Fairyland Pleasure Ground was a former recreation and picnic area on the Lane Cove River, in Sydney, Australia.

[1] The local indigenous Australian people, the Cammeraygal occupied the area east of the river for at least 5,800 years.

Vegetated mostly by eucalyptus, acacia, tea tree, bracken, swamp oak and paperbark.

Robert Joshua Campbell Swan (1864 - 1943) and other family members purchased Portions 385 and 386 of Field of Mars for £141.

There was a slippery-dip in the shape of a sleeping giant, supposedly based on the character "Brutus" from Popeye.

Fairyland offered a more enticing prospect than its two rivals, mainly due to a more remote and appealing location.

[4] A kiosk, and much playground equipment was installed, such as a flying fox, swings and a wooden pirate ship.

The "razzle-dazzle" was a popular circular ride, originating from White City Pleasure Grounds at Rushcutters Bay as was the flying fox and ticket boxes.

Particularly with the expanding suburbs of Sydney, the diminishing remoteness, the rise of the motor car and the opening of the Epping Road bridge.

Notable wildlife so close to the city of Sydney here includes the Powerful Owl, Osprey and Echidna.