Great Parks in Townsville, Australia For Wedding Photos

Townsville is one of the magnificent jewels in Australia.the city of Townsville. There are many locations
With its magnificent Strand foreshore and toweringwhere you could take photos including Tokuyama
Castle Hill, this is the place in Tropical North Queenslandgardens (Summerhouse), Harold E Moore Crescent,
to have your photos taken. There are someLagoon area or Savannah zone, Xerophytic zone,
outstanding parks and gardens where you can haveRainforest (The Island area), Rainforest (Picnic area),
your wedding photos taken and we will look andCarl Von Martius Way.
discuss some of those great locations in this article.Many couples actually have chosen to have their
Each of the locations mentioned in this article arewedding in the park as well as their wedding photos. If
extremely popular and you would be advised to checkyou are looking to do this simply contact the
if anyone has booked the locations to hold their actualTownsville City Council.
wedding there. If this has occurred, you may not be4. Anderson Park
able to take your wedding photos in this location.Anderson Park is located in the suburb of
1. Anzac ParkMundingburra and is only a short 8 minute drive from
Anzac Park is one of the most historically significantthe heart of the city. The suburb has a number of
gardens in Townsville and is also one of the mostparish churches nearby, so if you are getting married in
popular locations. The park has three significantthis location, this is a great park for photos.
features which are the Rotunda, the Parklands andThe park has recently been upgraded which includes
also the Centenary Fountain.the rejuvenation of a second lagoon in the heart of the
Anzac Park is located towards the south end of thegardens. Some of the great locations to have you
strand next to the local marina. Personally we had ourphotos taken include the Ficus lawn, Lotus ponds, Palm
wedding photos taken here and there were greatlawn or Pandanus area, Cape York area, Rockery,
shots taken with the marina in the background.Tropical conifers, Orchard, Rainforest area.
2. The Strand5. Riverway
The Strand is another fantastic location for photosThe Riverway precinct is a magnificent park that is
especially if you are looking for an ocean theme forlocated on Ross River in Kirwan. The park has some
your wedding photos. There are over 30 greatof the greatest attractions for weddings including two
locations for you to have your photos taken includinghuge swimming lagoons, the Riverway Arts Centre,
the Rock Pool Headland, the Landsborough StreetPinnacles Gallery, the Riverwalk and acres of
Headland, Stuart Street Headland, Burke Streetparklands.
Headland, Gregory Street Headland, the Toobruk PoolYou will never be short of a unique location and
as well as in the D-Park in the middle of the Strand.photos for your wedding photo shoot. This is the
This garden, just like Anzac Park is extremely popular,newest park development in Townsville and this unique
so you will need to be patient if there are otherparklands has won many awards both on a local and
wedding parties in the area.national level.
3. Queens GardenI strongly recommend this location for your wedding
Since the redevelopment of 'The Strand', Queensphoto shoot.
Gardens located in the suburb of North Ward has6. Dan Gleeson Memorial Gardens
become one of those forgotten jems of the weddingThis memorial gardens was named after former
photo scene. There is a huge number of greatmayor Dan Gleeson and is aptly located in the heart of
locations for photos which include the Rose garden,the former Thuringowa City. This park became part of
Herb garden, Raintree lawn (Kennedy St), Play lawn,Townsville when it merged in 2007. The gardens are
Palm lawn, Lipstick lawn, Rainforest lawn andsituated on Thuringowa Drive in Kirwan.
Frangipani lawn.The park has a number of beautiful locations where
4. The Palmetumwedding photos could be taken, but most newly
The Palmetum is located on the fringe of the suburbmarried couples will opt for photos near the fountain,
of Annandale. This beautiful park was created tocentral rotunda and front rotunda.
show the diversified environmental types that surround