Putney Park — Attraction in Sydney

Lovely park. Has some cool climbing equipment for older kids and a water play area that is suitable for young kids (it's small water play area and wouldn't hold the attention of children older than about 8).

The slide is cool, but access is a little tricky to manage if you have a child that tends to run off unless you have at least two adults supervising (!), as there is an entrance/exit to the slide area which is close to the carpark. This means that you can't let your child climb up to the slide themselves, lest they get distracted and run to the carpark instead of going down the slide. It seems like a fairly major design flaw and something that could turn a nice day at the park into a super stressful event. To make matters worse, the aforementioned path to the carpark splits in two, so if you haven't noticed this design flaw yet and don't catch sight of which way your child has run, you have a couple of places where your child could end up in a carpark when you're trying to chase after them.

It was a very hot day yesterday, so the water play area was very crowded. It was also in the sun, so it was uncomfortably hot. Down near the larger climbing equipment it was shaded and very pleasant, even in 32°C weather and very high humidity.

I would rate this park as not great for toddlers who run off, but fab for kids who crawl and kids who are sensible and older.

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It’s rare to find a park with waterfront (small beach accessible) space for picnic, and/or whatever entertainment suitable, right next to a playground with big slides and toddler pools (partially shaded) and facilities like BBQ, toilets, etc. There are plenty to explore, many does return frequently ;-)

Addition: It's fascinating to read the book "The River - From Sydney Cove to Parramatta", getting to know the history of the name Putney / and Mortlake (Nostalgia of the early European settlers), and what Putney Park was back in time.

Transport: Plenty of car park spaces, be mindful if you Park off-street in the neighbouring residential area across the road. Only a short walk to Kissing Point with ferry.

Highlight: the only remaining ferry service between Putney Point and Mortlake which can take you with your car across, for free, unique and amazing experience.

Note: at the end of Pellisier Rd there is a scenery point with bench and access to a hidden beach, thanks to those make...

On the eve of the end of lockdown for Sydneysiders and glorious Spring weather has drawn my neighbourhood to Putney Park. I joined them with my 5 year old daughter & we had a wonderful time !

With temps in the high 20s, we spent majority of our time at the Billabong with water play. The ankle depth water meant that parents could breathe easy even with Toddlers in the water. My daughter loved the bubble water play & the partly sheltered area was perfect !

There's also a large slide for the older children, along with a pyramid climbing frame, while the littlies had play equipment and slide perfect for them !

We dried off in the sun, while snacking and watching older children enter the river swimming area.

Though there were BBQ facilities and some chairs, I would highly recommend visitors to bring their own, so they won't be disappointed, especially on a beautiful day !

My daughter has already said that we're definitely making a return trip so hopefully I'll see you...