Milson Park — Attraction in Sydney

Park Playground One of Council's most historically significant parks. It has harbour views and some fine plantings in a formal landscape setting. This foreshore park is particularly spectacular in spring when the many Jacaranda trees in and around it are in full bloom.

Getting There Located in McDougall Street, Kirribilli, Milson Park is a 5 minute walk from Milson Point railway station or a 10 min walk along High Street from the High St ferry wharf. Limited on-street parking is available in the surrounding streets.

Park Features

Significant cultural heritage plantings including magnificent towering palms, spreading figs and other specimen trees date from 1912.

Public toilets, seating, picnic tables, a bubbler, lighting and a co-operative community garden.

The custom-designed Milson Park complements the Park's heritage character.

Dogs are welcome in Milson Park however they are not permitted within 10m of the playground.

History Milson Park was created by reclaiming the head of Careening Cove during the 1890s (the area had previously been used as a rubbish dump). Originally known as Kirribilli Park, Milson Park was renamed in 1912, and a central monument was installed to dedicate the park to A G Milson, mayor from 1909-1913.

Playground Features:

Play equipment reflects the heritage character of the park.

This foreshore park has excellent harbour views.

Park contains significant cultural heritage plantings, notably mature palm trees.

The playground is fenced from the roadway.

Description: Custom designed playground equipment has been designed to duplicate tradition play equipment and includes a roundabout, a cradle rocker, swings and pony style spring rockers. The playspace is carefully tucked beneath towering fig trees and includes gardens and picnic tables.

Details

Milson Park McDougall Street , Kirribilli

Many accessible features

Views

Dogs permitted - with restrictions

Public toilets

Seats and/or Picnic...

This has got to be the best small park in Sydney, possibly Australia! The park is right by the water with a few benches where you could sit down and enjoy the sunset. There are seating benches and tables on the four sides, which work perfectly for BBQs and birthday parties on the park.

There is a decent playground, that is very popular with parents in the mornings or early afternoons. It seems that this park is very popular with dog-walkers too. Majority of them are responsible, but there will be the odd one out who does not clean after their dogs.

There is a community garden, where you could volunteer to grow and look after herbs and seasonal vegetables. It is open to the public and you can go in for a walk.

The park has some amazing palm trees and flower beds and it has two very well equipped toilets with dyson hand dryers.

Worth visiting it any time...

Located in the prestigious suburb of Kirribilli, this harbour side green space is a pleasant place to be. With wonderful water views and surrounded by beautiful Jacaranda Trees, Milson Park is paricularly popular in the Spring Seasons. From end of October to November, the river of purple flowers would be flourishing along its nearby McDougall Street which attracts numerous visitors each day. However, please try to avoid going there on weekends, as we could all end up becoming the actors or actresses in the films and photos of strangers. I do advise you using public transport as well, due to the difficulties of finding parking spaces there. I went there by Sydney Ferry last year, the 15 minutes walk from wharf to Milson Park was proven very rewading too, because there was many Jacaranda trees in the areas. One...