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We first visited the Hong Kong Wetlands park back in 2008 when it was fairly new- it opened 2006. Since moving to Yuen Long we've become regulars as it's easy for us to get to and provides a wonderful outdoor environment for our boy to explore as well as good indoor facilities. I probably wouldn't bother going when it's raining but in the heat it's good to be able to get inside to recover when we've reached wilting point outside!
The first time we visited with children our boy was 2 months old and we were attracted by the existence of a mother's room for feeding and changing - and that's still a great draw now that we have a baby girl in tow. I'm comfortable breast feeding in public but it is really nice to have a private place to go and be completely relaxed and be able to get a little one comfortable.
The outdoor park has changed a lot since our first visit nearly 10 years ago, the flora has grown up a lot and it now feels a bit wilder. The outdoor area may not seem very big to those from others parts of the world blessed by lots of space, but by HK standards this is a wonderful open space and a great way for city kids to get into nature. It's probably possible to do some good bird watching here on a week day when it's quieter.
There is an exhibition 'hut' out in the park with loos - although you're never more than 5 minutes from the main centre- drinks machines and lots of seating. There is also a mangrove walk where you can go through the mangroves on floating wooden paths which move with the tide.
There is an indoor play area for children- a jungle tree house theme. Wear socks if you and your child want to go in!
The indoor displays are a mixed bag, there is an aquarium with a crocodile area which we like a lot. There is a section on human culture which I've never been able to make much of! Then a large section on the environment and pollution, children can interact with it by being a reporter and logging in at various stages. This looks quite good but I haven't done it as our boy is too young for it.
During our last visit the Play Right group have had some play activities going on which we really liked. There is a kids play area with some puzzles and books which we always enjoy and there is usually a craft offered - like making a paper crab or some such simple thing which is also nice.
Down stairs there is a basic cafe for lunch- baked rice, spaghetti, salad and a kids menu. There's plenty of seating and we've not been told off (yet) for letting our boy eat a home packed lunch box while we've been eating food purchased at the cafe. Hopefully he'll get more adventurous in his tastes in the future.
Getting there and away: The light rail has a stop called "Wetlands park", the light rail connects with the main West Rail mtr line as Tin Shui Wai. There are also buses. We generally take a taxi there from home and take the Light Rail home. Don't rely on getting a taxi away from the park though, they only come by if they are actually dropping someone off at the park.
The entry costs are really low (we think) and we have an annual family pass which pays for itself after 3 visits.