Wye River

Located:

With Melbourne’s winter dragging on, I was reminiscing about the warmer weather and the places we visited. I realised that I hadn’t gotten around to adding the photos from our day trip down to Wye River! Wye River is a 2 hour drive from Melbourne, located just past Lorne and you get to drive the Great Ocean Road to get there! 
Hubby’s family used to frequently visit this area and enjoyed camping alongside the river. The day that we visited was one of those killer 40 degree days, where everybody was trying to escape the heat. With that in mind, Jack only had a very quick play on the playground, that sits alongside the Wye General Store, at the base of the entrance to the Big4 Wye River Holiday Park. We enjoyed lunch at the Wye Beach Hotel, before getting changed and heading across the road to the beach to cool down. 

 

Equipment:

  • Nautical themed playground
    • with boats
    • floating buoys
    • lookout tower
  • swings
  • timber climbing apparatus
  • 2 slides
  • balance step log walk
  • spinning pole

The jumping pillow that is pictured is part of the Big4. 

Jack liked:

Jack liked wandering along the rocky shoreline that leads up to and through the Big4 holiday park. He also liked the quick play that we gave him on the playground, but I didn’t want him in the sun for too long, and some of the equipment was hot to touch. 
After attempting to cross the main road to get to the beach, we realised on the way back, that it was easier to walk underneath the bridge, and along the cool, shallow water than try to cross over the main thoroughfare of the Great Ocean Rd. I’d love to head back there this summer and introduce camping to Jack! 

Village Park, Jubilee Estate, Wyndham Vale

Located:

Village Park is located in the Jubilee Estate, in Wyndham Vale. We had previously visited the playground located at the front of the estate, and if you are feeling adventurous you could walk between the two! There’s a large grassed oval, a funky flying fox, and enough climbing equipment to keep the kids busy for awhile. The BBQ and seating area are nice and clean as well. If you are feeling like a workout, there’s also outdoor gym equipment with extensive instructions dotted around the beautiful grassed areas. 

 

Equipment:

  • 1 flying fox
  • 1 nest swing 
  • large net climbing structure, leading to a slide
  • 2 large rubber mounded areas, joined with a playground structure. 
    • rope bridge
    • rope crawl through
    • bridge
    • fireman pole
    • ladder
  • 2 slides
  • basketball court
  • 1 large grassed oval complete with AFL goals
  • BBQ area
  • drinking water fountain

Jack liked:

Jack surprised me when we visited this park! He straight away headed for the ropes to climb up to the slide. He got more adventurous and even attempted some balancing while holding onto the rings! He was happy exploring the playground features, and after I went on the flying fox first, he happily had several goes, holding on all by himself.