Bowen Park — Attraction in Brisbane City

A surprisingly beautiful park (because it's old) with a giant bandstand for dwelling and pondering, and public toilets with yesteryear charm. Best to find a spot that faces away from Bowen Bridge Road, as the hospital/busway are a truly grotesque eyesore, and the car noise (and fumes, presumably) are inescapable. Also, cyclists will fly through here on their way to the city, so best to look twice unless you want some lycra-clad man's meat and two-veg landing on your face. This park was set aside in the mid-19th century for botanic purposes and, given the questionable transformations to its Bowen Hills surrounds, its best years are likely behind it. Nearby Victoria Park and the parks near King Street are more peaceful,...

An excellent Park opposite the Royal 👸Brisbane Womens Hospital with huge trees & at night the two oldest & largest two trees are beautifully lit up like ❤️Christmas trees! A beautiful soulful walk from O'Connell Terrace appreciating the old trees & wonderfully kept garden is always a pleasure to do walking from Bowen Hills train Station to the Dental Clinic or...

Fine work by the gingerbread men, toilets are a heritage experience. I'm not sure who came up with the toilet seat but for that bit extra surface to clean you receive a level of comfort taken for granted until touching tender skin against damp corroding metal obviously as the last resort. Either that or on the main road. Whatever...