1 / 3Western Park
đ Freemans Bay, Auckland
Urban gully park in central Ponsonby with long elevated slides, a flying fox, challenging climbing equipment, art installations, and historical sculptures. Accessible via scenic stairs from Hopetoun Street.
đ Family Action Verdict
A children's favourite with legs - the slides are long, the flying fox is fast, and the gully setting feels different from a standard flat park. Plan for a half-day.
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Michelle Hawkey
10 months ago
âReally beautiful park in the middle of the city. The trees are huge and well established. The park is a gully so lots of great incline paths to get more than just basic, flat steps in. Highly recommend the stairs entrance off Hopetoun Street, it's a beautiful pathway all the way down to the bottom of the gully. The playground here also looks great with some epic slides.â
MJ
7 months ago
âKids had a blast here, they didn't want to leave. Perfect for kids that a quite adventurous, there's a flying fox & two large slides, elevated & are quite long.â
Julia
7 months ago
âThis is my children's favorite playground. We love this place.â
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Overview
Western Park occupies a natural gully in the heart of Ponsonby. Two large elevated slides and a flying fox dominate the playground - reviewers call the equipment 'epic' and note kids 'didn't want to leave.' The gully creates inclined walking paths through established trees. Art installations and historical sculptures sit along the Ponsonby Road end.
