Discover Pymble: Play, Sport and Architecture

Pymble offers several specific starting points for a stay: the imaginatively designed Robert Pymble Playground, facilities for sport and exercise, and two very different examples of architecture. The range extends from a covered brick reservoir with distinctive geometry to Griffin’s largest residential commission in Australia. These themes give your planning a concrete starting point: you can consider whether play, sporting activity or architecture is what first draws you to Pymble.

Play and exercise

The Robert Pymble Playground combines eye-catching motifs with different forms of activity. Its features include a tractor, a climbing frame inspired by a farm and seesaws shaped like fruit. The tractor and climbing frame evoke agricultural imagery, while the fruit shapes give the seesaws a distinctive design. The playground also has a loop track where younger children can ride bikes and scooters. This brings climbing and seesawing together with a circuit on wheels. For families with younger children, the specific information about the loop track is particularly useful when planning activities for your stay.

Bannockburn Oval offers a different focus: it has an athletics track, a synthetic wicket and a playground. Compared with the loop track at Robert Pymble Playground, the focus here shifts to the track and wicket. If exercise is part of your travel plans, you can compare the two places based on their different facilities. The playground at the oval adds another area for play alongside the sporting facilities.

Architecture and history

Pymble Reservoir No.1 (Covered) (WS 97) is a circular, covered brick reservoir. In the centre of its roof is an octagonal entrance chamber, also made of brick. The reservoir was built in 1900 to meet local needs. It is also part of an important group of covered reservoirs along the Pacific Highway in Pymble. For architecture enthusiasts, a striking detail lies in the interplay of shapes: the circular structure and the octagonal chamber create contrasting outlines. Its year of construction and original purpose add historical context by highlighting its role in the local water supply.

The Eric Pratten House offers a different perspective. This private residence is Griffin’s largest residential commission in Australia. Together with the reservoir, it provides a second, distinct perspective on Pymble’s architecture: here, the focus is on a residential commission; there, on a covered structure built to serve local needs. If you are interested in architecture, this lets you distinguish between two different themes rather than grouping them under a general heading.

Practical information

Pymble railway station has a commuter car park, bicycle racks and toilets. These facilities may change; check the latest information before travelling if needed. This lets you include the station as a separate practical consideration in your plans and take these details into account if they are relevant to your stay.

When looking for a hotel in Pymble, it may help to decide on your interests in advance: would you like to focus on play and exercise, sport or architecture?

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