Things to do with kids in Athlone

Baw Baw Shire Council · 3818

Athlone in the Baw Baw area has 2 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Athlone Recreation Reserve is the largest mapped park in Athlone, at about 2 hectares. Other parks and reserves in Athlone include Athlone Public Hall Reserve.

Getting around

Athlone has no train station; Longwarry Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 14 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Warragul Station - Poowong East via Drouin, Ripplebrook route stop in Athlone. By car from Athlone, Warragul is about 26 minutes away, Leongatha about 42 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Poowong Swimming Pool in Poowong is about 16 minutes' drive from Athlone. The closest library to Athlone is Poowong library in Poowong, about 16 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Drouin Skate Park in Drouin is about 18 minutes' drive from Athlone. For a cinema, Warragul Cinema in Warragul is about 25 minutes' drive from Athlone. The closest indoor play centre to Athlone is The Alley Warragul in Warragul, about 25 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Athlone is Wildlife Trail in Tynong North, about 34 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Warragul, about 26 minutes from Athlone by car, with 22 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Athlone are Poowong library in Poowong (16 min), Poowong Swimming Pool in Poowong (16 min), Drouin Skate Park in Drouin (18 min), Drouin Library in Drouin (18 min), Water Play in Drouin (19 min) and the playground at Civic Park in Drouin (19 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Athlone.

Nearby suburbs

Hallora, next to Athlone, has 1 playground. Drouin South also borders Athlone.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

18 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

1 place

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

16 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

11 places