Wirraway Park
Thornton NSW 2322, Australia
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A lovely local park at Thornton near Maitland in the Newcastle region with a 4.3 rating across 158 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- Closed
- TuesdayToday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
Wirraway Park is a local recreation space on Wirraway Drive in Thornton, Maitland, with a playground and open grass areas suited to families looking for outdoor play. The council listing identifies play equipment and shaded cover, including a playground with a shade sail.
The play area includes a slide, flying fox, hammock and all-purpose equipment, giving children several ways to stay active. There is also a paved section and playing courts, so the park offers more than a single piece of playground equipment. The mix of open grass, shade and hard-surface areas provides room for different types of play and movement.
With its range of equipment and accessible outdoor setting, Wirraway Park is best suited to families and children, while the open layout may also work for a casual stop during time spent around Thornton. It is listed among Maitland City Council’s parks and reserves, with the council providing a phone contact for enquiries and availability checks.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.3 from 158 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 70
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 67
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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