Alma Park East Adventure Playground

The Alma Park East Adventure Playground sits on Alma Road at St Kilda East, in Melbourne's inner south-east. A much-loved adventure playground, it's a genuine family favourite — a large, well-equipped playground set in lovely Alma Park, the kind of brilliant, engaging play space where kids can climb, explore and play to their hearts' content.

The appeal is that combination of a fantastic adventure playground and a lovely parkland setting: plenty of play equipment to climb and explore, room to run and the green surrounds of Alma Park all around, making it a brilliant spot for a family day out, a play and a picnic. It's a beloved spot for families and kids in the inner south-east.

With a 4.5 rating from more than 790 reviews, it's clearly a much-loved spot. The playground and park are free and open, but facilities and any events vary, so it's worth taking sun protection on a warm day and checking the surrounds before a special trip — though for a family play and a picnic, you can generally just turn up and enjoy the Alma Park East Adventure Playground.