Things to do with kids in Axedale

Greater Bendigo City Council · 3551

Axedale in the Greater Bendigo area has 1 playground and 6 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Mount Sugarloaf Nature Conservation Reserve is the largest mapped park in Axedale, at about 720 hectares. Campaspe River, Axedale Streamside Reserve and Axedale Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Axedale also has Smart Track Picnic Area, Axedale Giris Road Bushland Reserve and Axedale Nature Conservation Reserve. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Axedale. Picnic areas in Axedale include Smart Track Picnic Area. For walks and rides, O'Keefe Rail Trail and Okeefe Rail Trail - Longlea cross Axedale.

Getting around

There's no train station in Axedale. The closest to Axedale is Huntly Railway Station (V/Line), about 17 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses on the Heathcote - Bendigo via Junortoun, Axedale, Knowsley route stop in Axedale. By car from Axedale, Bendigo is about 18 minutes away, Castlemaine about 50 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Axedale is Brennan Park Swimming Pool in Kennington, about 18 minutes' drive. The closest library to Axedale is Bendigo Library in Bendigo, about 17 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Axedale is Ewing Park Skating in Bendigo, about 17 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Bendigo Cinemas in Bendigo is about 18 minutes' drive from Axedale. For an indoor play centre, Intagolf in Golden Gully is about 20 minutes' drive from Axedale. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Axedale is The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo, about 15 minutes' drive. Bendigo is the closest bigger centre to Axedale, about 18 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Axedale, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Coomoora Park in Strathfieldsaye (16 min), McIvor Forest Estate Playspace in Junortoun (14 min), The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo (15 min), Ewing Park Skating in Bendigo (17 min), Bendigo Library in Bendigo (17 min) and Specimen Cottage in Bendigo (17 min).

Best for

Free days on the O'Keefe Rail Trail and in Axedale's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Fosterville and Eppalock also border Axedale.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

25 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

2 places

20-50 km

5 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

40 places