Laurel Bank Park

Great little park, lots of seats , multiple bathroom facilities. Flowers are absolutely lovely and it's all fairly well kept. Very nice for an afternoon stroll

Laurel Bank Park is a beautiful parkland close to Toowoomba's city centre, featuring spectacular manicured gardens, a collection of exotic trees, a playground, picnic area, and croquet greens. Beautiful year-round, but known for its sublime spring displays and avenues of cherry blossoms, it is most magnificent during Carnival of Flowers each September. The park came into being in 1932 when Darling Downs Building Society Managing Director, Mr Samuel George Stephens, donated the land to the people of Toowoomba, with the City Council official custodian. Prior to gifting the land, Mr Stephens improved it with shrubs and flowers, and was known to many as 'the man of flowers'.

A wonderful park. You can easily see love and care in this beautiful park. It's great to see people enjoying the multiple spaces and themes.
Do yourself a favour and take some time out to take a stroll through or just relax in this special place.

A beautiful park especially in September during the Carnival of Flowers. There are plenty of spots for a picnic blanket or grab a picnic table. Options for full sun/part shade/full shade. BBQs, restrooms, playground and plenty of gardens to explore. Full accessibility on paths and a great sensory garden too. Dog-friendly too.

Really beautiful park with nice winding paths around the vast variety of plants. At flower festival time, the flowers are outstanding and well kept. Food stalls, entertainment with live music and information desk. Plenty of toilets and drinking fountains. Toowoomba should be proud of this park.

Really spectacular floral displays and other interesting features. I've been once during the festival of flowers so I can't say what it would look outside of this time but I imagine it still looks great as there's plenty of attractive trees, plants and features. It would probably be a great picnic spot.

Our favourite park in Toowoomba. Always beautiful but especially during September. We were married in the Scented Garden here in 1981 ... beautiful then, even more beautiful now.

A peaceful and engaging place to visit at any time of the year but especially wonderful during The Carnival of Flowers. The mass plantings of cineraria, alyssum, petunias, foxgloves, tulips, and clivea (and much more) combined with hedges, topiary, garden features, and trees provides one of the best garden displays you’ll ever see. A great place to sit or picnic with friends. Fantastic!

Such a lovely park, the flowers are beautiful, great relaxing atmosphere. Enjoyable spot for a picnic.

This park is beautiful all the time, but absolutely spectacular during the Carnival of Flowers. The work that goes into these displays is truly incredible - 1000s of bulbs and seedlings. Definitely worth a visit!

Amazing place to visit during the flower festival, grab a Devonshire tea, and soak in all the colours. Laurel Bank Park has more flower beds and sculpted bushes than the Botanic Gardens. They also carry a different variety of plants like tulips. Scones (with Jam and cream) or lamination and a tea or coffee is only $8 and a nice way to relax. Butterflies, birds and bees are also nice to see. There is a large Thomas the Tank style train made out of hedging, along with many animal shapes; perfect for photos and kids to see. Lots of space for kids to run around or for people to take a picnic blanket / enjoy the soft grass. There is also a tall platform to look down at the pansy display. Unfortunately we missed the parade, but there was enough parking in the side streets. We had a really lovely afternoon.

Beautiful, well designed & maintained flower beds. Wonderful afternoon walking around enjoying the floral aromas & beautiful blooms.

Toowoomba's carnival of flowers is the time to visit this amazing park in september each year. For me it's the highlight of the carnival and has various beds of perennials that are a delight for everyone to enjoy.

Such a well maintained park. I've visited at the time of the Carnival of Flowers. Flowers were amazing. Very clean. It's an easy access park.

Beautiful display during september for the flower festival! Definitely recommend visiting, 100% worth it 😊

Varied and well kept park. Features ponds with water fountains and shaped shrubbery depicting notable international landmarks. My personal favourite area featured a fragrant vegetable and herb garden. Also has play equipment for the kids, plenty of benches and tables and shady spots to sit and enjoy the sites. Definitely give this park a visit.

A beautiful visit to a wonderful garden. They also have vision impaired scented areas.

Easy parking off Hill Street.

We are here in summer and although some of the garden beds are covered (I assume to be prepared for next spring) the rest of the park is lovely.

There are mature trees offering ample shade along the edges of the park.

A playground is not far from the parking area which has a set of covered picnic tables, perfect for a party.

Saw some seats set up which would make for a lovely wedding scene.

Loved the topiaries and the scattered statues throughout.

Also I love hedges and this park clearly does too. :)

Lovely Park! Visited during the Toowoomba Flower Carnival. Had a live music performance, children's playground and wide range of flowers & insta worthy options

Beautiful park to walk through with the kids. Playground has always been quite busy with older kids so my toddlers haven’t had much of a play, we run around on the grass, smell flowers and pose with all the animal statues instead.