Took the boys to TreeClimb Adelaide over the holidays, it’s up in the Park Lands, we’d driven past it loads of times and finally got around to booking it. There’s three locations now actually, we only found out after booking, one out at Kuitpo Forest and a newer one at Salisbury that opened sometime last […]
Best Places to Go With Kids in Adelaide
Adelaide doesn’t get the hype Sydney or Melbourne does when people talk family travel, and honestly that works in its favour. Nothing’s far. The city’s basically wrapped in parkland, the beach is a tram ride away, and you can be feeding an alpaca or standing on top of a mountain within an hour of leaving […]
Alpaca Farm Near Adelaide: Ambersun Alpacas Guide
If you’ve already ticked off the usual Adelaide city walk and you’re wondering what’s left to do on a day trip, here’s one that keeps coming up in conversations with locals and visitors alike: driving out to Mount Compass to spend an hour surrounded by more than a thousand alpacas. The farm is called Ambersun […]
Caldermeade Farm Review: Is the Free Petting Zoo Worth the Drive?
We must have driven past the Caldermeade Farm & Cafe sign a dozen times on the way to Phillip Island and never stopped. It’s right there on the South Gippsland Highway, about an hour out of Melbourne, and every time we said “next time.” This time we actually pulled in, and honestly, we should’ve done […]
Stuart Park Playground, Wollongong
On the way back from Berrima, we decided to make a quick stop in Wollongong. A friend had found this playground on Google Maps — Stuart Park in North Wollongong, rated 4.5 — and figured it’d be a nice leg-stretch before the rest of the drive home. We had no idea what we were actually […]
Markham Reserve Playground
If you’re after a fully fenced, all-ages playground just around the corner from Chadstone Shopping Centre, Markham Reserve Playground in Ashburton is one of the best in Melbourne’s east. It’s big enough to fill a whole afternoon, varied enough for toddlers through to tweens, and close enough to a train station that you don’t need […]
The Hills District All Abilities Playground
We at last arrived to the well-known “Little Bee Park” (The Hills District All Abilities Playground) this week — a place I’d wanted to visit for a long time. As soon as my child turned one, I can still remember how difficult it was to locate a decent playground. It felt like opening a mystery […]
Thornleigh Brickpit Playground
We took the kids out to the Thornleigh Brickpit Playground this afternoon. Honestly, you can see everyone is thrilled. It was crowded upon our arrival — and there isn’t much shade yet, so I expect it to get hot and sticky during summer — but how about everything else? Very good. This aquatic play area […]
North Road Foreshore Reserve Playground
Melbourne’s weather has been perfect lately—pleasantly warm as in summer, yet accompanied by the mild autumn sun that doesn’t burn. Perfect beach days. If you have children, it really is the perfect moment to go directly to the seaside. The playground at the very end of North Road? That’s North Road Reserve Playground. Honestly, I […]
Domain Creek Playground
Today’s featured playground is located inside Parramatta Park. It has a sandpit (with sand diggers), water pump, slides, swings, a flying fox and more—perfect for kids of all ages. Domain Creek Playground (a bit further inside the park) Domain Creek Playground reviews Parramatta Park has two playgrounds we really like. The one on the western […]