Things to do with kids in Bowenvale

Central Goldfields Shire Council · 3465

Bowenvale is in the Central Goldfields area, and our data lists 3 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Alma Lead Cyanide Works Historic and Cultural Features Reserve is the largest mapped park in Bowenvale, at about 11 hectares. Timor Creek Streamside Reserve and Timor Education Area are the next largest.

Getting around

Bowenvale has no train station; Maryborough Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 7.6 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Bowenvale, so most trips start by car. By car from Bowenvale, Maryborough is about 12 minutes away, Castlemaine about 55 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Bowenvale is Dunolly Swimming Pool in Dunolly, about 22 minutes' drive. For a library, Maryborough Resource Centre in Maryborough is about 12 minutes' drive from Bowenvale. The nearest larger centre is Maryborough, about 12 minutes from Bowenvale by car, with a library. The closest places for kids by road from Bowenvale are Maryborough Resource Centre in Maryborough (12 min), Dunolly Museum in Dunolly (22 min), the playground at Market Reserve in Carisbrook (19 min), Dunolly Swimming Pool in Dunolly (22 min), Talbot Pioneers Memorial Playground in Talbot (28 min) and Talbot Outdoor Pool in Talbot (28 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Maryborough, next to Bowenvale, has a library. Alma also borders Bowenvale.

Playgrounds

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

10 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

6 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

5-10 km

7 places