Find it at: Nannigai Drive, Hallett Cove
Marion Council has done it again with a fabulous new playground down south, opened in mid 2021 at Hallett Cove. This is a fantastic all round community space, complete with toilets, basketball and tennis courts (with soccer goals too), BBQ, sheltered seating, drinking fountains and good parking off the quiet side street.
Our crew loved this space, with a fantastic range of equipment which is perfect for the under 10s. Complete with swings, a climbing tower with multiple slides and a xylophone music installation that plays the most amazingly loud and beautiful sounds. The kids will be bashing away at this for ages (do wonder how the neighbours feel about it though!).
The playground is right next to some lots of trees, which with the addition of a some little wooden features is quite the place to explore for the little ones.
So chuck in the scooter, the balls and some meat for a fab family BBQ, because this one is an absolute ripper.
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