HOT: Rye’s Up Community Playground, Rye

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

If you’re visiting to the Mornington Peninsula don’t miss one of our favourite beach playgrounds on Rye’s foreshore east of Rye Pier. Rye’s Up Community Playground is a wooden adventure playground built by locals in 2012 and is great fun especially when the water’s too cold for swimming.

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

The fully fenced playground sits next to Rye Beach and thus has a seaside theme. The playground is in the shape of a boat’s hull and numerous wooden forts making up the ship’s deck have signs such as ‘Bait Shack’, wooden marine animals attached to the walls and lots of portholes where kids can pretend to be mermaids or divers.

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula


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Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

Separate to the main ship is a smaller lighthouse, monkey bars and numerous swings including a birds nest swing.

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

 Rye's Up Community Playground, 2387A Point Nepean Rd, Rye, Mornington Peninsula

The playground isn’t shaded except by the equipment itself. Toilets and water taps are nearby and the site has unsheltered picnic areas and sheltered barbecue facilities. Parking is close by and fees are payable.

HOT Tips:

  • suitable for toddlers;
  • suitable for older kids;
  • picnic tables and barbecues;
  • public toilets nearby;
  • Fully fenced; and
  • paid parking; and
  • The playground is located opposite the main shopping strip on the Rye foreshore.

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About Joyce Watts

Joyce Watts is a former intellectual property, IT and media lawyer turned serial entrepreneur.

As well as being the founder of TOT: HOT OR NOT she helps businesses with their SEO, email marketing & social media as BrightSmart.com.au; she owns an online bike store CycleStyle.com.au and develops and produces creative experiences for families via WheelieGoodFun.com. She used to publish another popular lifestyle and food blog called MEL: HOT OR NOT The decisive guide to Melbourne.

She lives in inner-city Melbourne with her husband, two children and seven bikes.

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