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.

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*

Do you feel like sliding down an old, hot slippery slide into a tree?? No? Me neither!! lol Apart…read morefrom this playground only consisting of a slide, a set of swings and a couple of bouncy things (yes, I use technical language hehe), it's obviously in need of some gardening maintenance. Take your children elsewhere, unless you want to lose them in the tree. ;-) *Dogs allowed*

This isn't a toddler playground but for the younger Primary School aged children, this would be a…read morefun place to be for a while. As you can see from the photos, once you're up on the playground, there's nothing to do except come straight back down again but there's a few climbing activities all over the playground. There is a working drinking fountain but no shade apart from what's built into the playground already. Seeing as this is part of the Oval grounds, there would be toilets somewhere, but they're not close to the playground from what I could tell. *Dogs allowed* *Drinking fountain*

Consider this review a rather skinny three stars lol. With a name like Coral Sea Reserve, it's hard…read morenot to think of something beautiful, serene, tranquil and inviting. I think they need to consider a name change for this playground!!! It has a shaded seating area and a drinking fountain. Let's consider these to be some of the fat on the three stars. I couldn't get a photo if the swings because there were children playing on them. I guess that says something, right? The play equipment itself isn't anything to get too excited over. There's a slide (metal) and a bridge as well as some climbing-over thingys, some bouncy things and swings. Despite my needs, there's no way I could give this playground two stars when there were children laughing and having fun as well as some shade and drinking fountain. There's lots of space here but it's not fenced. With roads either side of it, kicking a ball could be a little dangerous if it's likely to be kicked onto the road. *Dogs allowed* *Drinking fountain* *Sheltered/shaded seating*

Part of the bike track and not too obscure, although it is a little unusual, the John Keeley…read morereserve has a range of fitness machines dotted along the track so that you can have fun with the kids in the playground, or come here by yourself to tone up those muscles or even warm up or down after the ride that got you here. You can even do both! Let the kids play in the playground while you get fit in your own adult playground. There is a public toilet close to hand and the gentle grassy walkways around the park area, so it's not all about hard work, but you can stretch and bend into shape with these fine old school gym machines... not many moving parts involved. In fact you are the major moving part in this equipment.

A beautifully kept oval that is a perfect place to dog walk, exercise or stroll. In summer when the…read morebeach is busy and the lead restrictions strict, it's very handy to have another local place for dogs to roam. Home to the Henley Old Scholars football club (I presume it still is as I haven't followed the footy for a while), the oval is also used for cricket, athletics and school sports days. I have also seen a regular group practising yoga under the massive shady trees. There is a playground and a skate park as well as ample parking, beautiful trees and three dispensers for doggy poo bags! A memorial to David Hookes is positioned next to the cricket practice nets and it's a very picturesque oval. But shhhh, don't tell anyone; it's tucked away for locals!

I don't want to give this three stars but my own criteria is holding a gun against my head telling…read moreme that it HAS to be three stars and not two stars. Quite frankly, this looks like a playground designed for toddlers and slightly older children. The problem I have with this playground is that not all toddlers are confident enough to climb ladders or chains or curved ladders to get onto the equipment. Then, once they're up there, there's nothing for them to do except come down the slide or try to navigate their way back down a curved ladder or chains. It just doesn't seem to encourage, engage or excite play. Some children would have more fun being on the swings for 15 mins than on the other play equipment. This is a fully fenced playground. *No dogs in fenced playground* *Drinking fountain outside fenced area*

I was quite surprised with this playground. Often the typical sleepy suburban playgrounds tend to…read moremake everyone a bit sleepy when looking at them, but not this one. Don't get me wrong, it's no amusement park, but it IS a nice place to play with friends after school, especially for the Primary School aged children. Part of the playground can be used by toddlers, but the majority of the equipment is for older children eg monkey bars, swinging rings (yes, that is an Amanda Technical Term hehe) and flying fox. If only there were a bench seat or a drinking fountain!!! *Dogs allowed*

Wow has this playground changed over the years. I gre up a couple of blocks from here and this…read moreplayground's back fence bordered with the side of the primary school oval I went to. We used to come here often and then all go our separate ways after a play. Or in holidays we could meet up with heaps of the local kids there sometimes. Mind you the play equipment itself was old school back then. Now it's a much newer one has been installed. The best thing about this park as a kid was the massive pine tree at the back of the park. We could climb it so high. And we would collect the pinecones from the ground and use them in craft making.

This really is a massive space right in the middle of suburbia. There's the most luscious green…read moreoval with a perfectly maintained cricket pitch in the centre at present. There's no fencing around the outside but it's not too busy in the surrounding streets, especially over where the 2, yes 2, playgrounds are! Which is the opposite side to where the clubrooms are, over the rear side of the oval. There are two separate playgrounds but close by to each other. One of them even has a BBQ right nearby. Plenty of seating, tables and chairs, sheltered area's as well as shade from tree's, all around this reserve. Plus there are some tennis courts over near the toilets. Plenty of parking in the streets surrounding it but the if you want ot do a BBQ and be near the playgrounds I would recommend parking at the dead end of Birdwood Avenue. Really easy and closeby. Not too far to walk to the toilets. Great place to spend an entire day out! Bring some extra things to play with on the grassed area's and maybe some tennis stuff and you could spend ages here. Kids could easily be kept occupied for hours at this one.