Mark Smith Reserve Playground

If you’re local to Blenheim, you probably already know this one. The play train is the obvious drawcard, but kids tend to spread out fast — there’s a tractor to climb, slides, monkey bars, and enough open grass to run off whatever energy they walked in with. The forest trees give it a proper outdoorsy feel, and the river’s close enough that you can easily extend the trip into a bit of a nature walk. Good for the whole range of young ages, not just the littlies.