heights park, chelsea heights
Looking for a playground that will keep the kids busy while you sneak in a coffee? Heights Park on Thames Promenade in Chelsea Heights is one to add to your playground hit list!
There’s plenty to keep everyone entertained, little shop keepers will be delighted to find 3 ‘shops’ ready for imaginative play and as many tanbark coffees as they can make. The whole family can even jump aboard the see-saw, while the sandpit is ready for a spot of digging, building and of course, getting sand into and onto everything!
For the kids who love to climb, balance and test their skills, there are large natural stepping stones woven throughout the playground, balance poles, a balance beam and a rock-climbing wall. Makes for an exciting adventure to the top level of the tree house! There’s also a flying fox, plus big and little slides, swings for the bigger kids and a basket swing for littler adventurers.
A few things to be mindful of, there is an undercover area for when you need a little break from the elements, although it isn’t visible from the main playground area, so keep that in mind if you’re hoping to sit back while the kids play. There aren’t any toilets here, so be sure to go before you set out! And this mamma was relieved to see the playground is fenced off from the main road, but it isn’t fully enclosed, so little wanderers will still need a watchful eye.
As the park is still new, there isn’t a huge amount of greenery just yet. But with established trees already surrounding the playground and new plants growing in, we can see this space becoming a lovely leafy spot to play as everything grows.
But this Mamma loves that Heights Park is right across the road from the Thames Promenade shopping strip. Grab a takeaway coffee, pick up some snacks or make a lunch stop part of your outing. Because let’s be honest, playground adventures work up an appetite!
the details
194 Thames Promenade,
Chelsea Heights
street parking - limited undercover seating - no toilets on site - cafe across the road
Mamma's special mentions:
It’s calling out to you from over the road - it’s hard to not stop by Tomboys Canteen before, after or even for a mid play refuel!
