Things to do with kids in Fryerstown

Mount Alexander Shire Council · 3451

Fryerstown is in the Mount Alexander area, and our data lists 1 playground and 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Fryerstown is Fryers Ridge State Forest, covering about 3,345 hectares. Fryerstown Public Park is the next largest. Playgrounds in Fryerstown include the playground at Fryerstown Public Park. The Goldfields Track passes through Fryerstown.

Getting around

There's no train station in Fryerstown. The closest to Fryerstown is Castlemaine Railway Station (V/Line), about 9.0 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Fryerstown, so most trips start by car. By car from Fryerstown, Castlemaine is about 14 minutes away, Daylesford about 37 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Fryerstown is Chewton Swimming Pool in Chewton, about 10 minutes' drive. The closest library to Fryerstown is Castlemaine Library in Castlemaine, about 14 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Castlemaine Velodrome in Castlemaine is about 14 minutes' drive from Fryerstown. For an indoor play centre, Intagolf in Golden Gully is about 44 minutes' drive from Fryerstown. Castlemaine is the closest bigger centre to Fryerstown, about 14 minutes away by car, and has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. The closest places for kids by road from Fryerstown are the playground at Vaughan Springs in Vaughan (8 min), Chewton Swimming Pool in Chewton (10 min), Castlemaine Velodrome in Castlemaine (14 min), the pump track on McGrath Street in Castlemaine (14 min), Castlemaine CASPA in Castlemaine (14 min) and Castlemaine Library in Castlemaine (14 min).

Best for

Free days on the Goldfields Track and in Fryerstown's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Fryerstown, Chewton has a pool. Campbells Creek, next to Fryerstown, has 3 playgrounds. Vaughan, next to Fryerstown, has 2 playgrounds. Next door to Fryerstown, Taradale has 1 playground. Elphinstone, Irishtown, Glenluce and Drummond North also border Fryerstown.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

8 places

Libraries

20-50 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

4 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

13 places