Melbourne
4.8★
Hays Paddock Playground
Longstaff St, Kew East VIC 3102
Overview
Hays Paddock Playground is a playground in Kew East, within easy reach of the suburb's residential streets, local shopping, and public transport connections across Kew East. As part of Kew East's open-space and outdoor lifestyle, it offers open space for recreation, shade, and time outdoors close to home. Residents use the park for walking, jogging, children's play, and dog exercise, often before or after school runs and shopping trips along nearby streets. Green space such as Hays Paddock Playground shapes the outdoor character of Kew East. It gives families and locals room to slow down and supports the active, neighbourhood-based lifestyle many residents value.
Quick info
Address
Longstaff St, Kew East VIC 3102
Opening hours
- Monday
- Open 24 hours
- Tuesday
- Open 24 hours
- Wednesday
- Open 24 hours
- Thursday
- Open 24 hours
- Friday
- Open 24 hours
- Saturday
- Open 24 hours
- Sunday
- Open 24 hours
Accessibility & convenience
Visitor amenities
Parking & transport
Parking options
Reviews
Jonathan K.
★★★★★“High quality playground in Kew where the curators have put tremendous thought into building a fun and inclusive space. Very well shaded with lot of bush and parkland surrounding the playground and fun setup of climbing structures, swings, hammocks, sandpit, water pump and more.”
Andres del Rio
★★★★★“Really good playground. One of the best in Melbourne. Big and little kids. Big sandplay area. Heaps of climbing ropes. Swings for days. Bulk shade. Full perimeter fence. Water pump play. Plenty of toilets”
L H
★★★★★“Renovated playground with several shade cloths & areas underneath to play on a hot day. Also many rope areas for kids to climb of different abilities. A large sandpit area and a water pump to play with too!”
Belinda Dealy
★★★★☆“Self cleaning toilet facilities, fenced in all abilities playground that suits toddlers to upper primary age and good BBQ facilities just outside the playground. Great place to meet with other families.”
Mel Cullen
★★★★★“A big fenced in playground that has a spiral silde, big slide and two slides side by side. 2 normal swings,3 toddler swings and parent and baby swings. Sand pit with digger and bucket you can put sand in and lit up and down. Water play area with a pump and a lizard fountain. Rock climbing wall, spinning carousel, musical pipes, tunnel, coloured circles you can sit in,monkeys bars, two person bee rocker/springer. Wobble bridge, coloured abacus, two hammocks, speak and listen systems, a bunch of different shaped and coloured wheels to spin, 4 in a row, two telescopes. Lots of different platforms and climbing rope structures. Also a bunch of different animal to find around the playground a frog, turtle, crocodile, lizard, serpent, eel and butterfly. Big giant coloured poles, toadstool seats, and big reed structures. Gym equipment right outside the playground fence. Undercover tables with bench seats and other seats around, drinking tap tolites and rubbish bins”
Frequently asked questions
Many Kew East parks have tables, BBQs, or open grass for picnics. Hays Paddock Playground may suit relaxed visits — pack shade and check fire-ban rules on hot days. Check Google Maps or contact the venue directly for the latest hours, access details, and visitor information in Kew East.