Things to do with kids in Concongella
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Concongella in the Northern Grampians area has 10 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
Holden Bushland Reserve is the largest mapped park in Concongella, at about 20 hectares. Kirkella I10 Bushland Reserve and Leviathan Historic and Cultural Features Reserve are the next largest. Concongella also has Bulgana Bushland Reserve, Walshs Streamside Reserve and Cocks Farm Bushland Reserve.
Getting around
There's no train station in Concongella. The closest to Concongella is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 26 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Concongella, so most trips start by car. By car from Concongella, Stawell is about 6 minutes away, Ararat about 31 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 3 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell is about 6 minutes' drive from Concongella. The closest library to Concongella is Ararat Library in Ararat, about 31 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Concongella is Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans, about 27 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell is about 10 minutes' drive from Concongella. The closest cinema to Concongella is Astor Cinema in Ararat, about 31 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell is about 7 minutes' drive from Concongella. Stawell is the closest bigger centre to Concongella, about 6 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds and a pool. From Concongella, the nearest places for kids by road are Stawell Aquatic Centre in Stawell (6 min), Stawell Skate Park in Stawell (6 min), Gladstone Park Playground in Stawell (6 min), Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell (7 min), Railway Station Art and Crafts Gallery in Stawell (7 min) and the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell (10 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Concongella.
Nearby suburbs
Stawell, next to Concongella, has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Next door to Concongella, Great Western has 1 playground. Greens Creek, Campbells Bridge and Bulgana also border Concongella.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Stawell Skate Park
6.5 km by road · 6 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 2 min walk
- Gladstone Park Playground
6.5 km by road · 6 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground at Cato Park
6.8 km by road · 6 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- North Park Playground
6.8 km by road · 7 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground at Taylors Gully Park
7.7 km by road · 8 min drive · Playground · StawellFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Federation Park
8.7 km by road · 9 min drive · Playground · StawellToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Stawell I13 Bushland Reserve
3.8 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · StawellFree
- J.J. Kingston Wildflower Sanctuary Flora Reserve
4.2 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · StawellFree
- Leviathan Historic and Cultural Features Reserve
4.7 km by road · 4 min drive · Park · ConcongellaFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
5-10 km
- Pump track on Sutherland Street
9.0 km by road · 10 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · StawellFree
20-50 km
- David Blackie Velodrome
35 km by road · 35 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · AraratFreeBus 8 min walk
Beaches
20-50 km
- Kelleys Beach
27 km by road · 27 min drive · Beach · Lake FyansFree
Cafes and restaurants
5-10 km
- George & Kids Fish & Chips
7.9 km by road · 7 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Subway
7.9 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- McDonald's
8.0 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- KFC
8.3 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Pie Face
9.1 km by road · 9 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Stawell
- Hungry Jack's
9.2 km by road · 10 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · StawellToilet nearbyBus 9 min walk