Veale Gardens, Public garden in Adelaide, Australia

Veale Gardens is a public garden in the South Parklands of Adelaide, bounded by Greenhill and Peacock Roads, South Terrace and Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue. Paths run past water features, a greenhouse and shaded lawns, and the rose beds hold more than 50 varieties, among them the City of Adelaide and Queen Adelaide roses. The Adelaide Pavilion restaurant and function centre stands within the grounds.

The garden takes its name from William Charles Douglas Veale, who served as Adelaide's Town Clerk from 1947 to 1965. This naming honors his contribution to the city's administration during an important period of urban development.

The garden is named after William Charles Douglas Veale, Adelaide's Town Clerk from 1947 to 1965 and a close friend of mayor A. C. Rymill. Two rose beds carry civic names: the City of Adelaide rose at the South Terrace entrance and the Queen Adelaide rose at the corner of South Terrace and Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue. The Adelaide Pavilion restaurant and function centre makes the gardens a popular spot for weddings and wedding photography.

Veale Gardens lies in the South Parklands, bounded by Greenhill and Peacock Roads, South Terrace and Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue, with entrances on South Terrace. The Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue entrance was closed and that street returned to parkland to cut late-night parking. Toilets now stand on the South Terrace frontage.

For decades Veale Gardens was known as a gay beat, prompting long debate over policing versus providing a safer meeting place. In late 2006 the public toilets were bulldozed, new ones built on the South Terrace frontage, and the Sir Lewis Cohen Avenue entrance closed so the street returned to parkland.