Things to do with kids in Darlington

Darlington is in the Moyne area, and our data lists 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Darlington Common Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Darlington, at about 53 hectares. Lake Barnie Buloke Wildlife Reserve (hunting) is the next largest.

Getting around

Darlington has no train station; Camperdown Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 27 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. V/Line coaches stop in Darlington. By car from Darlington, Colac is about 60 minutes away, Warrnambool about 60 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Darlington is Lismore Pool in Lismore, about 23 minutes' drive. For a library, Derrinallum Library in Derrinallum is about 13 minutes' drive from Darlington. For a skate park, Mortlake Skate Park in Mortlake is about 20 minutes' drive from Darlington. Colac is the closest bigger centre to Darlington, about 60 minutes away by car, and has 13 playgrounds, a library, a cinema and indoor play. The closest places for kids by road from Darlington are Derrinallum Library in Derrinallum (13 min), Market Square Playground in Mortlake (19 min), Mortlake Community Centre in Mortlake (19 min), Mortlake Skate Park in Mortlake (20 min), the playground at Tea Tree Lake Reserve in Mortlake (20 min) and Lismore Pool in Lismore (23 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Darlington.

Nearby suburbs

Mortlake, next to Darlington, has 2 playgrounds, a library and a skate park. Derrinallum, next to Darlington, has a library. Kolora, Dundonnell and Bookaar also border Darlington.