Things to do with kids in Gordon

Moorabool Shire Council · 3345

Gordon is in the Moorabool area, and our data lists 2 playgrounds and 3 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Gordon Recreation Reserve is the largest mapped park in Gordon, at about 4 hectares. Moorarbool West I105 Bushland Reserve and Gordon Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Playgrounds around Gordon include the playground at Paddock Creek Recreation Reserve and the playground at Gordon Public Park Recreation Reserve. Our data shows 1 public toilet in Gordon.

Getting around

Gordon has no train station; Ballan Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 11 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Ballarat - Mt Egerton via Gordon and Ballan - Mount Egerton via Gordon routes stop in Gordon. By car from Gordon, Ballarat is about 24 minutes away, Bacchus Marsh about 29 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 73 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Ballan Swimming Pool in Ballan is about 15 minutes' drive from Gordon. For a library, Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central is about 23 minutes' drive from Gordon. The closest beach to Gordon is Lionhead Beach in Pentland Hills, about 25 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Gordon is the skate park at Mill Park in Ballan, about 14 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central is about 23 minutes' drive from Gordon. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 24 minutes' drive from Gordon. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Gordon is Kryal Castle in Leigh Creek, about 14 minutes' drive. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Gordon, about 24 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema.

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Ballan, next to Gordon, has 4 playgrounds, a pool and a skate park. Mount Egerton, next to Gordon, has 2 playgrounds. Next door to Gordon, Wallace has 1 playground. Next door to Gordon, Millbrook has 1 playground. Springbank, Bunding and Bolwarrah also border Gordon.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

4 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Libraries

20-50 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

22 places

Beaches

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

6 places