Things to do with kids in Dunnstown

Moorabool Shire Council · 3352

Dunnstown in the Moorabool area has 1 playground and 1 park or reserve in our data.

Landmarks

Mount Warrenheip Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Dunnstown, at about 72 hectares. Playgrounds around Dunnstown include the playground at Dunnstown Recreation Reserve.

Getting around

Dunnstown has no train station; Ballarat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 10 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Ballarat - Mt Egerton via Gordon route stop in Dunnstown. By car from Dunnstown, Ballarat is about 13 minutes away, Daylesford about 36 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 85 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Brown Hill Swimming Pool in Brown Hill is about 8 minutes' drive from Dunnstown. For a library, Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central is about 13 minutes' drive from Dunnstown. For a beach, Lionhead Beach in Pentland Hills is about 37 minutes' drive from Dunnstown. The closest skate park to Dunnstown is the skate park at Len T Frazer Reserve in Ballarat East, about 11 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Dunnstown is Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central, about 12 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Dunnstown is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 14 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek is about 6 minutes' drive from Dunnstown. The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 13 minutes from Dunnstown by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Dunnstown, the nearest places for kids by road are Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek (6 min), the playground at Yendon Recreation Reserve in Yendon (15 min), Brown Hill Swimming Pool in Brown Hill (8 min), Eureka Swimming Complex in Eureka (9 min), Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East (10 min) and the skate park at Len T Frazer Reserve in Ballarat East (11 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Yendon, next to Dunnstown, has 1 playground. Navigators, next to Dunnstown, has 1 playground. Millbrook, next to Dunnstown, has 1 playground. Next door to Dunnstown, Lal Lal has 1 playground. Bungaree, Warrenheip and Leigh Creek also border Dunnstown.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

12 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

8 places

Libraries

10-20 km

2 places

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

12 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

2 places