Things to do with kids in Creswick

Hepburn Shire Council · 3363

Our data lists 3 playgrounds and 10 parks and reserves in Creswick, in the Hepburn area. Beyond the parks, Creswick has 2 libraries, 3 pools and 2 skate parks.

Landmarks

Key Dam Historic Reserve is the largest mapped park in Creswick, at about 12 hectares. Creswick North Natural Features Reserve and Australasian No. 2 Deep Lead Mine Historic Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Creswick include Apex Park, Koala Park and Long Point Bushland Reserve. Playgrounds in Creswick include Apex Park Playground. Our data shows 9 public toilets in Creswick. Places to visit in Creswick include (Diving tower, restricted), Infants, Creswick Library and Temporary Library (Room 123) till Feb 2025. For older kids in Creswick there's Creswick Skate and Splash Park and Skate Park. The Goldfields Track, Daylesford - North Creswick railway and Yapuka all pass through Creswick. Our data lists 5 cafes and family restaurants in Creswick for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Trains stop at Creswick Railway Station (V/Line: Maryborough - Melbourne via Ballarat) in Creswick. Buses on the 30, Ballarat - Maryborough and Hepburn - Creswick via Daylesford routes stop in Creswick. V/Line coaches stop in Creswick. By car from Creswick, Ballarat is about 18 minutes away, Daylesford about 26 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a cinema, Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central is about 18 minutes' drive from Creswick. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 22 minutes' drive from Creswick. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Creswick is Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek, about 18 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 18 minutes from Creswick by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema.

Best for

Younger kids at Creswick's 3 local playgrounds. Rainy days at the library in Creswick. Teens who skate or ride, with Creswick Skate and Splash Park in Creswick. Free days on the Goldfields Track and in Creswick's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Ascot, next to Creswick, has 1 playground. Smokeytown, Newlyn, Glendonald and Dean also border Creswick.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

9 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

2 places

10-20 km

5 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

5 places