Semmozhi Park is a new park located opposite the US Consulate in Cathedral Road, Chennai. The Woodlands Drive-In restaurant used to be located there. I visited the park today with family to spend the evening.
Since I went on a weekday, parking was easy with plenty of spaces available. The parking charges are a nominal Rs.10 for the car. The entrance fees are nominal too at Rs.5 per adult. The park has quite a few fountains and they look nice.
There is a large play area for kids with swings, merry go round and slides.
There is plenty of space to walk around with nicely paved walkways.
The small lawns on the sides of the walkways are well-maintained and walking on them is prohibited. There is also a mini pond with swans in them. There are also plenty of benches available to sit and while away time.
The fountains are lit up with colourful lights after sunset and look good. Adding a musical fountain might attract more people.
Although, the park is a nice and quiet place it does become noisy with the traffic noises as soon as rush hour begins. Though it is nowhere near being a tourist attraction, it is a nice and inexpensive place to relax and spend time with your family.
Apologies for the poor photos, they were taken with an aging Nokia E51’s camera.
