St. Stephens Green Playground

It’s in a center of St. Stephen Green but it’s kind of hidden by bushes and trees around that I couldn’t find it easily for a first time. It’s gated and I feel safe to let kids play by themselves while you sit on a bench. Lot of equipments are short and small, and even toddlers can enjoy here.

St Stephens Green playground is a well maintained large playground with equipment for both smaller kids and a separate playground equipment setup for the older kids. I think this is probably the 2^nd best playground in central Dublin behind Herbert park.
The ground is padded with the newly standard rubber playground material to keep the playground safe. There are multiple swing areas, again one for the younger kids and a separate set for older kids at the other side of the park. There are multiple sides and plenty of rope areas to climb up.
This playground does get quite crowded and unfortunately at times, way too crowded. I think the reason may be the lack of other well maintained play areas around the city. Herbert park is great, but a little bit far from my location in central Dublin. Merrion Square has a playground and I generally will spend most of my time here, however it is definitely not as well maintained and could use a decent refurbishment. It may reduce some of the crowding here to have a few more well maintained play areas around central Dublin.