Best playgrounds in Burwood
Burwood Park is the top pick for playgrounds in Burwood, because its play area is fully enclosed with shaded shelters and it has toilets and BBQs in the same park. Jackett Reserve and Wyatt Avenue Reserve suit other needs: a small, fenced and shaded play area for toddlers, and an adventure playground with swings. The parks differ most on fencing and shade.
Quick picks
- All-round pick: Burwood Park has the most of what this page compares: fenced play, shade, toilets and BBQs.
- Toddlers: Jackett Reserve's play area has a fence and sun shade of its own, with equipment for young children.
- Adventure play: Wyatt Avenue Reserve's main play area is an adventure playground, with a smaller one for younger children.
Burwood Park: an enclosed playground with shade and toilets
- Fully fenced
- Shade
- Toilets
- BBQ
- Parking
- Accessible play
Burwood Park's playground is the fully enclosed one, and it has shade, toilets and a BBQ in the same park. The playground has shaded shelters, so parents can sit out of the sun while children climb, slide and balance on colourful, inclusive equipment suited to toddlers and younger children. The park has accessible toilets and clean toilets, BBQ facilities with new furniture added by the council, and ample parking, including disability van spots. Compared with the other Burwood playgrounds, it is the only one where fencing, shade, toilets and BBQs are all known to be there. The park gets busy, so visiting on a weekday avoids the crowds. A pond with ducks and a cafe at the centre of the park give children something to watch, and Burwood train station is within walking distance.
Best for: Parents who want a fully enclosed play area, with shade and a BBQ in the same park.
Jackett Reserve: a fenced, shaded play area for toddlers
- Fully fenced
- Shade
Jackett Reserve is the quiet choice for toddlers, with a fenced play area of its own. Toddlers stay within the fence while minders take a seat on the benches. A shade cover over the play area means the children can stay out when it is hot. At 0.39 hectares, the reserve is a fraction of Burwood Park's 6 hectares. It is quiet, though some local traffic can be heard at times. The green lawn and heritage trees give it a calm feel, and tennis courts and fitness businesses on Belgrave Street are close by. It is rated 4.3 on Google (29 ratings).
Best for: Parents of toddlers who want a small, fenced and shaded space.
Wyatt Avenue Reserve: an adventure playground with swings
- Toilets
- Parking
Swings are the draw at Wyatt Avenue Reserve, and an adventure playground holds them. A smaller playground on one side gives younger children a space of their own, and a kids playing area sits alongside both, so children of different ages each have a spot. The reserve has clean public toilets, including an accessible one, and plentiful off-street parking, with more street parking on Wyatt Avenue. The small soccer field sits across from a school, with tennis courts on the same grounds, but its ground is patchy and uneven, so wear suitable footwear. It is rated 4.1 on Google (57 ratings).
Best for: Families who want an adventure playground with swings, and a smaller one for little ones on the same grounds.
How the playgrounds compare
By area
Every playground in and near Burwood
The picks sit at the top of the table, with every playground in Burwood below them.
| Park | Fenced | Shade | Toilets | BBQ | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Burwood Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2.Jackett Reserve | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| 3.Wyatt Avenue Reserve | – | – | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 4.Woodstock Park | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5.Sanders Reserve | – | ✓ | – | – | ✓ |
| Nearby, outside Burwood | |||||
| Grant Park · Enfield | – | – | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reed Reserve · Croydon | – | – | ✗ | – | ✓ |
| Russel Street Reserve · Strathfield | – | – | – | – | – |
| Keith Smith Park · Croydon | – | – | – | – | – |
How we picked
The scoring rewards a fenced play area most, shade and toilets next, and BBQs, parking, accessible play and park size after that. A park of a hectare or more gets a small lift, and so do Google ratings where there are enough of them. Where a playground doesn't say whether it has a feature, the table shows a dash rather than a no, so an unknown detail never counts against it.
FAQ
Is there a fenced playground in Burwood?
Yes, Burwood Park and Jackett Reserve both have fenced play areas. Burwood Park's playground is enclosed with shaded shelters, and Jackett Reserve's has a shade cover over it.
Are there toilets at the Burwood playgrounds?
Burwood Park has toilets, with an accessible one among them. Wyatt Avenue Reserve has clean public toilets on site. Woodstock Park's toilets sit inside its community centre.
Where can you park at Wyatt Avenue Reserve?
Wyatt Avenue Reserve has plentiful off-street parking on site. More street parking is available along Wyatt Avenue itself.
Can dogs go near the playgrounds in Burwood?
Sanders Reserve's off-leash area is fully enclosed, with gates at its entrance. Dogs have to keep their distance from the playground, and the off-leash area is the only place for a dog to run free there.