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Hay's Paddock Adventure Playground

An adventure playground for all abilities

Longstaff Street
Kew East
Melbourne, VIC 3101

Nearest Train: Trams 20, 40, 48

Phone: +61 3 9278 4444

Hay's Paddock bills itself as the first community playground in Australia designed for children of all physical and intellectual abilities. It certainly provides stimulation for all senses with lots of interesting things to feel and smell: listening tubes, brightly coloured climbing equipment and even a treehouse with pretend binoculars for birdwatching. Some signs are in Braille and there are special swings suitable for disabled children. The playground takes up one corner of a large area of playing fields, bushland and wetlands that are home to many native birds.