Things to do with kids in Bendigo

Greater Bendigo City Council · 3550

Bendigo in the Greater Bendigo area has 4 playgrounds and 11 parks and reserves in our data. Bendigo also has a library, a pool, 5 museums or galleries and a cinema.

Landmarks

Lake Weeroona Park is the largest mapped park in Bendigo, at about 19 hectares. Rosalind Park and Ewing Park are the next largest. Bendigo also has Library Park, Railway Park and Wattle Square. Playgrounds around Bendigo include Lake Weeroona Playground and the playground at Ewing Park. Our data shows 17 public toilets in Bendigo. Places to visit in Bendigo include Bendigo RSL Museum, Bendigo Tramways Depot and Workshop, Bendigo Cinemas, Faith Leech Aquatic Centre and Bendigo Library. For older kids in Bendigo there's Ewing Park Skating. Abott Arcade and Bendigo Marketplace are the main shopping centres. For walks and rides, O'Keefe Rail Trail, Bendigo Creek Trail (North) and Long Gully Trail cross Bendigo. Our data lists 55 cafes and family restaurants in Bendigo for a lunch stop.

Getting around

There's no train station in Bendigo. The closest to Bendigo is Bendigo Railway Station (V/Line), about 600 metres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses on the 5, 50, 51 and 52 routes stop in Bendigo. V/Line coaches stop in Bendigo. By car from Bendigo, Castlemaine is about 33 minutes away, Kyneton about 54 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For an indoor play centre, Intagolf in Golden Gully is about 4 minutes' drive from Bendigo. For a zoo or wildlife park, The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo is about 7 minutes' drive from Bendigo.

Best for

Younger kids at Bendigo's 4 local playgrounds. Rainy days at the library, cinema and museum or gallery in Bendigo. Teens who skate or ride, with Ewing Park Skating in Bendigo. Free days on the O'Keefe Rail Trail and in Bendigo's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Kennington, next to Bendigo, has 7 playgrounds and a pool. White Hills, next to Bendigo, has 1 playground and a pool. Next door to Bendigo, Long Gully has 4 playgrounds and a skate park. Golden Square, next to Bendigo, has 4 playgrounds. Flora Hill, Ironbark, Quarry Hill and North Bendigo also border Bendigo.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

35 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places