Things to do with kids in Gilderoy

Yarra Ranges Shire Council · 3797

Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Gilderoy in the Yarra Ranges area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.

Landmarks

The Apm Walking Track (Overgrown Impassable) passes through Gilderoy.

Getting around

Gilderoy has no train station; Garfield Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 26 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Gilderoy, so most trips start by car. By car from Gilderoy, Healesville is about 35 minutes away, Lilydale about 42 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 83 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Warburton Water World in Warburton is about 23 minutes' drive from Gilderoy. The closest library to Gilderoy is Yarra Junction public library in Yarra Junction, about 14 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Gilderoy is the skate park at Yarra Junction Railway Station Historic and Cultural Features Reserve in Yarra Junction, about 14 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Gilderoy is The Memo, Healesville in Healesville, about 34 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Lyre Bird enclosure in Badger Creek is about 31 minutes' drive from Gilderoy. The nearest larger centre is Healesville, about 35 minutes from Gilderoy by car, with 2 playgrounds, a pool and a cinema. From Gilderoy, the nearest places for kids by road are Yarra Junction public library in Yarra Junction (14 min), the playground at Yarra Junction Railway Station Historic and Cultural Features Reserve in Yarra Junction (14 min), the skate park at Yarra Junction Railway Station Historic and Cultural Features Reserve in Yarra Junction (14 min), Street Library in Millgrove (16 min), Warburton Main Street Playground in Warburton (21 min) and Warburton Water World in Warburton (23 min).

Best for

Longer rides and walks from Gilderoy on the Apm Walking Track (Overgrown Impassable).

Nearby suburbs

Gembrook, next to Gilderoy, has 6 playgrounds and a skate park. Powelltown, next to Gilderoy, has 1 playground.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

2 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

5 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

17 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

6 places