Forest Ramble
Thirteen swamp-animal play stations on an old car park in Jurong. Still worth the trip, but the zipline and slide tower are closed for maintenance, so manage expectations in the car.
- Where: Jurong
- Price: Free
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Jurong Lake Gardens
Two 1970s gardens and a swamp forest grown back from a concrete drain, stitched into 90 hectares in the west. Treat it as three outings sharing a postcode.
- Where: Jurong
- Price: Free
Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden
A free garden where children up to 14 run the show and adults need one to get in. Water play for under-12s, a flying fox for older ones; the Tree House is closed.
- Where: Bukit Timah
- Price: Free
Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO site, a tree off the five-dollar note and more plant labels than anyone could read in a day. Pick one thread, go early and leave the rest for next time.
- Where: Botanic Gardens
- Price: Free
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Photo: jimmy_tst, CC BY 2.0, via FlickrPunggol Point Park and Punggol Beach
A 2.4km boardwalk along the Straits of Johor, and a national heritage site marking the 1942 Sook Ching killings on this shore. Closed for upgrading until the end of 2027; read the plaque when it reopens.
- Where: Punggol & Seletar
- Price: Free
Temporarily closed
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Photo: Chainwit, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsQueenstown Public Library
Closed for a revamp until late 2028. Singapore's oldest public library still earns five minutes from Margaret Drive: look for the Q in the screen walls.
- Where: Queenstown
- Price: Free
Temporarily closed
Water Sports Centre at The Kallang
Suspended for now because of the haze. When it reopens: a sit-on-top kayak on Kallang Basin, no certificate needed, the Flyer ahead and the stadium dome behind.
- Where: Kallang
- Price: Under S$30
Temporarily closed
Sembawang Hot Spring Park
Closed for urgent maintenance until 30 October 2026. When it reopens: Singapore's only hot spring, a four-tier foot bath and an egg station. An hour, not a day.
- Where: Sembawang
- Price: Free
Temporarily closed
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Gardens by the Bay
Don't buy everything. Our guide to the conservatory, the viewpoint and the ticket that suit one evening at the Gardens, and what to leave for next time.
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Make something, try something
A catch-up goes easier with a shared task. Choose pottery or climbing by the kind of concentration you want, and book a proper introduction rather than winging it.
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