Things to do with kids in Ballan

Moorabool Shire Council · 3342

Ballan in the Moorabool area has 4 playgrounds and 8 parks and reserves in our data. Ballan also has a pool and a skate park.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Ballan is Bungal State Forest, covering about 602 hectares. Caledonian Park and Mill Park are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Ballan include A'cock Park, McLean Reserve and Ballan Mineral Springs. Playgrounds in Ballan include the playground at Mill Park, the playground at Ballan Recreation Reserve and the playground at McLean Recreation Reserve. Our data shows 6 public toilets in Ballan. In Ballan you'll also find Ballan Swimming Pool. For older kids in Ballan there's the skate park at Mill Park. Our data lists 5 cafes and family restaurants in Ballan for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Ballan has a train station: Ballan Railway Station (V/Line: Ararat - Melbourne via Ballarat, Ballarat/Wendouree - Melbourne via Melton and Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat). Buses on the Ballan - Hepburn via Daylesford and Ballan - Mount Egerton via Gordon routes stop in Ballan. V/Line coaches stop in Ballan. By car from Ballan, Bacchus Marsh is about 20 minutes away, Melton about 29 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 65 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest library to Ballan is Lerderderg Library in Bacchus Marsh, about 20 minutes' drive. For a beach, Lionhead Beach in Pentland Hills is about 16 minutes' drive from Ballan. The closest cinema to Ballan is Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central, about 31 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Ballan is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 32 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek is about 22 minutes' drive from Ballan. Bacchus Marsh is the closest bigger centre to Ballan, about 20 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a library.

Best for

Younger kids at Ballan's 4 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at Mill Park in Ballan.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Ballan, Myrniong has 3 playgrounds. Mount Egerton, next to Ballan, has 2 playgrounds. Gordon, next to Ballan, has 2 playgrounds. Greendale, next to Ballan, has 1 playground. Ingliston, Fiskville, Colbrook and Bungal also border Ballan.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

4 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

5 places

Libraries

20-50 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

20-50 km

23 places

Beaches

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

4 places