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Hays Paddock Playground

📍 Kew East, VIC

★4.8(83 Google reviews)💰FreeđŸ‘ļAll ages

Fully fenced all-abilities playground in Kew East with multi-level ramps, climbing walls, rope bridges, six swings including harness options, water play, large sandpit, percussion pipes, spinning carousel, outdoor gym, and BBQs.

✓ Fully fenced✓ Disability accessible✓ Harness swings✓ Water play✓ Shaded sandpit✓ Bird hide
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★★★★★Featured review by Mel Cullen

A big fenced in playground that has a spiral silde, big slide and two slides side by side. 2 normal swings,3 toddler swings and parent and baby swings. Sand pit with digger and bucket you can put sand in and lit up and down. Water play area with a pump and a lizard fountain. Rock climbing wall, spinning carousel, musical pipes, tunnel, coloured circles you can sit in,monkeys bars, two person bee rocker/springer. Wobble bridge, coloured abacus, two hammocks, speak and listen systems, a bunch of different shaped and coloured wheels to spin, 4 in a row, two telescopes. Lots of different platforms and climbing rope structures. Also a bunch of different animal to find around the playground a frog, turtle, crocodile, lizard, serpent, eel and butterfly. Big giant coloured poles, toadstool seats, and big reed structures. Gym equipment right outside the playground fence. Undercover tables with bench seats and other seats around, drinking tap tolites and rubbish bins

🏆 Family Action Verdict

One of Melbourne's most thoughtfully designed inclusive playgrounds, covering toddlers through older primary school kids in a single secure space. The harness swings and ramp access make it genuinely usable for children with physical disabilities, not just nominally accessible. Excellent shade coverage across the site.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Bring buckets and spades for the large shaded sandpit and water pump area
⏰Drinking water and rubbish bins are provided on-site
đŸŽŸī¸Toilet facilities are adjacent to the playground — queues form at peak weekend times
🚗The bird hide overlooking the wetlands is worth visiting with curious kids

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.8
★★★★★

83 Google reviews

Exceptional equipment variety and quality40%
Well shaded throughout30%
Genuine inclusive and accessible design20%
Toilet queues at peak times10%
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Mel Cullen

a year ago

★★★★★

“A big fenced in playground that has a spiral silde, big slide and two slides side by side. 2 normal swings,3 toddler swings and parent and baby swings. Sand pit with digger and bucket you can put sand in and lit up and down. Water play area with a pump and a lizard fountain. Rock climbing wall, spinning carousel, musical pipes, tunnel, coloured circles you can sit in,monkeys bars, two person bee rocker/springer. Wobble bridge, coloured abacus, two hammocks, speak and listen systems, a bunch of different shaped and coloured wheels to spin, 4 in a row, two telescopes. Lots of different platforms and climbing rope structures. Also a bunch of different animal to find around the playground a frog, turtle, crocodile, lizard, serpent, eel and butterfly. Big giant coloured poles, toadstool seats, and big reed structures. Gym equipment right outside the playground fence. Undercover tables with bench seats and other seats around, drinking tap tolites and rubbish bins”

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Glenda Collins

3 months ago

★★★★★

“Lots of shade and the kids loves the playground. It is great to see special swings for children with disabilities. Lovely place for fun with the kids. One suggestion would be to have more than 3 toilets next to the playground and there was one today which wouldn't open. So there were some queues.”

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Jonathan K.

a month ago

★★★★★

“High quality playground in Kew where the curators have put tremendous thought into building a fun and inclusive space. Very well shaded with lot of bush and parkland surrounding the playground and fun setup of climbing structures, swings, hammocks, sandpit, water pump and more.”

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Karen Davies

6 months ago

★★★★★

“Excellent, fenced playground that is very accessible (for both visible and invisible abilities). Public toilets right next door too. Some water features in the play area also for kids to play. Great place!”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Hays Paddock features multi-level ramps and walkways connecting slides, climbing walls, rope bridges, and tunnels within a fully fenced perimeter. Six swings include harness options for children with disabilities. A water play area with pumps and a tadpole feature sits beside a large shaded sandpit. The site also has percussion pipes, a spinning carousel, outdoor gym equipment, BBQs, and a bird hide overlooking the adjacent wetlands.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday00:00 –

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