Things to do with kids in Burwood East

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Our data lists 17 playgrounds and 23 parks and reserves in Burwood East, in the Whitehorse area. Burwood East also has a cinema and a skate park.

Landmarks

East Burwood Reserve is the largest mapped park in Burwood East, at about 17 hectares. Highbury Park and Ballyshannassy Park are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Burwood East include Ramsey Rise, Village Green and Witchwood Gully. Playgrounds around Burwood East include the playground at Highbury Park, the playground at Witchwood Gully and the playground at Benwerrin Reserve. Our data shows 6 public toilets in Burwood East. In Burwood East you'll also find Reading Cinemas. For older kids in Burwood East there's Blackburn Velodrome. Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre and Burwood One are the main shopping centres. The Whitehorse EW6, Whitehorse NS6 and Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail Proposed all pass through Burwood East. Our data lists 21 cafes and family restaurants in Burwood East for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Burwood East has no train station; Syndal Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 2.7 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Tram 75 stops in Burwood East. Buses 703, 732, 733, 735, 736, 902 and 967 stop in Burwood East. By car from Burwood East, Box Hill is about 9 minutes away, Ringwood about 12 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 21 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Aqualink Nunawading in Forest Hill is about 5 minutes' drive from Burwood East. The closest library to Burwood East is Vermont South Library in Vermont South, about 3 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Burwood East is Horse Arena in Abbotsford, about 25 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 17 playgrounds across Burwood East. Rainy days at the cinema in Burwood East. Teens who skate or ride, with Blackburn Velodrome in Burwood East. Free days on the Whitehorse EW6 and in Burwood East's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Burwood East, Glen Waverley has 35 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Burwood East, Mount Waverley has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Burwood East, Vermont South has 20 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Burwood East, Forest Hill has 9 playgrounds, a pool and a cinema. Burwood and Blackburn South also border Burwood East.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

7 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

5 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Beaches

10-20 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places