HOT: Yarraville Gardens, Cnr Hyde St and Somerville Road, Yarraville

On sunny days Yarraville Gardens is the place to be for many inner west families.

Yarraville Gardens

The playground is a bit dated but still awesome, with lots of colourful play equipment for littlies right through to bigger kids.

Thereโ€™s a couple of slides, a swing set including liberty swing, billboard puzzles and musical instruments to play and lots of climbing equipment, from monkey bars to ropes to rock climbing walls.

The big kids particularly love the netted cone climbing frame which also spins around at great speed!

There are picnic tables and seating, public toilets and water taps too, all set among mature trees and wide expanses of grass.
yarraville gardens

On Friday nights and weekend day/nights there is a regular lineup of food trucks, so you can play and stay to eat a picnic on the lush lawn.

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HOT Tips:

  • suitable for toddlers;
  • suitable for older children;
  • accessible;
  • picnic tables and seating;
  • water taps;
  • toilets; and
  • weekend food trucks.

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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