Things to do with kids in Ballyrogan

Ararat Rural City Council · 3375

Ballyrogan in the Ararat area has 1 park or reserve in our data.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Ballyrogan is Kings Forest, Challicum Natural Features Reserve, covering about 13 hectares.

Getting around

Ballyrogan has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 23 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Ballyrogan, so most trips start by car. By car from Ballyrogan, Ararat is about 36 minutes away, Stawell about 63 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Ararat Recreation and Aquatic Centre in Ararat is about 35 minutes' drive from Ballyrogan. For a library, Beaufort Community Resource Centre in Beaufort is about 36 minutes' drive from Ballyrogan. The closest skate park to Ballyrogan is the skate park at Beaufort Skate Park in Beaufort, about 37 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Astor Cinema in Ararat is about 35 minutes' drive from Ballyrogan. The nearest larger centre is Ararat, about 36 minutes from Ballyrogan by car, with 5 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Ballyrogan, the nearest places for kids by road are Beaufort Community Resource Centre in Beaufort (36 min), Ararat Railway Museum in Ararat (35 min), Astor Cinema in Ararat (35 min), Ararat Library in Ararat (35 min), the playground at Wotherspoon Reserve in Beaufort (36 min) and Langi Morgala Museum in Ararat (35 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Denicull Creek, Cross Roads and Buangor also border Ballyrogan.

Playgrounds

20-50 km

11 places

Parks and reserves

10-20 km

3 places

Libraries

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

9 places
  • Pie Face
    26 km by road · 33 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearby
    Beaufort · Pyrenees
  • Pie Face
    28 km by road · 33 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 6 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Rosies Chicken
    29 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearbyCoach 4 min walk
    Beaufort · Pyrenees
  • Fish & Chips
    29 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Beaufort · Pyrenees
  • Tastybird
    29 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • KFC
    29 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Desi Swag
    29 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Ararat Noodle Bar
    29 km by road · 35 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • McDonald's
    29 km by road · 36 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat