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Best Picnics in Ipswich

From picnic tents in historic church grounds to picnics on an olive and lime farm, historic parklands or by a lake or river, a guide to Ipswich's best picnics:

Kholo Botanic Gardens
Kholo Botanic Gardens Pine Mountain
As you drive down the windy Riverside Drive and come to the entry of Kholo Botanic Gardens, you will be amazed at what you find beyond the front gates
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Queens Park
Boy on Flying fox in Queens Park Ipswich.
Ipswich's family friendly grand historical park, established in 1864 and named after Queen Victoria is today the green recreational heart of the city.
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The Soul Nook Collective
These fabulous styled picnics in bell tents are set in the grounds of the historic Old Church at Marburg
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Watercress Creek Olives & Limes
Watercress Creek Olives & Limes, Pine Mountain, Ipswich, #VisitIpswich, Queensland, Farm
This olive and lime farm near Ipswich has a tiny farmgate shop and a picturesque spot for picnics
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Spring Lake Park
pond surrounded by parlaknd inside Spring Lake Park in Springfield Lakes
This fantastic expanse of shaded green hugs the lake in the centre of Springfield Lakes township.
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