Ghorpade Garden, Pune

Ghorpade Garden or better known as Ghorpade Udyan is a stone's throw from the extremely busy Swargate. This is the one of the few gardens in the peth area (Ghorpade Peth)
Though just under a km from Swargate, its located in extremely quite area. Ghorpade udyan is spread over 4 Acres with the Ghorpade educational institution in the premises. My trip to Ghorpade udyan was a pleasant surprise.
There were some pieces of the garden which were extremely well thought of but are not easily noticed. One such piece was the mosaic designs on the floor. Another was the use of the blocks of stones in the garden. The stones were well placed in the garden.

There was a mystic fountain around the mystic fountain in the Ghorpade udyan, was a water body and a chug chug train. The chug chug train fare is cheap just one rupee making it affordable even to those less fortunate. Next to the chug chug train is a "patio" covered with vines its one of the few places where you actually get to see a beautiful walking path away from the sun.
The water body and small streams of water flowing around the edge of the garden gives a great sight.

The Ghorpade udyan has 3 sections of parks. One of them has an old dead tree which had a "tree-house" on the top.

The play area is small and needs a bit of repairs. It has a couple of broad slides, swings and a satellite. There is a well next to the play area.
In one of the parks in the garden you can see students studying while one has mostly elderly persons.

The view of the mystic fountain through the line of palm trees is a very nice treat for the eyes.
there are 2 small bridges which are pretty interesting for the kids.

For those interested in walking there is a good round walking path. The walking path is reasonably wide.
So where is it?: Map it
When to go? Anytime but avoid Sunday evenings as its pretty crowded esp the chug chug train.
Facilities: Toilets, free entry
Parking: Parking space is limited but is possible to park inside the park, (if you go from the rear side)