Chapman Oval Playground

Chapman Oval Playground in Swansea offers great views across the Swansea Channel at Lake Macquarie.

The play equipment includes an integrated play structure with stairs, two slides, a firefighter’s pole, and a little play shop underneath. One of the slides is steep and fast but there is also a smaller slide with stairs for kids to easily climb up. There is also a regular swing, a baby swing and a group nest swing, balancing beam, disc platforms , rocker, spinning pole and interactive games.. The flooring of the playground is a combination of softfall and bark chips.

There are benches dotted around, picnic table, wide easy roll pathway that leads from parking lot to the large play structure. There are accessible toilets located next to the playground. Parking can be found in car park at Chapman Oval or on Channel Street.

Across the street from the playground there is a shared pathway on Channel Street with great views of the Swansea Channel.

You can also drive down Channel Street to the carpark and go for a walk along Pirrita Island Boardwalk (see entry). You’ll have to go to Swansea main street to find a cafe or takeaway.