Things to do with kids in Bo Peep

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Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Bo Peep in the Ballarat area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.

Getting around

Bo Peep has no train station; Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 12 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Bo Peep, so most trips start by car. By car from Bo Peep, Ballarat is about 20 minutes away, Daylesford about 58 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Bo Peep is Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Lake Gardens, about 17 minutes' drive. The closest library to Bo Peep is Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central, about 22 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Haddon Skate Park in Haddon is about 12 minutes' drive from Bo Peep. For a cinema, Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek is about 21 minutes' drive from Bo Peep. The closest indoor play centre to Bo Peep is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 24 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 28 minutes' drive from Bo Peep. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Bo Peep, about 20 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Bo Peep, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Cardigan Village Park in Cardigan Village (7 min), Sanctuary Park Playground in Lucas (11 min), Haddon Skate Park in Haddon (12 min), Haddon Tramway Preservation Association in Haddon (12 min), Hollioake Park Pump Track in Cardigan (13 min) and Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Lake Gardens (17 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Bo Peep.

Nearby suburbs

Haddon, next to Bo Peep, has 3 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to Bo Peep, Cardigan has 1 playground and a skate park. Carngham and Burrumbeet also border Bo Peep.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

4 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

9 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

40 places