Parks & Gardens

Rymill Park

The centrepiece is Rymill Lake, with rowboats for hire, but there is also a large rose garden. City.

Himeji Gardens

Created in conjunction with Himeji, Adelaide’s sister city, this garden blends classic Japanese styles. City.

Veale Gardens

For some years the green belt around Adelaide was more paddock than parkland, but a town clerk named William Veale started beautifying the gardens in the mid-1900s. Veale Gardens were his pièce de résistance. City.

Bonython Park

A park with more native style. The river attracts birdlife, and there is also a children’s playground and a popular picnic area. Thebarton.

Linear Park

This park follows the curves of the Torrens all the way from West Beach to Paradise, and is great for bike riding. The sections near the city offer fantastic views, while further out the track runs through a thick corridor of bushland.