Things to do with kids in Brunswick West

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Brunswick West is in the Merri-Bek area, and our data lists 10 playgrounds and 13 parks and reserves in the suburb. On top of that, Brunswick West has a library and a museum or gallery.

Landmarks

Dunstan Reserve is the largest mapped park in Brunswick West, at about 4 hectares. Holbrook Reserve and Jack Tripovich Reserve are the next largest. Brunswick West also has Brady Reserve, Wylie Reserve and Barker Reserve. Playgrounds in Brunswick West include Coral Street Playground, the playground at Wylie Reserve and the playground at Fraser Reserve. Our data shows 5 public toilets in Brunswick West. In Brunswick West you'll also find Vic Street Gallery and Campbell Turnbull Library. The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, West Brunswick Shimmy and Bike: Hope St / Stewart St Shimmy all pass through Brunswick West. Our data lists 19 cafes and family restaurants in Brunswick West for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Brunswick West has no train station; Anstey Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 1.6 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Tram 58 stops in Brunswick West. Buses 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 509, 510 and 951 stop in Brunswick West. By car from Brunswick West, Broadmeadows is about 16 minutes away, Sunshine about 17 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 14 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Brunswick West is Queens Park Swimming Pool in Moonee Ponds, about 4 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Brunswick West is Horse Arena in Abbotsford, about 16 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Parkitect Pump Track in Essendon is about 2 minutes' drive from Brunswick West. For a cinema, Henkel Street Private Cinema in Brunswick is about 3 minutes' drive from Brunswick West.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 10 playgrounds across Brunswick West. Rainy days at the library and museum or gallery in Brunswick West. Free days on the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and in Brunswick West's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Coburg, next to Brunswick West, has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Brunswick West, Brunswick has 13 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Moonee Ponds, next to Brunswick West, has 11 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Ascot Vale, next to Brunswick West, has 16 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Essendon, Parkville and Pascoe Vale South also border Brunswick West.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

4 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

5 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

10 places

Beaches

10-20 km

7 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places