Things to do with kids in Breakwater

Greater Geelong City Council · 3219

Breakwater is in the Greater Geelong area, and our data lists 2 playgrounds in the suburb.

Landmarks

Playgrounds around Breakwater include Orchard Playground. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Breakwater. The Bellarine Rail Trail passes through Breakwater.

Getting around

There's no train station in Breakwater. The closest to Breakwater is Marshall Railway Station (V/Line), about 2.5 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses 31 and 40 stop in Breakwater. By car from Breakwater, Geelong is about 8 minutes away, Torquay about 24 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 73 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Splashdown in Moolap is about 6 minutes' drive from Breakwater. The closest library to Breakwater is Newcomb Library in Newcomb, about 6 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Breakwater is Eastern Beach in Geelong, about 9 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Breakwater is the bmx track in Belmont in Belmont, about 8 minutes' drive. For a cinema, The Pivotonian Cinema in South Geelong is about 8 minutes' drive from Breakwater. For an indoor play centre, Bounce Inc in Grovedale is about 9 minutes' drive from Breakwater. For a zoo or wildlife park, Adventure Park in Wallington is about 18 minutes' drive from Breakwater. Geelong is the closest bigger centre to Breakwater, about 8 minutes away by car, and has 9 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Breakwater are the playground at Ellstone Reserve in St Albans Park (3 min), the playground at St Albans Reserve in Thomson (3 min), Newcomb Library in Newcomb (6 min), Splashdown in Moolap (6 min), the bmx track in Belmont in Belmont (8 min) and the bmx track in Moolap in Moolap (7 min).

Best for

Free days on the Bellarine Rail Trail and in Breakwater's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Breakwater, Belmont has 27 playgrounds, a library and a skate park. South Geelong, next to Breakwater, has 4 playgrounds, a pool and a cinema. St Albans Park, next to Breakwater, has 6 playgrounds. Whittington, next to Breakwater, has 5 playgrounds. Thomson, Charlemont and East Geelong also border Breakwater.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

27 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

1 place

20-50 km

1 place

Libraries

5-10 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Beaches

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

5 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

37 places