Things to do with kids in Elwood

Port Phillip City Council · 3184

Elwood is in the Port Phillip area, and our data lists 6 playgrounds and 9 parks and reserves in the suburb. Elwood also has a beach.

Landmarks

Elwood Park is the largest mapped park in Elwood, at about 16 hectares. Point Ormond Reserve and School Park are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Elwood include Clarke Reserve, E C Mitty Reserve and F L Dawkins Reserve. Playgrounds around Elwood include Chicken Park, Elwood Playspace and the playground at Elwood Park. Our data shows 4 public toilets in Elwood. In Elwood you'll also find Elwood Beach. The Bay Trail, Elster Creek Trail and Elwood to St Kilda all pass through Elwood. Our data lists 15 cafes and family restaurants in Elwood for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Elwood has no train station; Ripponlea Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 1.2 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Tram 67 stops in Elwood. Buses 246, 600, 606, 623, 922 and 923 stop in Elwood. By car from Elwood, Box Hill is about 27 minutes away, Dandenong about 29 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 13 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Elwood is St Kilda Sea Baths in St Kilda, about 4 minutes' drive. For a library, Elsternwick Library in Elsternwick is about 3 minutes' drive from Elwood. For a skate park, the skate park at Elsternwick Park in Brighton is about 2 minutes' drive from Elwood. For a cinema, Classic Cinema Elsternwick in Elsternwick is about 2 minutes' drive from Elwood. For an indoor play centre, Akira’s Arcade in Prahran is about 8 minutes' drive from Elwood. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Elwood is Luna Park in St Kilda, about 4 minutes' drive.

Best for

Younger kids at Elwood's 6 local playgrounds. Beach days at Elwood Beach. Free days on the Bay Trail and in Elwood's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Brighton, next to Elwood, has 10 playgrounds, a pool and a library. St Kilda, next to Elwood, has 9 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Elsternwick, next to Elwood, has 3 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. Next door to Elwood, Ripponlea has 1 playground. Balaclava also borders Elwood.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

9 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

14 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Beaches

Within 5 km

7 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places