Children's Park, Kollam
| Children's Park, Asramam | |
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| Children’s Park, Kollam Children’s Traffic Park | |
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| Type | Children's park |
| Location | Kollam City, India |
| Coordinates | 8°53′47″N 76°35′17″E / 8.896385°N 76.587999°E |
| Operated by | Kollam Municipal Corporation |
| Status | Open all year |
Asramam Children's Park (also known as Children's Park, Kollam) is a park for children, situated at Asramam in Kollam city, Kerala. The park is owned by Kollam Municipal Corporation, India.[1] It is also called Children’s Traffic Park. This park is considered as a part of Asramam Picnic Village, main centre for recreational activities in Kollam city.[2] A model Adventure Park and a 200-year-old British Residency (which is considered as a Government Guest House) are situated very close to this park.[3]
Location
[edit]- Kollam KSRTC Bus Station – 1.2 km
- Kollam Junction railway station – 3.8 km
- Chinnakada – 1.2 km
- Kollam Port – 3.4 km
- Kollam Ferry Terminal – 1.2 km
- Andamukkam City Bus Stand – 2.6 km
Facilities and attractions
[edit]The Children's Park in Asramam is one of the major attractions of Kollam city. The Government of Kerala modernized the park with Central Government aid in 2009–2010.[4] It got another facelift in 2014, with the addition of a swimming pool and new rides.[5][6]
- Gateway
- Compound wall
- Mandapams
- Restroom complex
- Open-air auditorium
- Toilet block
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Shopping stalls
- 250kv Transformer
- Multi-purpose Gymnasium
- Video Games
Rides
[edit]- Air Balloon ride
- Battery cars
- Break Dance ride
- Dashing/Bombing Cars
- Cycles
- Duck boat
- Flying singer rider
- Giraffe Train ride
- Sun-Moon wheel
Nowadays, this children's park is a regular exhibition ground for the Kollam Flower Show.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Picnic Village, Asramam". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Model Adventure Park, Kollam". Zone Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Asramam, Kollam". Malayala Manorama Online. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Rs 2.86 cr to develop Asramam Children's Park". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "New rides at children's park". The Hindu. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Tourism-Kollam". Kollam Diaries. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Kollam Flower Show to begin tomorrow". TNIE. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
