Things to do with kids in Dobie
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Dobie is in the Ararat area. Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Dobie, so this guide is mostly about the closest places for kids.
Getting around
Dobie has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 8.3 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Dobie, so most trips start by car. By car from Dobie, Ararat is about 9 minutes away, Stawell about 36 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Ararat Recreation and Aquatic Centre in Ararat is about 8 minutes' drive from Dobie. For a library, Ararat Library in Ararat is about 8 minutes' drive from Dobie. For a skate park, David Blackie Velodrome in Ararat is about 12 minutes' drive from Dobie. The closest cinema to Dobie is Astor Cinema in Ararat, about 8 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell is about 32 minutes' drive from Dobie. The nearest larger centre is Ararat, about 9 minutes from Dobie by car, with 5 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Dobie are Astor Cinema in Ararat (8 min), Ararat Railway Museum in Ararat (8 min), Ararat Library in Ararat (8 min), Langi Morgala Museum in Ararat (8 min), Ararat Recreation and Aquatic Centre in Ararat (8 min) and the playground at Smith Street Reserve in Ararat (10 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Dobie.
Nearby suburbs
Ararat, next to Dobie, has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Ballyrogan also borders Dobie.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground on Green Hill Lake Road
5.6 km by road · 6 min drive · Playground · AraratToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on McLellan Street
8.7 km by road · 8 min drive · Playground · AraratFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Marx Crescent
9.3 km by road · 10 min drive · Playground · AraratFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Smith Street Reserve
9.5 km by road · 10 min drive · Playground · AraratFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Girdlestone Street
9.6 km by road · 9 min drive · Playground · AraratToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
Parks and reserves
5-10 km
- Ararat (Heath St) Bushland Reserve
8.3 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · AraratFree
- Gordon Street Oval
8.4 km by road · 8 min drive · Park · AraratFreeBus 10 min walk
- Smith Street Reserve
9.5 km by road · 10 min drive · Park · AraratFreeBus 5 min walk
- Edith Cavell Reserve
9.5 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · AraratFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Emu Park
9.8 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · AraratFreeBus 6 min walk
- Grump's Park
9.9 km by road · 10 min drive · Park · AraratFreeBus 5 min walk
Libraries
20-50 km
- Beaufort Community Resource Centre
35 km by road · 26 min drive · Library · BeaufortToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
5-10 km
- David Blackie Velodrome
9.9 km by road · 12 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · AraratFreeBus 8 min walk
20-50 km
- Skate park at Beaufort Skate Park
35 km by road · 27 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · BeaufortToilet nearbyFreeCoach 5 min walk
- Pump track on Sutherland Street
38 km by road · 34 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · StawellFree
Cafes and restaurants
5-10 km
- Pie Face
7.4 km by road · 6 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 6 min walk
- Tastybird
8.9 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
- KFC
8.9 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
- Desi Swag
8.9 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Ararat Noodle Bar
9.1 km by road · 8 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- McDonald's
9.3 km by road · 9 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · AraratToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk