Herbert Park Childrens Playground

Great spot for the kiddies. My nearly 2 you grandson had a ball here.
There are activities for all sizes from tots swings to large climbing frames and slides for the older kids.
The ground is soft and woso chipped so no risk of serious injury the kids can run safely.
The equipment is very well maintained and relatively new looking unlike some of the other parks we visited recently.
The only down side is that I was wrn out running after the littel guy :-)
The other plus is that being in Herbert Park, in my opinion one of the nicest parks in Dublin, you can integrate the playground with a picnic and a duck and swan feeding session and there is plenty of space to kick a ball or just run if the mood takes you and you have any energy left (weather permitting of course).

Visited the play area for the first time with my Grandson last week. He loved it, and so did I!
Nice soft spongy ground, plenty of woodchips, lots of play items and even stuff for the toddlers. Everything was in good repair and it was very clean and well kept. After visitng some other playgrounds in town last week, trust me, this place is gold!
Even if you or your child are not wearing head to to Armani, give it a go! (Seriously, there was a (maybe 3 yr old) child there completely kitted out in Armani. to each their own, but M&S or Penny’s probably works better in the dirt! :p)

The Herbert Park childrens playground is probably the nicest playground which I have been too in Dublin. It is great in that it such a large, well maintained park with such a great variety of slides, swings and other playground accessories for the kids to play with. It also has various sections for different age groups. As they have a range from very young (small slides, covered bridges and tunnels) to a little older (slightly bigger slides, higher contained bridges, ladders) and older kids (very high slides, platforms, monkey bars, etc.) it provides a safer environment for the kids to play in. At other playgrounds, the older kids start playing on the equipment meant for toddlers or younger toddlers and it becomes much more difficult to keep everyone safe.

My two year old son has just discovered this place and he loves it — it is more important than life, it is more important than lollypops, it is more important than Peppa Pig…
I don’t mind it myself either though I reckon that it is aimed at slightly older kids. Never the less there is enough for the toddler to keep him going including a sprung see-​saw (which will even hold me) a couple of small slides and a reasonable harmless climbing frame (still needs supervision though!).
For me the big plus is the fact that the ground is covered with a mix of chippings and very soft tar/​sponge/​rubber stuff (to use the technical term. he couldn’t hurt himself if he tried… well, he could, but he’d have to try really really hard.