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📍 Khandallah, Wellington
Khandallah Park in Wellington is a free forested park with multiple walking tracks, a children's playground, a swimming pool at the entrance, a stream, and a café. Toddler-friendly, pram-accessible, free parking on site.
Great walk with dog. Swimming pool at entrance and coffee cafe. Nice little stream and plenty of options for different tracks to walk. I love it and so does Nessie the dog
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Reviewers describe Khandallah as one of Wellington's most beautiful natural assets — a forested reserve with native bird sightings including kea. The café is a natural end-point after a walk. The Skyline Walk to Mount Kaukau suits older children; the playground and stream hold younger ones.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Eddie Reisch
2 months ago
“Great walk with dog. Swimming pool at entrance and coffee cafe. Nice little stream and plenty of options for different tracks to walk. I love it and so does Nessie the dog”
Duncan Cramer
6 years ago
“Simply awesome. Having a beautiful forested mountain in your back garden to walk through is just fantastic. But be warned....it's quite a walk and a lot of steps in place”
Janette Lloyd
2 months ago
“We did the skyline walk from Johnsonville to Khandallah. The walk was amazing, the park was really pretty after those steps. The café was very good”
Susan Louw
6 years ago
“It's a long walk up to Mount Kaukau Lookout, but totally worth it. The scenery is calming and beautiful and the view from the top...words cannot describe🤗💕”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Khandallah Park is a free forested park in Wellington with multiple walking tracks, including the Skyline Walk to Johnsonville. The park includes a children's playground, a stream, a swimming pool at the entrance, and a café. Native bush walking close to the city. Toddler-friendly, pram-accessible, free to enter. Free parking available. Families often combine the playground and café with a shorter bush loop.
