Connolly Park is located in the harbourside suburb of Carrington with a little playground with swings, seesaw, wobblies, cubby house & a spinner.  

There is a large covered shelter with picnic tables & benches.  Toilets can be found on the other side of the oval & next to Carrington Bowling Club but cannot confirm if they are accessible.  Ones can be found at Newcastle Interchange 1km away.

Next to the park is Carrington Bowlo with the Cowper Street Diner serving lunch & dinner, also open for breakfast on weekends & public holidays.  More cafes can be found on Young Street.

Connolly Park Playground

Starting at Wickham Marina through to Honeysuckle at Cottage Creek is this fantastic waterfront promenade.  An uninterrupted 11 km walkway stretch going from Wickham all the way through to Merewether. 

A shared wide pathway used by walkers, cyclists & wheelchair users alike, also being child-friendly thanks to the double lanes and path markings, making sure everyone has enough space.  

Along the way you have views of the boats and yachts docked at Wickham Harbour. You might even spot one of the fishing trawlers offloading their daily catch to the Fishermans Co-op. 

There are some great fish & chip shops, cafes, restaurants dotted along the way along with luscious green spaces.  The quirky Cottage Creek Bridge officially connects Wickham and Honeysuckle.  Further along is Honeysuckle Park with a maritime-themed park with a Ship Jungle gym & play equipment.

The path has plenty of rest stops, water bubblers & sheltered picnic areas with BBQ.  There are regular public toilets at Honeysuckle Park, accessible ones can be found at Marketown Shopping Centre,  McDonalds King Street & Newcastle Interchange.  Accessible parking can also be found at Marketown Shopping Centre, Thorsby Creek & National Park.

Honeysuckle Harbourside Promenade

Honeysuckle Park, the former industrial maritime land, is now a harbourfront park with a maritime-themed play area.  

There is a ship play structure with shade cloth, slide, climbing nets, rope bridge & softfall flooring.  

Next to this park is a shaded barbecue area with plenty of picnic seating & water refill stations.  Further west is another BBQ area separated by grassy area.

Near the park is the Honeysuckle Waterfront Promenade where you can bike, scooter, roll all the way to Wickham Marina or continue along Newcastle Foreshore to Nobbys Beach.

There is a regular public toilet block next to the playground, closest accessible toilets can be found at McDonalds King Street,  Newcastle Museum & Marketown Shopping Centre.  

There are plenty of cafes & restaurants nearby including The Kingfish Newcastle & Honeysuckle Hotel both doing great kids meals.  

Honeysuckle Park

South Stockton Active Hub, is located in Griffiths Park in Stockton next to the ferry terminal.   With great play equipment and skate facilities plus fantastic harbour views of Newcastle, it’s a favourite for both kids and adults.

The Active Hub consists of two separate sections. The playground featuring softfall flooring is on one side and the concrete skate plaza is on the other.

Dividing the playground and skate park are two large shelters and barbecue facilities with lead up pathways & two water fountains. 

A public toilet block can be found within the hub but accessible toilets are at Marketown Shopping Centre & Newcastle interchange .

Parking can be found at Griffith Park. free on Hunter Street or in the parking lot near Ferry Terminal.  

Whispers on the Wharf is a cafe operating out of a shipping container located next to Stockton Active Hub. General Washington Hotel is nearby on Hunter Street if you want lunch. There are additional coffee spots on Mitchell Street.

South Stockton Active Hub 

Islington Park offers plenty of covered shelters & benches, free barbeques & lots of tracks to scoot or roll around.

The playground has lots of fun play equipment including a disabled swing along with traditional swings, climbing structure, slide, boat, colourful sculpture. & water play area.

Public toilets are at 49 Phoebe Street, closest accessible ones can be found at Hamilton Train Station.  

Islington Park

Grahame Park in Carrington features a cute  neighbourhood playground featuring a large play fort with slides, crawling & climbing areas, rope bridges, balancing steps, swings & rockers.  The flooring is bark chips with some softfall parts, flat level easy roll entry to park.  

There is a covered picnic shelter & electric BBQ & cafes closeby on Young Street.  Unfortunately there are no toilets onsite, closest accessible ones can be found Newcastle Interchange on Station Street & The Crown Plaza.  On-street parking only.

Accessible Playground In Gipps StreetGrahame Park Playground