Plum Garland Memorial Playground — Attraction in Melbourne

This memorial playground is located on prominent Beaconsfield Parade in Albert Park, right on the Albert Park foreshore so as well as having a variety of kids playgound equipment, including slides, swings, play sand and water fountains, it offers great waterfront views.

Also, as well as being well maintained, unlike other nearby playgrounds such as the Maritime Cove Community Park playground and the Westport Reserve Playground in Port Melbourne, the beauty of the Plum Garland playground is that it is fully fenced and has both shade sails and large shade umbrellas over it which is essential to protect young kids playing in the playground on hot sunny days. It also has a drinking fountain, picnic table, bench seats and public toilets and kiosk serving ice-cream just 100 meters or a 5 minutes walk away at the South Melbourne Life Saving Club.

Parking is available along both sides of Beaconsfield parade but I'd recommend the unmetered parking on the side opposite to the foreshore for shorter stays and then take the nearby pedestrian crossing across to...

Our favourite beach/playground combo in Melbourne! As a family of 5, soon to be 6, finding somewhere that everyone loves isn't always the easiest task, but all of us love it! Lifeguards at the beach. Playground fenced with little water play features, sand, slides, swings, etc. We spend hours and hours between the playground and the beach itself, none of us ever...

Large playground located on the beachfront at South Melbourne. It is fully fenced and has extensive shade sails over the equipment to protect from the sun. Lots of adventure-type structures for kids to play on, and benches for parents to sit at. There’s a small kiosk nearby but you’ll need to go to Port Melbourne for more options for...