Things to do with kids in Chadstone

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Our data lists 5 playgrounds and 3 parks and reserves in Chadstone, in the Monash area.

Landmarks

Batesford Reserve is the largest mapped park in Chadstone, at about 6 hectares. Jordan Reserve and Scotchman's Creek Linear Park are the next largest. Playgrounds around Chadstone include Batesford Reserve Playground, the playground at Jordan Reserve and the playground at Scotchman's Creek Linear Park. Our data shows 3 public toilets in Chadstone. Chadstone Lifestyle Precinct is the local shopping centre. The Scotchmans Creek Trail, Waverley Rail Trail and Holmesglen Trail all pass through Chadstone. Our data lists 6 cafes and family restaurants in Chadstone for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Chadstone has no train station; Holmesglen Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 900 metres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 623, 624, 767 and 903 stop in Chadstone. By car from Chadstone, Box Hill is about 12 minutes away, Dandenong about 18 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 16 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Oakleigh Recreation Centre in Oakleigh is about 3 minutes' drive from Chadstone. For a library, Phoenix Park Library in Malvern East is about 3 minutes' drive from Chadstone. For a beach, St Kilda Beach in St Kilda is about 16 minutes' drive from Chadstone. The closest skate park to Chadstone is the skate park at Phoenix Park in Malvern East, about 3 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Hoyts in Malvern East is about 4 minutes' drive from Chadstone. The closest indoor play centre to Chadstone is Rainbow Town Play Centre in Glen Waverley, about 9 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale is about 4 minutes' drive from Chadstone.

Best for

Younger kids at Chadstone's 5 local playgrounds. Free days on the Scotchmans Creek Trail and in Chadstone's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Chadstone, Mount Waverley has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to Chadstone, Malvern East has 13 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. Oakleigh, next to Chadstone, has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Ashwood, next to Chadstone, has 7 playgrounds.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

Within 5 km

2 places

10-20 km

8 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

9 places

Beaches

10-20 km

19 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places