Bigger Is Better

The new playground at Admiralty Park boasts an overwhelming 26 slides. FELICIA WONG shows you how to make the most of your trip there.

After two years of redevelopment, Admiralty Park opened again in October last year, featuring a whopping 27ha of nature and urban areas – that’s about a third of the size of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

In addition to being the largest park in the north of Singapore, Admiralty Park’s playground also boasts 26 slides, the most number of slides in any park in Singapore.

This playground definitely compares to the likes of the well-loved Pasir Ris Park and East Coast Park playgrounds. Here’s what you need to know before you head down with your tykes.

FAMILY TERRACING PLAY

Best for: 5 to 12 year olds

This is the largest out of all three play areas. Let your children explore the different levels of terrain as they play with the engaging equipment, such as the suspension bridges and climbing ropes.

Adventurous kids will love the double barrel slides (pictured, top). Standing at 9m tall and approximately 23m long, this is the longest and tallest tube slide in a public park. They can climb all the way up to the top using the connecting net climber between the two slides.

Because they are steeply angled, NParks has advised parents and grown-ups not to use it after incidents of injuries were reported when the playground opened late last year. So don’t try to follow your kids down them.

If you’re looking for something milder, check out the waterfall climber (pictured top left). This cool wavy slide is surrounded by a series of cargo nets and follows the contours of the existing terrain.