Things to do with kids in Barwon Heads

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Barwon Heads is in the Greater Geelong area, and our data lists 5 playgrounds and 5 parks and reserves in the suburb. Barwon Heads also has a skate park.

Landmarks

Barwon Heads Community Park is the largest mapped park in Barwon Heads, at about 24 hectares. Barwon Bluff Marine Sanctuary and Moonah Park are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Barwon Heads include The Mews and Seabanks Estate. Playgrounds around Barwon Heads include Barwon Tennis, Frank Ellis Reserve and the playground at The Mews. Our data shows 10 public toilets in Barwon Heads. For older kids in Barwon Heads there's Barwon Heads Skatepark. The Barwon Heads Trail passes through Barwon Heads. Our data lists 5 cafes and family restaurants in Barwon Heads for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Barwon Heads has no train station; Marshall Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 15 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Bus 55 stops in Barwon Heads. By car from Barwon Heads, Torquay is about 22 minutes away, Geelong about 24 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 87 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Bellarine Aquatic Centre in Ocean Grove is about 10 minutes' drive from Barwon Heads. For a library, Ocean Grove Library in Ocean Grove is about 7 minutes' drive from Barwon Heads. For a beach, RAAFs Beach in Ocean Grove is about 3 minutes' drive from Barwon Heads. The closest cinema to Barwon Heads is Reading Cinemas in Grovedale, about 22 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Barwon Heads is Bounce Inc in Grovedale, about 20 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Adventure Park in Wallington is about 14 minutes' drive from Barwon Heads.

Best for

Younger kids at Barwon Heads's 5 local playgrounds. Teens who skate or ride, with Barwon Heads Skatepark in Barwon Heads. Free days on the Barwon Heads Trail and in Barwon Heads's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Wallington, next to Barwon Heads, has 1 playground, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Connewarre, next to Barwon Heads, has 1 playground and a beach.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

12 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

9 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

1 place

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

7 places

Beaches

Within 5 km

2 places

10-20 km

8 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

12 places