Hyde Park

What does every great American romantic comedy have in common? An autumn park scene. You know the one — lovers walking around a lake, holding hot cups of coffee, frolicking in leaves and **insert grand romantic gesture**.
Hyde Park is Perth’s answer to your neighbourhood filmic leisure spot. It is my local park which means I get to live in delusional Nicholas Sparks’ world a few times a week. Everytime I go for a walk I pinch myself because it really beautiful — the tree-​lined lake is around 1.5km by foot, with plenty of bench seats and small playgrounds dotted around. There’s lots of green lawn to sprawl on, autumn leaves to dote on, and majestic Morton Bay fig trees to gawk at.
During the week, Hyde Park is a hot spot for pre-​work walks, Italian nonnas keeping in shape, yummy mummies getting their pram and coffee on (Chu Bakery is across the road), and cute couples just being in love. It’s also really close to the city, so a great place for an after-​work escape to nature.
Come the weekend, Hyde Park is booming with family BBQs, kid’s birthdays, slack line gatherings and picnics. I generally avoid the park then, and prefer my early morning serenity. It is said that Hyde Park is not safe at night, and although I avoid it, when I ride my bike through I have never had any trouble (but be your own street smart).
Romantic comedy lover or not, Hyde Park is a feast for the eyes and an ideal place to stretch your legs. Look out for cute boys with scarves and sonnets.

I love Hyde Park. Beautiful well kept gardens, lots of clean park benches to relax on and enjoy the pond. Bbq and toilet facilities. Police patrol area looking for people drinking so keep that in mind. Great for exercise. Chu and Pearl of Highgate close by for easy picnic snacks.

Love this park! I’ll often stroll around during my lunch break — it’s the perfect spot to unwind. Grab a bench and people watch or look for ducklings. It’s especially nice in Spring.

One of my favourite parks! Great place for dog walks and picnics. Chu bakery is right across the road — grab few treats and chill out in this lovely park.

A nice family friendly park. lots of playground, shaded areas, waterfalls and nice places to sit and enjoy the view. Great for picnic’s and BBQ’s too.

Hyde park is just down the street from me, and I absolutely love it there. The huge, old trees, lush grass, beautiful flowers, water and birds make it a shady haven for city dwellers.
It has plenty of facilities, such as playgrounds (yes, more than one), toilets, barbecue areas and parking. Wide paths make it a very popular place to jog, stroll, walk the dog or scoot. It’s picnic perfect. Especially in spring when there are cygnets and ducklings to coo over.
If you are noise averse, and squealing kiddies freak you out (guilty as charged), fear not! Hyde Park has more than enough remote patches of shady grass to cater for those of us seeking peace and quiet.
Ah, Hyde Park + blanket + book = happiness.

Lovely place to take the kids. The water park is a fantastic example of taxes (rates etc) well spent. Plenty of seating for parents to mingle. Can be cold for the kids running around in anything less than low 20’s deg C. The grounds are beautiful with gorgeous Moreton Bay Fig trees providing a fantastic natural cathedral. Awesome for a few drinks and a BBQ with friends.

As I live just across the road, I frequent this park daily either being for a bit of a walk in the morning or the afternoon or for a picnic with friends on weekends.
The park is so beautiful, big leafy trees line the paths that lead round the lakes with swans, ducks and all sorts of wild life!
Lately there has been events in the park, one being the Carols by Candle light that was just on last Saturday night, which you can hear from anywhere you sit in the park.
There are BBQ’s, picnic tables, power points for radios, playgrounds, a water park… the list just goes on for what this amazing park has to offer!

I am lucky enough to have this beautiful park right on my door step.
It is the perfect place for a lazy summer picnics, BBQs with friends, a quick workout and now with the added water park it is a great place to bring kids on a really hot day!
There are power points dotted all around the park so you can bring down your own: ipod dock or what ever electronic device you may need.
I would avoid going alone late at night as there can be a few undesirables lurking about but that is pretty standard for every inner city park.

I may be a bit biased as I live across the road from here but I love Hyde park! It’s such a beautiful place with a lot of activity! I walk or run around the lake a couple of times to get some quick exercise into my day but I also love coming here on the weekend just to relax in the park with a few friends, some picnic food and a few drinks. There are BBQs and lots of power points to plug in an iPod Dock or radio to listen to your favourite tunes. There is always a lot of kids around the water park so it is child friendly but it’s easy enough to relax on the other side on the park if you are wanting some more quiet time.

