Lockhart Road Playground

I’ve already reviewed a couple of playgrounds around Wan Chai… but, no I’m not a child, I just really like these little spaces that you can find in every district. In fact, I think it’s quite unique to Hong Kong. In many other cities I’ve been to playgrounds are always within a park so there aren’t so many and they’re usually busier. The Lockhart Road one is bigger than most others around (Ship Street, Spring Garden Lane…) with the exception of Southourn Playground but it’s usually quieter. In the mornings it’s mainly a crossing point for busy workers but I’ve seen some elderly working out there really early too. In fact there is a fitness corner for them exclusively with a pull-​down machine, walking tiles and tai chi wheels. There are signs explaining how to use them and what their main functions are. For the children there are some sledges but the biggest surface is taken up by the basketball court which is often used in the evenings.
There are benches all around the playground, which is great if you just want to go there to chill out, probably better to sit farthest from Lockhart as it’s a lot quieter on the side of Jaffe Road. It’s mostly sheltered so it’s usually easy to find a good spot on a sunny day. And if chilling out if what you need, then it’s best to avoid evenings when games take place.
Also a great place to have you take away lunch if you work around Wan Chai!