Things to do with kids in Glenthompson

Glenthompson in the Southern Grampians area has 2 playgrounds and 4 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Brady Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting) is the largest mapped park in Glenthompson, at about 224 hectares. The Green Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting) and Bunnugal Wildlife Reserve (hunting) are the next largest. Glenthompson also has Yuppeckiar Park. Playgrounds in Glenthompson include Glenthompson Lions Park Playground and Glenthompson Rec Reserve Playground. Our data shows 4 public toilets and 1 off-leash dog park in Glenthompson.

Getting around

There's no train station in Glenthompson. The closest to Glenthompson is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 52 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. V/Line coaches stop in Glenthompson. By car from Glenthompson, Hamilton is about 42 minutes away and Ararat about 46 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Glenthompson is Willaura Outdoor Pool in Willaura, about 19 minutes' drive. For a library, Lake Bolac Library in Lake Bolac is about 23 minutes' drive from Glenthompson. For a skate park, hamilton skate park in Hamilton is about 40 minutes' drive from Glenthompson. Hamilton is the closest bigger centre to Glenthompson, about 42 minutes away by car, and has 23 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Glenthompson, the nearest places for kids by road are Willaura Outdoor Pool in Willaura (19 min), Lake Bolac Library in Lake Bolac (23 min), Penshurst Swimming Pool in Penshurst (39 min), Volcanoes Discovery Centre in Penshurst (39 min), Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum in Hamilton (40 min) and hamilton skate park in Hamilton (40 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Dunkeld, next to Glenthompson, has 1 playground. Narrapumelap South, Nareeb and Bornes Hill also border Glenthompson.