brisbane parks

Hugging the river, these splendid gardens have had a continuous horticultural history for 150+ years and are

On weekend afternoons this park resembles a village green in England as families, dog walkers, picnickers and sports players descend on the tree-bordered grassy expanse to enjoy the last of the day’s sun.

The showcase family friendly park on the northside, Kalinga’s drawcards are many.

These beautiful lush hectares of meadowland have at their heart one of the rare surviving lagoons from pre-settlement days.

It’s possible to happily pass an hour or a day within the 56-hectare subtropical expanse that is Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

The picture perfect self-contained Japanese garden sits on the eastern hill end of Queens Park behind the historic caretakers cottage.

The city’s grandest century old park has rose gardens, rotunda, massive fig tree playground and more

This park is a wonderfully planned green space with something for every member of the family

Ipswich's family friendly grand historical park, established in 1864 and named after Queen Victoria is today the green recreational heart of the city.

The popular southside park has recently been upgraded to include a fantastic, new dinosaur-themed playground

This subtropical wonderland, the largest of its kind in the world, sprang to life in 2001 on the site of the former Roma St railway goods yards

These beautiful gardens sprawl along the river and were established in the early 1920s. They are unique in that they contain 1,000+ species of almost entirely native flora

This Federation-style park, once part of the grounds of famed Irish retailer TC Beirne’s Victorian villa, has to be Brisbane’s prettiest green public space.