Victoria Park at Herston | Central Brisbane Playground

Victoria Park Children’s Playground is conveniently located in Spring Hill, with ample parking and lots of climbing options. It’s a great park to know about for times when Brisbane Kids need to expend some energy before attending appointments or events in the city.

Victoria Park Children’s Playground

This playground is hidden away under mature trees behind the Centenary Pool complex in Spring Hill. The climbing equipment and slide at Victoria Park Children’s Playground are best suited to children 5-12 years old.

Although compact, there is an appealing variety of rope-based climbing obstacles and monkey bars, with plenty of challenges for children keen to climb. There are elevated oval elements to manoeuvre through, vertical ropes to weave between and a semicircle net to cross.

At ground level, there is a xylophone, chimes and drums to make music for younger children and a friendly caterpillar character to climb upon, while see-saws and swings will delight kids of all ages.

Adjacent to the playground are two undercover picnic tables, with additional bench seats available. There is also plenty of area on the grassy slopes surrounding the playground for picnic rugs. Walking and bike paths crisscross the park adjacent to the playground.

Imagination Factor at Victoria Park Children’s Playground

Start a band and make glorious music with your friends on the percussion instruments at the park.

The climbing net and suspended equipment make a perfect place for playing “the floor is lava” and other imagination games where the ground is out-of-bounds. Large, sloped, grassy areas surround the playground and invite Brisbane kids to engage in a game of tiggy.

Accessibility at Victoria Park Children’s Playground

A wheelchair-accessible parking place is situated directly in front of the concrete path leading to the playground. The base of the playground is flat and made of rubber soft fall and all musical elements are the right height for people using a wheelchair, but there is no designated equipment for all abilities.

Note – This playground does NOT have toilets and is unfenced.

Victoria Park Features

Unfenced playground
No toilets
Soft fall rubber base
Swings (baby and child)
Slide
Monkey bars
Rope-based climbing obstacles
Spring rider
See-saw
One person merry-go-round
Musical elements
Caterpillar character
Concrete paths from the carpark
Mature trees and shade sails
Shaded picnic tables and benches
Adjacent to fenced dog off-leash area with dog agility course
Bike and walking paths
Bridge access to Victoria Park and York’s Hollow
Carpark (120 spaces)

While You Are in the Area

While you are in the area consider visiting one of the many fabulous Brisbane parks nearby, including the spacious Roma Street Parklands, with manicured gardens, playgrounds and plenty to see and do.

The grassy expanse of Victoria Park/Barrambin is another great option which is just across the pedestrian bridge. The Victoria Park Urban Pump Track will also open towards the end of 2024 and add an extra element of fun to an already bustling leisure space.

What We Thought of Victoria Park Children’s Playground

I found this playground to be convenient, especially if you need to give kids a play break between appointments in the city or at the hospital. While we could see and hear the ICB, the wide-open area and trees provided a calming retreat from the city.

Even though it is a smaller playground, the equipment had enough variety to give my Brisbane Kid a good workout. The rubber play base was also handy, as little shoes didn’t fill up with bark or sand. While the car park can get busy, I have always been able to find a parking space.