Things to do with kids in Bolwarrah

Moorabool Shire Council · 3352

Bolwarrah in the Moorabool area has 1 park or reserve in our data.

Landmarks

Bolwarrah Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Bolwarrah, at about 1 hectares.

Getting around

There's no train station in Bolwarrah. The closest to Bolwarrah is Ballan Railway Station (V/Line), about 15 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Bolwarrah, so most trips start by car. By car from Bolwarrah, Ballarat is about 23 minutes away, Daylesford about 23 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 80 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Bolwarrah is Brown Hill Swimming Pool in Brown Hill, about 17 minutes' drive. The closest library to Bolwarrah is Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central, about 22 minutes' drive. For a beach, Lionhead Beach in Pentland Hills is about 32 minutes' drive from Bolwarrah. The closest skate park to Bolwarrah is the skate park at Len T Frazer Reserve in Ballarat East, about 21 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Bolwarrah is Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central, about 22 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Bolwarrah is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 23 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Bolwarrah is Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek, about 13 minutes' drive. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Bolwarrah, about 23 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Bolwarrah, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Wallace Recreation Reserve in Wallace (8 min), the playground at Korweinguboora Recreation Reserve in Spargo Creek (8 min), Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek (13 min), Brown Hill Swimming Pool in Brown Hill (17 min), Eureka Swimming Complex in Eureka (19 min) and Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East (19 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Gordon, next to Bolwarrah, has 2 playgrounds. Spargo Creek, next to Bolwarrah, has 1 playground. Barkstead also borders Bolwarrah.

Playgrounds

5-10 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Libraries

20-50 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

22 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

40 places