Veale Gardens

Veale Gardens is a formal public garden in the southern Adelaide Park Lands (Park 21W) along South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in the early 1960s and named after former Town Clerk William Veale, it features landscaped lawns, rose gardens, ornamental water features and tree-lined paths. Part of Colonel Light's historic Park Lands plan, it is valued for horticultural display, passive recreation and as a venue for weddings and community events near the city centre.

Visitors can expect a landscaped urban park with formal rose beds, open lawns, mature trees, paved walking paths, ornamental ponds and water features, and sheltered seating areas. The gardens are flat and open, suitable for strolling, picnicking and photography. Facilities include toilets, barbecue areas and a playground. The setting is quiet and green despite being close to the Adelaide city centre, with views across the South Park Lands.

Named after William Charles Douglas Veale (1895-1971), Town Clerk of the City of Adelaide from 1947 to 1965. Developed in the early 1960s as part of the Adelaide Park Lands laid out in Colonel William Light's 1837 plan for the City of Adelaide, transforming Park 21W into formal gardens with rose beds and landscaped grounds.

Forms part of the Adelaide Park Lands, a National Heritage-listed cultural landscape that encircles the city centre. Valued for horticultural display, passive recreation and community use, including weddings, cultural events and everyday leisure for residents and visitors.