Kowloon Park

An attractive open plan swimming area (open daily, April-October) takes up the northern section of the park – be warned: it gets very busy. (There’s also an Olympic-sized indoor heated pool). Just south of the pools is an aviary alive with bird life. A pond crowded with flamingos and waterfowl sits alongside a secluded Chinese garden.

On the park’s eastern edge is a small, waist-high maze, a lovely sculpture garden and a number of fountains and other water features. Near the south-west corner, the barracks building itself has been restored and recently reopened as the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, showcasing aspects of Chinese and European architecture in Hong Kong.