George Pentland Botanic Gardens

George Pentland Botanic Gardens, Frankston The undulating grassed open space and garden beds create a pleasant environment for community and family group activities. Playground The playground is set in a lovely Botanic Gardens setting. The playground has been upgraded into a very nice play space. The structure which attracts they most attention by the kids has both a green twisting tunnel slide and a straight metal slide with big leaves where ladybirds have settled. To get to the slides you can take the direct steps or take some steps in combination with net bridges or maybe climb up a pole with disks for footholds. There are more things for energetic kids including a swing which uses a massive length of rope as a seat, massive multi-person see-saw, spinning carousel, small birds nest swing, two standard swings, bee springer, bug springer and huge sandpit. Look out for the goanna sculpture and under the shady tree is a very scary looking black spider (the type which causes nightmares - for me anyway), indigenous story area and log balance areas. Highlights include: Different types of vegetation and plant collections Dreaming poles Ornamental lake - please supervise children at all times Picnic and barbecue facilities throughout the gardens - Bookings not available Playground at the eastern end for young children Public toilets Shelter Walking tracks Hours 7am - 9pm November 1 to March 31 7am - 6pm April 1 to October 31