Guide to Brisbane Fairy Trails

FAIRY TRAILS

FAIRY TRAILS AND FAIRY GARDENS

THE ENCHANTED FOREST Start your fairy fun at the Enchanted Forest playground, located at Dorrington Park at Ashgrove. Climb on the spiders’ webs, make music on the magical toadstools, and picnic in the leafy parklands. There is a new skate park not far from the playground, making this the perfect outing when you have kids of different ages. You can grab a bite to eat and a coffee at Famished on Frasers, or some gluten-free goodies at Marché du Macaron, which are each a short walk from the playground.

KUMBARTCHO SANCTUARY Kumbartcho Sanctuary at Eatons Hill is a community nursery featuring a fenced playground and short nature walks. They often have free activities running throughout the school holidays which are promoted through their Facebook Page. Their fairy garden is at the end of a short forest walk with lots of ornaments and fairy paraphernalia to help set the scene. Write and post a letter to the fairies in the fairy mail box, sit and enjoy the peaceful surrounds, or even take a picnic to enjoy next to the playground.

THE GOLLUM TREE The Gollum Tree at Scarborough Beach, is worth checking out if you happen to be over in the Redcliffe Peninsula area. The tree itself is located within Scarborough Beach Park, which is a fenced seaside playground featuring Cottonwood trees that are some of Brisbane’s best climbing trees for kids. Head to Redcliffe on a Sunday and you can enjoy their markets from 8am-noon.

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FAIRY TRAILS

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE BOOK SHOP Where the Wild Things Are at West End is the most incredible book shop we have ever seen. If you want a low-key fairy outing, then this is the ideal place to head to find stories about wizards and witches. They have the most tremendous variety of children’s books; this is the ultimate inspiration for young readers. Some of our favourite fairy books include The Magic Faraway Tree, Even Fairies Fart, Snuggle Pot and Cuddle Pie, Mummy Fairy and Me, Backyard Fairies and for older kids Robots Vs Fairies and The Lunar Chronicles.

OTHER NOTABLE MENTIONS The fig tree fairy lights at QUT (near the Goodwill Bridge) The Brunswick Heads Fairy Trail The Store of Requirement at Samford Sunshine Castle at Bli Bli