Penders Park@Thornbury (My rating A)

I don't often rate a Playground / Park A, but Penders Park at Thornbury, oh, I've fallen in love with this park since the minute we arrived. 

The park is in Thornbury, inner Melbourne.  With ample carpark, you won't be a struggling to find a spot to park your car even in the most beautiful day.

The park offers you large grassy area, big trees (wonderful for a shade in a sunny day), a fenced playground for young children, an open playground for older children, a basketball court (yes, with 2 hoops), BBQ, rotunda, quite a number of benches and picnic tables, paved path for young children to ride bikes.  The park also provide the toilet facilities.

And Most of all, the entire park is offleash!!!!!!!!!!!!

The park doesn't have any sport ground / oval, thus there's no team sports / games expected.

The park is just toooooo good, we spent about 3 hours in the park, everyone got to do what 'perfect' Saturday afternoon means to them.

I was relaxing on the picnic rug, enjoying the sun, and the fresh smell of the grass, while the kids were busy between the balls and the playground. 

Because the park is situated on the local streets, there's no noise from heavy vehicles and trams / trains.

 

(Basketball Court)

 

(Open Playground)

 

(Fenced Playground)

 

(Rotunda)

 

(Paved Path)