Image (C) Vanessa Chea

Sunplaza Park is a place full of innovations to create and sustain vibrancy and activities. Located at Tampines Avenue 7 and 9, the 9.6-ha park has its characteristics of bright colours and dynamic symbols to greet the visitors. The intro of Tampines Tree to the park helps to remind visitors where the new Tampines Town derives its name.

The focus of the park is a circular Sun Plaza with a prominent sun motif displayed in the centre of the Plaza. It can hold a capacity of 700 people and acts as an activity core within the park. With a stage, seating areas and ample spaces for large crowds, the Sun Plaza can be used for outdoor concerts, exhibitions, band performers and family or group functions.

Image (C) Vanessa Chea

One distinguishing feature is the Sense Discovery with 11 stations of interactive play features. They are texture walks, talking tubes, chimes, fragrance stations, a tumbler and organic texture walk, an entry sign with recessed wordings and symbols, ladder wall, sliding beads, herbal wall and “toes” for park users to experience intriguing sounds and outdoor sensations.

Sunplaza Park also has a Beach Ball court and Woodball Course, the first of their kind to be incorporated into a public park. The Woodball Course consists of 12 fairways, built to comply with internationally accepted standards and it has played host to a number of local and international Woodball tournaments. Beach Ball and Woodball pros, enthusiastic learners are free to make use of these facilities at the park.

Another unique feature of the park is the Fantasy Land Playground. Fun characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are installed to create a feeling of fantasy through the play features. Features include a 3m tall giant kangaroo with a tunnel for children to go through its body, huge elephant and crocodile slides and see-saws incorporating familiar cartoon characters. In addition to this is a large sandpit with various play equipment such as a 20m long cableway ride.

On the whole, Sun Plaza Park is a relaxing point for the crowd living in the eastern region of the Singapore. In future, park visitors will be able to enjoy cycling and jogging from Bedok Reservoir Park to the north coast at Pasir Ris Park or vice-versa, via Sunplaza Park.

Facilities: Sense Discovery Garden, 30m diameter Sun Plaza amphitheatre, Fantasy Land, playground, Beach Ball Court, 12-fairways Woodball Course, Fitness Corner, kiosk, cycling and jogging track.

Activities: Cycling, jogging, skating, performances, family functions, sensory garden, woodball, beach ball