Victoria Park Playground

If you’re in Stafford with kids on a warm day, this is genuinely one of the better spots to head to. The sandpit is properly big — not just a token patch — and the water feature keeps little ones occupied for way longer than you’d expect. Slides and swings cover the basics, and being right by the lake gives the whole place a nice feel rather than just a concrete corner of a park. It gets busy on sunny weekends, so worth arriving early if you want a bench.