From hispter daytime drinking to family picnics, everyone loves Hyde Park.
This lush and leafy park is so picture perfect that a friend of mine got married in its gazebo.
Do yourself a favour and plan some hang time with buddies in this lush urban oasis asap.

This is the best park in Perth! it has a lovely European feel to it and as you wander around the lake you will take in the great view of the surrounding houses… well apart from that horrible flat complex on the corner of Vincent and Williams.
In the summer it can look a little dry and burnt, but then what doesn’t in Perth by the end of February. The best time to come here is just after winter as the sun is bursting through he trees and the lake is full of glistening water.
This is a great place to have a birthday celebration as they have electricity posts so you can plug your stereo or microphone into it.
At the west side of the park is a great kiddies area that have some brilliant swings and forts with a few BBQ spattered about — all though I wouldn’t bother cooking anything but a sausage on them, you wont get a medium rare steak here.

If it involves photos and/​or kids, go here!
I can’t recommend highly enough how good Hyde Park is in photos! Wedding, family, portrait… Whatever floats your boat — Hyde Park is the perfect backdrop!
But take a jacket because it is quite chilly in under the trees. Take some food for the birds & fish if you’d like and have a lovely time! Especially if you are taking kids — on a weekday afternoon, the place is teeming with kids and the playground area is big enough for all of them!

I like Hyde Park. It’s always had this sense of neutrality to it. Never to0 imposing so as not to feel welcome. Far from expansive so as not to feel lost or overwhelmed. And great for various occasions whether it’s to sit with a mate over a coffee and couple of Corica cakes or an entire picnic party of 20 celebrating a milestone birthday. I’ve even enjoyed the occasional Boxing Day picnic here with family.
There are plenty of birds to feed the leftovers to, and you don’t get that strong bird-​poo smell you get at other major parks.
Throw in a couple of iconic bronze statues and this place could become a travel landmark for us.

Hyde Park is absolutely STUNNING.
This huge expanse of land looks like something out of a Disney movie, like when Mary Poppins, Bert and the kids jump into the other, brighter, cartoon world of the chalk drawing.
There’s green as far as the eye can see, huge shady trees, colourful flowers, a large lake… And it’s perfect for get togethers — it has barbeques, benches and play equipment. It’s a gorgeous spot for a walk, to play sport, or just to laze under the trees and have a nap.
If you’re ever looking for a picturesque spot to spend the day, this is the place.

Stooping Plain Trees, Jacarandas, winding footpaths and groundwater lakes, strolling through Hyde Park is like stepping into a Jane Austen novel. This truly beautiful park has acted as the backdrop to many photo shoots of local designers, retailers and of course the odd romantic couple shot.
The picturesque and tranquility of Hyde Park make it a popular spot for special occasions. Hyde Park has played host to many BBQs and boozey picnics to my friends and I, and its not uncommon to see a bridal party parading through the leafy surrounds either. You can get the odd homeless geriatric lurking, but I’ve never been personally hassled by anyone. They mostly just want a peaceful place to snooze or booze and if I was in the same position, Hyde Park would be my pick of the parks too.

Hyde Park is a beautiful shady oasis in this Perth summer heat. The large park, with a lake as its centrepiece, is lined with huge trees and benches to shelter and rest on, whether you’re joining the other morning commuters for a run, walking your dog or hanging with your pals throwing a frisbee and kicking a soccer ball at the same time (Yes, we did that, it’s called Froccer and you should probably look out for it at the 2016 Olympics). The spacious park allows for large groups to sit and relax and not bother, or be bothered, by anyone else.
Other features include Barbeques, two awesome playgrounds for the kids, toilet blocks and plenty of ducks, swans and their adorable babies waddling around the edge of the central lake. The park is also dotted with gazebos to shelter beneath, and a small stage that sometimes hosts small band gigs or larger community events like Christmas carolling and the like.
Be warned, however, Hyde Park is beautiful in the day, but notorious for attracting undesirables at night. A real shame, but the relaxing days I have spent there far outweigh the run ins I’ve had with old folks asking me where their wine is.