victoria street playspace at ruffey lake park, doncaster east
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Looking for an awesome playground that has something for ALL of the family? Best to give this one a whirl!
The Victoria Street Playspace is the best known playground at Ruffey Lake Park and is the most popular AND in 2024, it had a HUGE upgrade. The vibes of the old design remain, however there have been some great improvements and added features.
Set in the hill side, the playground has lots of treasures to explore. There are towers for slides, sand play (the toddlers LOVED this), a flying fox, GIANT birds nest swing, in built trampolines, rock cribbing hexagons and plenty of things to traverse and balance over.
Mamma’s big kids love how spread out this area is and the different pockets for play. They keep finding new areas to explore and may prove a little tricky keeping an eye on multiple little kids (although Mamma thinks this new design is much more open than the previous solid wooden structure)
There is heaps of gathering space for picnicking either in the grassy fields (although these are a little hilly) or undercover with the bbqs. There are two huge undercover picnic zones - great for a party!
And new in 2026 is an expanded water and sand play space! Complete with blue pebbles, rock formations to create streams and networks of pumps and channels, little ones will set up shop here for hours building and exploring this sensory zone of the park.
the details
99 Victoria St, Templestowe East
some good shaded parts - BBQs - public toilets - flying fox - lots of stairs - sand play - walking paths nearby - water play - water pump - expression swings
Mamma's special mention: Ruffey Lake Park is a great piece of urban green space and boasts FOUR playgrounds, including a ninja park and frisbee golf!
