Set in the leafy surrounds of Richley Reserve at Blackbutt Reserve  in New Lambton is a great colourful 60 metre playground that encourages nature play & adventure.

The park is divided into two main sections, one area for younger kids with toddler swings, group swing, two slides, cubby house & rope bridge.   The other area is an adventure playground for older kids with climbing tower, bridges, slide, fireman pole, rope courses & tunnels.  

The park is surrounded by trees & grass, stone garden, a sand pit with water tap & is inclusive with pathways providing accessible routes to the play equipment. There is a ramp to get to the top of the tower & specially designed wheelchair accessible carousel with a lift up bar to snap in wheelchairs.  

There is plenty of shade, seating, picnic tables, BBQs, water fountain & amenities block next to the playground but no kiosk.  Parking is $4 per hour or $12 a day.

Richley Reserve

Novocastrian Park features a playground with wooden fort centrepiece with spiral slide & two smalled slides.  There is a rope climbing frame with spiderweb & climbing wall.  

There is a regular and baby swing as well as a group swing, small roundabout, seesaw, log balancing beams, & puzzle blocks.

The flooring is a combination of softfall paths & bark chips & a water fountain is onsite.  Parents can sit around the playground on benches & sandstone blocks & the playground is surrounded by grassed area with picnic tables & wide lead-in pathway from road to playground.

Adjacent to the playground is a half-basketball court with both basketball & netball hoops.  Behind the playground is sport fields used for soccer & cricket.

Regular toilets can be found onsite, accessible toilets can be found just under 1km away at Richley Recreation Reserve & Homeworks Kotara.   Parking is on-street & at the sports field.  

Novocastrian Park Playground

Richley Reserve Circuit is 731m return wheelchair accessible walk which travels through open grasslands that are surrounded by a healthy eucalyptus forest.  

Within the grasslands are two large ponds, with two black swans on the lower pond.  Do be careful though, the swans can get aggressive defending their territory.  

The wide sealed trail offers easy rolling, timber bridge over water, picnic tables & benches dotted along the way, playground & car park.

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