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Monorgan Road Play Area

📍 Strathmore Park, Wellington

★4.5(77 Google reviews)

Well-equipped playground featuring an iconic helicopter, dedicated bike track, and varied equipment for different ages. Recent toilet installation makes it perfect for longer family visits.

✓ Great bike track✓ All ages welcome✓ Helicopter playground✓ Well equipped✓ Wind sheltered

🏆 Family Action Verdict

This is an excellent choice for families with children of all ages, especially those wanting to practice bike or scooter skills on the dedicated track. The iconic helicopter and varied equipment make it engaging for different age groups, while recent facility upgrades including toilets make it more convenient for longer visits.

ℹ️ What to Know Before You Go

💡Bring bikes and scooters - the winding track is a major highlight for learning and practice
⏰Look for the helicopter - it's the playground's signature feature and popular with kids
🎟️Good wind shelter and some shade available from surrounding trees
🚗Toilets and water fountain now available after recent council upgrades

💬 What Families Are Saying

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Madeleine Ware

a month ago

★★★★★

“Playground upgraded in 2026 so ignore older pics. This playground has it all! Small and large structures for all ages, including a single wavy slide and side-by side straight slides. A balance course across wooden logs, a rope bridge, and a net. Good to see the old tree was kept; popular for climbing. Also has a roundabout (fast...for now), a springy seesaw, and a variety of swings including dish, flat seat, rubber strap seat, accessible swing, and toddler. A big plane with monkey bars replaces the old helicopter. All next to a big field with a bike path to ride around (or would be, except there's currently a rather large stinky puddle blocking the path; hopefully will be tidied up soon). Flying fox easy to use and not too fast, though location between the bike path and rest of playground means watch your kids don't get bowled! Public toilet and drinking fountain and looks like there are poles for a shade sail when it gets hotter. Two picnic tables and a few more seats about the place, with a fringe of trees around the edges providing shade all year round.”

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Robert Shanks

a year ago

★★★★★

“Known as "The helicopter playground". The playground is well equipped with swings, slides, climbing activities and a big bike track. There is a basketball half court in the corner. There are toilets located near the playground and a water fountain. Generally fairly sheltered from the wind and there is some shade offered by trees on the park edge.”

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Frances Kuryana

8 years ago

★★★★★

“A neat place to bring children of all ages. Has upgraded equipment of different challenge levels PLUS a winding path encompassing and circling the larger grass area for use by anything on wheels. It still has a helicopter to climb on which my children enjoyed back I the day.”

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Scooter track

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Bike track

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Basketball hoop

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Overview

Monorgan Road Play Area features an iconic helicopter playground structure, dedicated bike track for learning to ride, swings, slides, climbing equipment, and a basketball half court. The winding cycle path circles the grass area, making it ideal for bikes and scooters. Recent facility upgrades include new toilet installation.

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