Things to do with kids in Deanside

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Deanside is in the Melton area, and our data lists 6 playgrounds and 5 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Deanside is Kororoit Creek CA2 Nature Conservation Reserve, covering about 42 hectares. Clarke Road Streamside Reserve and Deanside Drive Biodiversity Reserve are the next largest. Deanside also has Featherwood Park and Angul Parade Reserve. Playgrounds around Deanside include Khalra Memorial Park, Kingsbury Rd Park Playground and Malone Cct Reserve Playground. The Kororoit Creek Trail passes through Deanside.

Getting around

Deanside has no train station; Rockbank Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 3.6 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 456, 461, 463 and 464 stop in Deanside. By car from Deanside, Melton is about 15 minutes away, Sunshine about 16 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 31 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Paul Sadler Swimland in Aintree is about 10 minutes' drive from Deanside. The closest library to Deanside is Caroline Springs Library in Caroline Springs, about 7 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Deanside is Altona Beach in Altona, about 25 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Rockbank Skate Park in Rockbank is about 8 minutes' drive from Deanside. The closest cinema to Deanside is Hoyts in Taylors Lakes, about 17 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Deanside is Zone Bowling in Taylors Lakes, about 18 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Deanside is Werribee Open Range Zoo in Werribee South, about 30 minutes' drive.

Best for

Younger kids at Deanside's 6 local playgrounds. Free days on the Kororoit Creek Trail and in Deanside's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Deanside, Caroline Springs has 31 playgrounds and a library. Truganina, next to Deanside, has 29 playgrounds and a pool. Aintree, next to Deanside, has 16 playgrounds and a pool. Fraser Rise, next to Deanside, has 13 playgrounds. Rockbank, Bonnie Brook and Ravenhall also border Deanside.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

11 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

7 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

3 places

Libraries

10-20 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

23 places

Beaches

20-50 km

25 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

40 places