The Escape from Town ( Sembawang Park)
11st July 2015
On one of weekend, my boy and I decided to escape away from town area, avoiding all the shopping malls, entertainments and tour around our little red dot, looking for interesting landmarks. Here we all, we found Sembawang Park, a little gem in the North of Singapore. Even though it takes a bit of effort getting to it, the new Sembawang Park playground and other renovated facilities make it a wonderful weekend getaway for families to escape from the rest of Singapore.
I was anticipated to find the Battleship Playground which was made up of wood/ropes and had a sandy floor, unlike most modern playgrounds which were made of plastic materials and had artificial cushioned flooring and so glad to be able to locate it once we alighted from the bus. For those who are interested to make your way down, you make take a bus 882 from Sembawang interchange, the playground and beach are located near car park 1..
The Battleship Playground looked so photogenic by its own. The playground stand alittle slanted from the angle I were. It looks like the whole battleship is going to crash anytime. It was an unusual type of Playground with different kind of element being hung on it. I reckon that this playground is suitable for an age of 8 years and above. I can't imagine how can a toddler came crawling and climbing such high elements.
Most of my friends personally texted me about this place and I thought that it would be good to share with them of such interesting places that you can find in Singapore. Some of them even asked me whether the Playground can be played by humans, That's definitely a YES! I see families bringing their kids around and having picnic together.
In anyway, we took a little bit more effort to snap lots of pictures before we left the place and thanks boy for accompanying me to recee different places.
The sweetheart went a little sweet to bring me to this dining place located at the inner side of the park. He did a good research while we are on our way to the park. We stopped by at a restaurant called Beaulieu House that have a magnificent view of the sea. A friendly guard decked in the traditional British military attire guards the Beaulieu House caught my attention from far. Seem like they have been doing a good job guarding the house for years.
Beaulieu House is a Seaside Restaurant managed by Sembawang Seafood Paradise Pte Ltd serving Western cuisine, Chinese seafood and local delights. I would suggest to come with big groups if you are going for their Chinese cuisine. Since its just the both of us, we opted and tried out their Western food.
Boyfriend got himself Chicken thigh marinated with Teriyaki Sauce ($22) with a soft fully mashed potato as his side dish while I went off with a simple Chicken Bolognese Spaghetti ($16). Personally I feel that the dish is really steep and costly. It came with a small serving with restricted ingredients added. Everything in the menu is expensive, and yet we see a plate of main dish which costs $32 *FAINT*
Oh well, since we are already here and there are not many food eatery around at Sembawang park, we gave in a little try and not willing to come back for their food. Overall, the money that we spent here could have something better else outside. However, thumbs up for their interior design (:
117 Beaulieu Road
Singapore 759837
(Sembawang Park) Tel: +65 62579234
Fax: +65 68537638
Email: enquiries@beaulieuhouse.com.sg
