About this place

Weston Park is a popular 40 hectare area in the heart of Canberra just 10 minutes from the CBD, right on Lake Burley Griffin at Yarralumla. With shared walking & cycling paths there is easy rolling accessibility around the park.

The Yarralumla Play Station is a recreation area within the park offering a variety of activities including the Weston Park Miniature Railway with train rides on Bluebell, the blue miniature train that goes around the property & two mini golf courses.

The courses include is the Lake Walter Mini Golf Course which is 36 holes themed on miniatures of Canberra's iconic landmarks. There are a couple of 18 hole courses including the Lake Walter Links, a slightly trick course & the Lake Walter Putt Putt aimed at families.

The Station Stop Cafe is located within the Play Station & resembles dining carriages in a train with wooden booths as well as smaller picnic tables for the kids. There are also board games in the corner, to keep the kids busy while you wait.

There is also the YPS Lolly Shoppe, Mini Farm Friends full of animals along with wild kangaroos throughout the park. Weston Dog Park offering off-leash area is located just before the entrance to the parkland. The Heritage Nursery is located at the entrance, opposite the Yarralumla Gallery and Oaks Brasserie.

The Oaks Brasserie is popular with dog walkers with the Weston Park nearby & has a paved courtyard with seating & tables. The Yarralumla Gallery has 3 rooms in the historical cottage showcasing different works. Both has step free entry.

Free BBQ areas are located all around the park including the popular one located next to Weston Park Playground undercover tables with benches. It is a scenic venue, with Telstra Tower a stunning backdrop.

Weston Park Playground is located opposite the Play Station & features water play in the main area of the park, swings, giant spider web climbing frame, sand digger in a sand pit, climbing equipment, toilets & picnic area with BBQs with lead-in pathways.

The park is also home to the SievX Memorial which remembers the 146 children, 142 women and 65 men who died on the refugee boat SievX, in waters off the coast of Christmas Island in October 2001. This was politically embarrassing for John Howard, & he subsequently refused permission for a memorial to be erected on the Federal side of Lake Burley Griffin, so the organisers of the memorial got permission from the ACT government. What stands now is a representation of the 353 dead - short for children & tall for adults - in the form of painted poles, decorated by one of 300 schools or community groups from around Australia. In 2005, over 2000 Canberrans volunteered to help raise the poles in the curved pattern they are in today, representing water and the shape of a boat.