Jurong Central Park
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Jurong Central Park is a 8-ha regional park
is the first in Singapore having life-sized board-game features including life-sized Snakes and Ladders
playground and Ludo Garden. These features were developed based on the traditional indoor children's board-games well liked by many worldwide. By using the dice tower built in the park, visitors are able to enjoy the games outdoors.
Luxurious plants and trees such as the Calathea lutea and Raphis excelsa are grown at the Snakes and Ladders playground. Visitors will be able to get to experience playing in a jungle setting when the trees matured. The Ludo Garden is where colorful plants grown in, complementing the Ludo game which uses bright colors for different playing teams.
Visitors can be brought closer to nature in the wetland where various types of aquatic plant
s reside to complement the existing plants. Various birdlife, butterflies, frogs and other insects are attracted to the wetland.
is available.
. Cross over Boon Lay Way from Boon Lay MRT, Jurong Point and Boon Lay Bus Interchange and you will arrive at the park.
Regional park
Regional park is a term used for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreational use or other reason, and under the administration of a form of local government.-Definition:...
is the first in Singapore having life-sized board-game features including life-sized Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and ladders
Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game regarded today as a worldwide classic. It is played between two or more players on a game board having numbered, gridded squares. A number of "ladders" and "snakes" are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares...
playground and Ludo Garden. These features were developed based on the traditional indoor children's board-games well liked by many worldwide. By using the dice tower built in the park, visitors are able to enjoy the games outdoors.
Luxurious plants and trees such as the Calathea lutea and Raphis excelsa are grown at the Snakes and Ladders playground. Visitors will be able to get to experience playing in a jungle setting when the trees matured. The Ludo Garden is where colorful plants grown in, complementing the Ludo game which uses bright colors for different playing teams.
Visitors can be brought closer to nature in the wetland where various types of aquatic plant
Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as hydrophytes or aquatic macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is...
s reside to complement the existing plants. Various birdlife, butterflies, frogs and other insects are attracted to the wetland.
Activities
In the park, a 2 km cycling and jogging track is available for recreational joggers and cyclists, a fitness corner for exercising and workouts, an event lawn, benches and shelters for everyone. Other activities such as participating in concerts and performances, family gatherings, inline skatingRoller skating
Roller skating is the traveling on smooth surfaces with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. Skates generally come in two basic varieties: quad roller skates and inline skates or blades, though some have experimented with a...
is available.
Getting there
The park is situated across Boon Lay MRT StationBoon Lay MRT Station
Boon Lay MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Jurong, Singapore.The station currently serves residents living in Boon Lay, Pioneer, Gek Poh, Nanyang and people working in Tuas,Tuas South,Pioneer Sector,Jurong Hill,Jurong Pier,Lok Yang,Benoi and Gul.In...
. Cross over Boon Lay Way from Boon Lay MRT, Jurong Point and Boon Lay Bus Interchange and you will arrive at the park.