Stradbally Playground

If you’re doing the cove walk at Stradbally, this playground is a solid reason to tack on extra time before or after. There’s a good mix of kit — slides, swings, a climbing structure, and not one but two ziplines, which always goes down well. The whole place is kept in decent shape, which isn’t something you can say about every rural playground in Waterford. Kids genuinely lose track of time here, and with parking on hand and the forest trail right there, it works out as a proper little half-day stop.