Lilac Avenue Playground

If you want somewhere the kids can actually breathe without it being a madhouse, this one’s worth knowing about. It’s got a proper calm feel to it — not one of those spots where you’re fighting for a patch of grass on a Sunday afternoon. Parking’s easy too, which sounds basic but honestly makes a massive difference when you’ve got little ones to unload. Locals who know it tend to keep coming back, and you can see why.