Phil Denman Park in Jamboree Heights

You will uncover one of the best secrets in the Western suburbs at the end of a dead-end street in Jamboree Heights. Phil Denham Park features an impressive, contemporary kids’ playground with wide open spaces, basketball courts, cricket nets, a bike track, and an off-leash dog park.

Phil Denman Park playground

Phil Denman playground is a modern park with four awesome forts on different levels with bridges, climbing frames and monkey bars. In addition, ladders, a fireman’s pole, and a mixture of enclosed and double slides act as entry and exit points to and from the forts. While the monkey bars and bridges are a good challenge for older kids, the park also works well for toddlers with two swings, smaller slides, and a lot of sensory play equipment on the ground level such as steering wheels, gears, mirrors, naughts and crosses games, music tubes and more.

A quick stroll from the playground equipment takes you into a sportsperson’s paradise that will entertain the kids for hours with cricket nets, half and full-court basketball courts and a rebound wall. A vast open grassed field is perfect for kids to run free. There are shade sails over the play forts, but bringing hats along is a bright idea if children want to use the other areas in the park.

Phil Denman Park also has a pathway from Loffs Road over a little bridge that crosses a creek and continues to Beanland Street. This pathway connects to a small children’s bike circuit with roundabouts, speed bumps and traffic signs, which is an excellent place for Brisbane Kids to practise riding their bikes and scooters.

Imagination Factor

Phil Denman Park will entertain Brisbane Kids of all ages. Little kids can be princesses or knights as they play in the forts. Bigger kids can be their favourite sports person as they take advantage of the sporting equipment available.

The open spaces lend themselves to a game of tiggy, or a family game of soccer and would be perfect for flying a kite on a windy day. Phil Denman Park could entertain families and kids of all ages for hours.

Accessibility

There is no specific equipment that makes Phil Denman Park an all-abilities playground. The playground has a wheelchair and pram-accessible walkway from the car park at the Beanland Street entry. Walkway access is also available to the park via Loffs Rd. However, wheelchairs may need to be pushed across the open grassed areas to access the playground, basketball courts, cricket nets, and rebound wall. Accessible toilets are a short distance from the playground across a flat grassed area.

Phil Denman Park features

BBQ
Accessible Toilets
Playground equipment for a variety of ages over a soft-fall base
Unfenced playground
Swings
Slides
Monkey Bars
Bridges
Forts
Rock climbing wall
Sensory Toys/instruments
Fireman pole
Naughts and crosses game
Musical tubes
Open flat grassy spaces
Water
Basketball Half Court
Practice cricket nets
Rebound wall
Off leash fenced dog park
Shared pathway
There are 17 car parking spaces available near the playground on Beanland Street which will get busy at school drop-off and pick up time
Accessible by public transport (bus). Park is approximately 3 minutes walk from the bus stop.

Another great Brisbane Playground nearby is Jindalee Park.

What we thought of Phil Denman Park

Phil Denman Park is incredibly impressive as it packs so much into one venue. We loved how visually incredible the playground was, with so many places to explore. We think it is a wonderful park for families with children of different ages, as there are great options for toddlers, older children and even teens who like sports.