten your child's hat at home. The playground is also sectioned off, and the large green parkland around the playground is fenced off for when walking the dog. Overall a very decent and brand new playground/park. Approved by both dogs and children.

Wow! What a wonderful place for children to play or to have birthday parties. This playground…read morereally is well equipped to handle a variety of age groups and skill levels. It's fenced all the way around, has toilets (that get locked at night), a drink fountain, a beautifully shaded table area and a variety of play equipment....even one of the good old 'round-a-bouts' is still there! All of the play equipment has rubber ground and there's even a lawn area for those who would like to flick out a picnic rug. Perhaps the only downfall (and not a huge one at that) is that it butts right up against the train line so every now and then you have to yell for about 15 seconds. There's no shade cloth over the play equipment but most of the tables are in the shade and there's naturally a lot of trees in the area so it could just be in the middle of the day that it gets direct light. The whole area is wheel chair accessible, even the toilets. The lawn area could be a little hard for wheels though, it tends to get a bit dippy and bumpy. *No dogs allowed*

Now THIS is a place brimming with charm…read more My favourite part is the faded welcome sign. It feels like the secret garden, only it's not a secret! Which might dampen the appeal, somewhat. But there's a reason it's called a 'playground' and not a 'park'. There's a great variety of play equipment. It's very, very difficult to get bored with the play equipment here. And if you manage it, challenge achieved! Then you can go straight back onto being interested again. Because of the focus on play equipment, it may seem there's a lot less to do for parents and other attendees. Perhaps this is true. Unless you're a badass like me, who likes to ruin the fun all the kids are having by having more fun yourself. And the toilets are okay too, I guess.

I don't think I can condemn a playground that had three early teenage girls chilling out on it and…read morewhen they left another couple of younger children ran over to use it. I would have thought this playground would be suited to younger children but how can you argue with what actually happens. Even though the girls were mostly talking and swinging, they were still enjoying themselves. There is shade cloth covering the playground which I love and I don't think City Council areas are doing enough of this. Well worth a look if you have children who need to let off some steam and you're not too far away. *Dogs allowed* *Shaded playground*

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.

This is a great little playground. It's geared towards toddler fun more than anything but with all…read morethe room around it, older children would be happy to kick a ball if they were bored, I'm sure....either that or they could spin around in the egg cup until they were sick?!?! ;-) I'm fast becoming a fan of any playground that has a sheltered table/chair area. Today, with all the rain, they have become a nice reprieve. There's not much here more than a smallish playground and covered table/chair. No drinking fountain. No toilets. This was clearly never designed to be a 'destination playground'. In saying that however, this is a beautiful addition to any community area. *Dogs allowed* *No drinking fountain* *Sheltered table/chair*

You know what? For a playground in amongst rose bushes and neatly trimmed lawn, this isn't too bad…read more I wouldn't say it's a great place for toddlers to 'hang out', this playground is essentially best suited for early Primary School aged children who could use the equipment to its full potential. There's NO shade and there's no drinking fountain, neither of which Burnside Council seem too eager to put in to their playgrounds. Low and behold, there's also no tennis courts which is almost unheard of! I know I'm being sarcastic, but I would hazard a guess to say that about 85% of the Burnside playgrounds have tennis courts. La-de-da!

Fergusson Square is pretty great for a bunch of reasons, not least of all its ressemblance to the…read moreset of desperate housewives. Its perfectly tended and manicured symmetry, paired with the fact that it is often empty adds a slight suburban freakiness to the perfection. The square is set in the well to do suburb of Toorak Gardens, an inner eastern suburb of Adelaide, located 2 km east of the Adelaide city centre There is some lovely and well cared for childrens play equipment and walkways leading to the centre shaded by dense vines growing over a wooden structure. Some friends of mine got married in the square a couple of years ago, which is what I remembered today when I passed through the space. Despite being smack bang in the middle of private residences, the heart of suburbia, the setting was idyllic on the day and suited their purposes flawlessly. As teens they had spent time there after school, hanging around and being cheeky. A great location for a picnic if you're a local and can't be bothered truckin it (or facing the crowds) in the much larger nearby Tusmore park. Great for kids too.

I am definitely a fan of this playground but something held me back from giving it five stars…read more Perhaps it was the dated equipment, perhaps it was the lack of equipment designed for the much older children, perhaps it's the lack of shade over the playground, or perhaps it was the long distance to the toilets, I'm not sure but let me tell you what's great about this place. This playground is fully fenced and the entire space has a rubber flooring. There is a drinking fountain, tap, table/chair and BBQ all within close proximity to the playground. Unfortunately there isn't any shelter/shade over the table but with the massive gum trees in the park, there is some shade depending on the time you visit. This is a great place to come but for me, it slightly falls short of my 'destination' playground status. Maybe I'm having a bad day lol. There's PLENTY of space to kick a ball or throw a frisbee outside of the fenced playground area. *Dogs allowed* *Drinking fountain and tap* *Table/chair area (not sheltered)* *BBQ* *Toilets (walking distance)*

Finally! A park with toilets. I think I'd give a park three stars simply for having a toilet, and…read moreeverything else on top of that is a bonus. My kind of park is one that has a great moat of green protecting a toilet right in the middle. Nothing else actually matter. And a drinking fountain too? Benissimo! There's a wide area and plenty of space to play with balls. There's your usual playground. There's a barbecue. And that's about it. But there's nothing more you need. Of course, there could, perhaps, be a little more shade. We're in Australia, after all, not Siberia. But, regardless, this is a nice park. If it's your local park, it's worth being proud of.

This is a cute little playground but it's obviously been built more to entertain the very young…read morechildren who are attending the other functions at Fullarton Park rather than exciting the masses of children within the community. For one, it's hard to find but if you head along Fisher Street, it's nestled in at the back of the buildings. Secondly, there's not a lot of equipment. It does have an entirely rubber floor under the play equipment which is always nice. Although I didn't see any signs, I can't imagine dogs would be allowed in the fenced playground but there's plenty of room for them to run around on the lawn area beside the playground. There are public toilets.

Cute little playground. All I can hear is birds .. and traffic from Fullarton Rd which is fine as…read morewe're nestled amongst the trees