Things to do with kids in Bayswater

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Bayswater in the Knox area has 16 playgrounds and 16 parks and reserves in our data. Bayswater also has a library and 2 skate parks.

Landmarks

Marie Wallace Bayswater Park is the largest mapped park in Bayswater, at about 15 hectares. Guy Turner Reserve and Sasses Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Bayswater include Bayswater Park, Suffern Reserve and Katandra Reserve. Playgrounds around Bayswater include Bayswater Train Park, the playground at Suffern Reserve and the playground at Guy Turner Reserve. Our data shows 5 public toilets in Bayswater. Places to visit in Bayswater include Bayswater Library. For older kids in Bayswater there's Bayswater Ledges and Rampit Indoor Skate Park. Mountain High Shopping Centre and Mountain High Shopping Centre are the main shopping centres. The Dandenong Creek Trail, Ringwood - Belgrave Rail Trail and Bayswater-Lilydale Trail all pass through Bayswater. Our data lists 19 cafes and family restaurants in Bayswater for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Bayswater has a train station: Bayswater Railway Station (metro: Belgrave Line). Buses 664, 737, 745, 753, 755 and 967 stop in Bayswater. By car from Bayswater, Ringwood is about 9 minutes away, Box Hill about 18 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 32 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Bayswater is Knox Leisureworks in Boronia, about 5 minutes' drive. For a beach, West Beach in St Kilda West is about 36 minutes' drive from Bayswater. For a cinema, Metro Cinemas in Boronia is about 5 minutes' drive from Bayswater. The closest indoor play centre to Bayswater is Zone Bowling in Boronia, about 5 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale is about 24 minutes' drive from Bayswater.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 16 playgrounds across Bayswater. Rainy days at the library in Bayswater. Teens who skate or ride, with Bayswater Ledges in Bayswater. Free days on the Dandenong Creek Trail and in Bayswater's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Boronia, next to Bayswater, has 29 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Bayswater, Wantirna South has 25 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Bayswater, Wantirna has 33 playgrounds. Next door to Bayswater, Heathmont has 16 playgrounds. Bayswater North also borders Bayswater.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

4 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

5 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

4 places

Beaches

20-50 km

32 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places