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Favorite parks

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dingdong05 · 22/11/2007 14:25

It's got to be Broughty Ferry park, the one next to the castle. Bouncy floors, a great climbing area- for tiny tots and bigger ones, and a great wet play area.

I think I'm drawn to it because I used to play there when I was little. Mind you the bouncy floor was gravel, and the wet play area was a concrete death trap for children. Honestly, even as a kid I was frightened of it!

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Klaw · 29/11/2007 23:30

Why is it always blowing a freezing gale whenever I take dd to a park?....

Anyway, there's a little park on my doorstep so I'd have to vote for that cos we can go to it any day! DD been using the slide since she was 14months old, one of these ones that's taller than an adult too!

We've taken her to Monifieth park, down by the beach, it's huge and she loved it, but we haven't been there this year yet

Have been to Camperdown this year and dd was happy there too. Btw she's 2.5 on Sunday.

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dingdong05 · 29/11/2007 23:58

Happy birthday to mini Klaw! Your heart must've been in your mouth when she started going on that slide! I know mine was when my ds started on them

I've only been to the park in Monifieth once when I got a lift with a friend (along with our 2 kiddies of course ) it was pretty good, and very blustery.

I'm a bit of a fan of Camperdown too, actually, especially for things like hiring bikes in the summer. Have you tried it? It's not expensive and you can get bikes with baby/toddler attachments. We would hire bikes, cycle up to the duck pond then round the park and back again in an hour- fabulous.

My ds has a yen for Baxter park too, or as he calls it the gavillion park But I think that was due to taking part in the Little Kickers in the October hols.

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PinkPussyCat · 30/11/2007 15:02

Found you
DS is coming up for 5 months so we are still just on the lookout for 'pram accessibility' more than anything else. We will need to come + have a stroll round BF park, though. If this mingin rain ever stops!
Which cafes in the Ferry are best if you have a pram? (apologies for sl. subject change!)

PinkPussyCat · 30/11/2007 16:36

I know this doesn't really count as Tayside, but Kinnoull Hill is great now (if you're feeling energetic!) as they have got rid of the wonky steps they had in various places, and it is all path. We had the pram up there about three weeks ago, and it was lovely with all the autumnal colours etc.

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dingdong05 · 03/12/2007 22:46

hey PPC! BF park is fine for prams, and you can usually park pretty near too. I don't think there's a charge, but don't take my word on that! There's also pretty decent toilets there (at least in the summer, not sure about winter) but no baby changing. And it's right next to the beach, which you can get along on the wall. The castle is there too, and thought the grounds are fine, the castle itself is a castle with all the tiny, windy stairs you'd expect. However if your brave enough to carry bub up those stairs there's some interesting displays. There's a place you can park the pram, but it's outside and not secure so you'll have to take your chance as there's no way to get it up the stairs!
Cafes and prams is another story... the closest good cafe is Visoccies (sp?) but is pretty crampd. They can usually fit you in though, I went with a friend and we had 2 prams and it was ok, but not ideal. There's the cafes at the other end of the ferry, near M&S which look more roomy.
HTH!

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PinkPussyCatInAPearTree · 04/12/2007 10:41

Thanks for that! Will give it a go this weekend if weather is ok. And I do love Visocci's, haven't been there in ages.
What about Clatto? That's another place I've never been to... Sorry for so many questions!

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dingdong05 · 18/12/2007 21:32

Bad news, I was at Visoccies at the weekend and they can't let prams into the restaurant area anymore. Something to do with health and safety.

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PinkPussyCatInAPearTree · 18/12/2007 22:09

Nooo!!! Oh well, they won't be getting my custom for a long time then
What a bummer.

PinkPussyCatInAPearTree · 18/12/2007 22:10

How are you anyway dingdong?

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dingdong05 · 01/01/2008 22:30

Happy new year!
Gosh I hadn't realised how long it had been since I popped in... got carried away with all the chrimbo business, I guess.
IS ANYone else still watching?!
x

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ScottishSusan · 02/01/2008 14:26

Hi
Sorry ding ding wasn't watching this thread but just popped in to say hello as you are the first person on mumsnet that I have seen quite close to me. I am in Auchtermuchty....I often take kids to parks in Dundee but usually jst Camperdown.

xx

PinkPussyCat · 02/01/2008 20:30

I'm still watching
Hello ScottishSusan!
Happy New Year to one and all!

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dingdong05 · 03/01/2008 00:01

Hey PPC and ScottishSusan!
In this weather I'm just happy to have Junglee Fun close by

And, so excited, I got a bike with a child seat for my Christmas from my lovely lovely friend so I am now mobile (but not too keen on anything up a hill ) Think the Botanical Garden is a def possibility. Especially as I don't have a lock yet so can't go in anywhere indoors

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littlepinkpixie · 15/01/2008 20:04

I'm a fan of Broughty Ferry park too, especially in the summer when the water is turned on, Camperdown is great too.

I've never been to Junglee Fun - how big is the play area there, what sort of age range would it suit?

PinkPussyCat · 17/01/2008 11:41

Hi LPP - Never been to Junglee Fun either (ds only 6 months!) just wanted to say hello really

littlepinkpixie · 18/01/2008 09:58

Hello PPC

There arent many places that a 6 month old really appreciates being taken are there!
Nice age though isnt it. Have you started weaning yet?

PinkPussyCat · 18/01/2008 15:15

We are going to start this weekend. Have got some fine-ground porridge to start with... maybe will put some kind of fruit puree in with it... hell knows! Kind of dreading it TBH.

PinkPussyCat · 18/01/2008 15:17

God I sound miserable don't I? I'm not really!

What age are yours LPP?

littlepinkpixie · 18/01/2008 15:44

Mine are 5, 3 and 1, so past the weaning stage now!
Hope that the weekend of weaning goes OK for you! At least with him being 6 months old you probably wont have to spend too long with all the powderered and blended stuff. I think the worst thing about weaning for me was the way that loads of the clothes got ruined. No matter how well i thought i had got the bib on, there would be some luminous orange gloop creeping round onto the clothes, never to be washed out again!
Now I'm sounding miserable Have fun!

PinkPussyCat · 18/01/2008 17:22

No worries LPP! I have procured some full-body bibs for this very eventuality!
I feel it will be my clothes bearing the brunt!

littlepinkpixie · 18/01/2008 19:57

You will be safe as long as you stick to baby rice. Its when you start introducing carrot, butternut squash etc that you will need to watch out. One of those all over body bio-hazard suits will do the job.

PinkPussyCat · 18/01/2008 20:59

ROFL!

Klaw · 18/01/2008 22:16

Dingdong, you're not keen on anything with a hill....

.....in Dundee? PMSL!!!

I used to cycle with ds from Stobswell to the Ferry which was good, getting back was a bugger challenge!

Klaw · 18/01/2008 22:17

Pinkpussycat, there's no such thing as too many bibs

littlepinkpixie · 20/01/2008 12:11

How goes the weaning PPC?