Playground

If you’re after a spot where the kids can run loose while you actually decompress, this one delivers. It sits right alongside the Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve and the Wingecarribee River walking track, so you can tack on a proper bush walk before or after. There’s open grass for the obligatory kicking-a-ball-around phase, and the picnic tables mean you’re not eating lunch off your lap. Honestly, it’s the kind of place locals come to slow down rather than tick off a checklist.