Castle Hill Heritage Park Reserve — Attraction in Sydney

Excellent place with a lot of local history. Large open spaces and new awesome playground and BBQ facilities . It was the site of the first rebellion in Australia. It was also a government farm, Australia's first asylum. And church and local school.

Short history below.

Castle Hill Heritage Park, located off Banks Road in Castle Hill, is a nationally significant site being one of the earliest and potentially least known Government Farms dating back to 1801. The farm was the staging point for the first-ever convict rebellion on Australian soil in 1804. The park has been refurbished at a cost of more than $3.4 million. The new-look park was officially opened by Her Excellency Prof Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales, in March 2004 and features excellent interpretative signage on the colourful history...

There’s a park I really love going to for walks and runs. It’s about 10 kilometers from my home, around a 15-minute drive.

On weekends, it’s full of people lying on the grass, soaking up the sun. You’ll see dads playing soccer with their kids, groups of children running around together, and some simple playground equipment like slides, swings, and toddler-friendly gear.

If you walk the outermost loop, the park’s actually pretty big.

Towards the back, there’s an area that feels like a bit of untouched forest — it hasn’t really been developed yet.

There are lots of parrots flying around, and on a sunny day, the blue sky and green grass make everything feel...

I can't believe I've always missed the Heritage Park, but I suppose it is tucked away somewhat. I happened upon it on one of my rides and knew my girls would love it, I headed home and got them for a little adventure. Sure enough, they loved the playground (zip line is always an easy win😉), and the path around the park was really interesting with all the facts about the Park's origins. I was just as interested as my little girls. It's great how there are ample shaded picnic tables, and even a shaded slippery-dip (those metallic slippery-dips can get really hot in the sun). I think next time I'll bring lunch and some more drink so we can do...