Things to do with kids in Happy Valley

Golden Plains Shire Council · 3360

Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is in the Golden Plains area, and our data lists 4 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Mount Erip Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Happy Valley (Golden Plains), at about 476 hectares. Clarkesdale Bird Sanctuary and Happy Valley Crossing Streamside Reserve are the next largest. Happy Valley (Golden Plains) also has Happy Valley School Historic Reserve. For walks and rides, Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail crosses Happy Valley (Golden Plains).

Getting around

Happy Valley (Golden Plains) has no train station; Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 29 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Happy Valley (Golden Plains), so most trips start by car. By car from Happy Valley (Golden Plains), Ballarat is about 44 minutes away, Colac about 83 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Rokewood Lagoon in Rokewood is about 33 minutes' drive from Happy Valley (Golden Plains). The closest library to Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is Sebastopol Library in Sebastopol, about 40 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is Linton Skate Park in Linton, about 17 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Happy Valley (Golden Plains) is Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek, about 37 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 45 minutes' drive from Happy Valley (Golden Plains). The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 44 minutes from Happy Valley (Golden Plains) by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Happy Valley (Golden Plains), the nearest places for kids by road are Cape Clear & District Lions Park Playground in Cape Clear (16 min), Linton Skate Park in Linton (17 min), Linton BMX park in Linton (17 min), Linton Recreation Reserve Playground in Linton (18 min), Haddon Tramway Preservation Association in Haddon (34 min) and Rokewood Lagoon in Rokewood (33 min).

Best for

Free days on the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail and in Happy Valley (Golden Plains)'s parks.

Nearby suburbs

Scarsdale, next to Happy Valley (Golden Plains), has 1 playground. