Queenstown Gardens are not far from the center of Queenstown.  They are just down the hill from where we usually stay at Queenstown Mews.

More often than not, we approach the Gardens from the lakeside during our morning walk from the apartment to the coffee shop.  You can walk alongside the lake, or walk through the Gardens, which, whether in summer or winter, is a very picturesque walk.

There’s a bowling club, and I’m afraid I will never be that sort of person to take it up (not enough patience) and an Ice Arena, where, in winter, I have heard players practising ice hockey.

I’m sure, at times, ice skating can also be done.

There is a stone bridge to walk across, and in Autumn/Winter, the trees can add a splash of colour.

There is a large water feature with a fountain, and plenty of seating around the edge of the lake, to sit and absorb the tranquillity, or to have a picnic.

There are ducks in the pond

and out of the pond

and plenty of grassed areas with flower beds, which are more colourful in summer.  I have also seen the lawns covered in snow, and the fir trees that line the lakeside of the gardens hang heavy with icicles.