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Valentine's Day picnic spots

What are you doing for Valentine’s Day on 14 February?

Overlooking the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden in Red Gum Park / Karrawirra (Park 12)

Pack a picnic basket and take your sweetheart to a sweet spot in your Adelaide Park Lands.

The Himeji Japanese garden in Peppermint Park / Wita Wirra (Park 18)

Would you enjoy a bushland setting, a beautiful manicured garden, or a site with a stunning view?

Adelaide Botanic Garden (above) is the most popular location for a picnic; but why not take your partner to one of the other, lesser-known spots, below?

At some of the picnic spots within your Adelaide Park Lands, the City Council has set up facilities for you to allow your kids to enjoy a fenced playspace while you relax, within sight and within earshot.

A picnic table and bench next to the Bush Magic Playground, near the Aquatic Centre in Denise Norton Park / Pardipardinyilla (Park 2)

APA’s Michael Genrich has compiled this three-and-a-half minute video guide (above) to the best picnic spots in your Adelaide Park Lands.

Take your pick of locations, and take your Valentine. Enjoy!

Picnicking among the roses in Veale Gardens, part of Veale Park / Walyu Yarta (Park 21)

A picnic with a view? “Light’s Vision” in Tarntanya Wama (Park 26)