Trousselot Park — Attraction in Canterbury

This is a great place to bring your kids and grandkids. There's swings, slides, climbing frames, a hamster wheel, seesaw, rotary spinner, a skate and scooter park, and lots of well maintained lawn and open space. Great place for a picnic with the family and friends. There are picnic tables and good seating. It's just beside the Kaiapoi river, near Mandeville suspension bridge, a short walk from town. It has a beautiful old band rotunda, and is right beside the town rose garden. A good spot to meet friends, with cafes in easy walking distance. On a nice day like today, it's a little piece of...

Great amenities for physical activities such as: (i) hamster wheel - most fun and challenging if you're up for a run without really getting anywhere; (ii) rope tower - shortest but most taxing lift and loft to sit in with a view (see photo); (iii) skating ramps - for skateboards, scooters, (or ripstick for our case); and much more. Toilets are clean and spacious too, but...

Great little loop section for The kids and lots of features that could be fun skating. Shame about the bark and stones in gardens that get all over concrete causing some accidents. Sweet little bowl well made, better than a lot of the other ramps that are a bit average. But still very skate able. Lots of great other areas in...