Asramam Children's Park (also known as ''Children's Park, Kollam'') is a park for children, situated at

Asramam Asramam or Ashramam is one of the prime locations in Kollam city of Kerala, India. It is one among the 55 wards of Kollam Municipal Corporation. Asramam is a notable place in the city because of the presence of old airport, public/private instit ...

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

city,

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. The park is owned by

Kollam Municipal Corporation Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, and the fifth-largest by area. Con ...

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. 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

city. A model

Adventure Park An adventure park is a place which can contain a wide variety of elements, including but not limited to, rope climbing exercises, obstacle courses, bouldering, rock climbing, target oriented activities, and zip-lines. They are usually intended ...

and a 200-year-old

British Residency The British Residency (), also known as the Government Guest House or Residency Bungalow, is a two-storeyed palace situated at Asramam in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies close to the site of the old Kollam Airport situa ...

(which is considered as a Government Guest House) are situated very close to this park.

Location

* Kollam KSRTC Bus Station – 1.2 km *

Kollam Junction railway station Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and largest in terms of number of tracks and one of t ...

– 3.8 km *

Chinnakada Chinnakada or Chinnakkada is considered as the heart of the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. Chinnakada is a busy junction where 5 city roads and one National highway interconnect at a traffic roundabout. The city's symbolic clock tower is loca ...

– 1.2 km *

Kollam Port Kollam Port is one of the historic ports situated away from Downtown Kollam (formerly Quilon),14 km north of Paravur and 24 km north of Varkala Town It is the second largest port in Kerala by volume of cargo handled and facilities. ...

– 3.4 km * Kollam Ferry Terminal – 1.2 km *

Andamukkam City Bus Stand Andamukkam City bus stand, Kollam, is one of the two bus stands in the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated in the Downtown Kollam area, it is also known as Andamukkam private bus stand. The bus stand is only for private city b ...

– 2.6 km

Facilities and attractions

The Children's Park in Asramam is one of the major attractions of Kollam city. The

Government of Kerala Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision ...

modernized the park with Central Government aid in 2009–2010. It got another facelift in 2014, with the addition of a swimming pool and new rides. * Gateway * Compound wall * Mandapams * Restroom complex * Open-air auditorium * Toilet block * Swimming pool * Restaurant * Shopping stalls * 250kv Transformer * Multi-purpose Gymnasium * Video Games

Rides

* 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.

References

{{Kollam , state=expanded Tourist attractions in Kollam Parks in Kollam