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Riddiford Gardens Playground

📍 Hutt Central, Wellington

★4.5(21 Google reviews)

A nature-rich playground experience in beautiful gardens with new equipment and aviaries. Perfect for preschoolers, though parents need to watch the unfenced stream.

✓ Great for preschoolers✓ Recently upgraded✓ Beautiful gardens✓ City centre location
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★★★★★Featured review by Jeannette Fleur Matthews

It's a nice walk through Riddiford Gardens to Hutt Bowling Club at 6 Myrtle Street (lawn and Indoor bowls, Housie, 500 cards, Mahjong, corporate functions). Huia Pool and Fitness Suite plus Queensgate Mall shopping are nearby.

🏆 Family Action Verdict

This is an excellent choice for families with preschool-aged children who want a nature-rich playground experience in the city centre. The recently upgraded equipment and beautiful gardens with aviaries make it more than just a typical playground visit. However, parents should supervise carefully due to the unfenced stream running through the area.

â„šī¸ What to Know Before You Go

💡Best suited for preschool age children rather than older kids
⏰Take time to explore the aviaries and gardens beyond just the playground
đŸŽŸī¸Watch children carefully around the unfenced sewage stream
🚗Convenient parking available after 2018 upgrade

đŸ’Ŧ What Families Are Saying

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4.5
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21 Google reviews

Perfect for preschoolers80%
Beautiful natural setting80%
Recently upgraded equipment60%
Safety concerns about stream40%
Central location40%
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Jeannette Fleur Matthews

6 months ago

★★★★★

“It's a nice walk through Riddiford Gardens to Hutt Bowling Club at 6 Myrtle Street (lawn and Indoor bowls, Housie, 500 cards, Mahjong, corporate functions). Huia Pool and Fitness Suite plus Queensgate Mall shopping are nearby.”

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Joanna Llewellyn

6 years ago

★★★★★

“My preschool grandkids loved the park... the tractor and truck especially. Setting with trees bridges and ducks was beautiful. We spent alot of time looking at the aviaries... really enjoyed our outing”

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Meili-PP Hua

7 years ago

★★★★★

“In recent months the children's playgournd has been upgraded to a high standard, with brand new, bright and cheerful equipment and safe-padding underfoot. It's good to see how much the kids love this upgrade along with mums and dads for you will see many families enjoying the park in their free-time. Kudos to Hutt CC for the great job here and the overall Riddiford Gardens and RG carpark upgrade in 2018.”

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Muhammad Kamran Khan

6 years ago

★★★★★

“Beautiful playground in the centre of the city, enjoyable both for kids as well as elders. It would be great if council fences the sewage stream running through it.”

Reviews from Google

Overview

Recently upgraded playground featuring brand new equipment with safe padding, set within beautiful gardens and aviaries. The nature-rich setting includes water features and walking paths, making it more than a typical playground visit. Parents should supervise carefully due to the unfenced stream running through the area.

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday00:00 –

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