Things to do with kids in Forest Hill

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Forest Hill is in the Whitehorse area, and our data lists 9 playgrounds and 14 parks and reserves in the suburb. Forest Hill also has a pool, a cinema and an indoor play centre.

Landmarks

Forest Hill Reserve is the largest mapped park in Forest Hill, at about 11 hectares. ngarrak nakorang wilam park and Mahoneys Reserve are the next largest. Forest Hill also has Davy Lane Reserve, Jean-Lake Reserve and Bulkara Avenue Park. Playgrounds around Forest Hill include Lollipops Playland, the playground at Mahoneys Reserve and the playground at Jean-Lake Reserve. Our data shows 4 public toilets in Forest Hill. Places to visit in Forest Hill include Hoyts, Zone Bowling and Aqualink Nunawading. Forest Hill Chase is the local shopping centre. For walks and rides, Whitehorse EW6, Whitehorse NS6 and Healesville Freeway Reserve path (under construction) cross Forest Hill. Our data lists 12 cafes and family restaurants in Forest Hill for a lunch stop.

Getting around

There's no train station in Forest Hill. The closest to Forest Hill is Nunawading Railway Station (metro), about 2.3 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Tram 75 stops in Forest Hill. Buses 703, 732, 735, 736, 765 and 902 stop in Forest Hill. By car from Forest Hill, Box Hill is about 9 minutes away, Ringwood about 10 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 24 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a library, Vermont South Library in Vermont South is about 3 minutes' drive from Forest Hill. The closest beach to Forest Hill is Horse Arena in Abbotsford, about 25 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Forest Hill is Blackburn Velodrome in Burwood East, about 5 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Forest Hill is Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale, about 16 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 9 playgrounds across Forest Hill. Rainy days at the cinema and indoor play centre in Forest Hill. Free days on the Whitehorse EW6 and in Forest Hill's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Forest Hill, Vermont South has 20 playgrounds and a library. Burwood East, next to Forest Hill, has 17 playgrounds, a cinema and a skate park. Next door to Forest Hill, Blackburn has 17 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Forest Hill, Nunawading has 14 playgrounds and a library. Vermont and Blackburn South also border Forest Hill.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

7 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

4 places

Beaches

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

34 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places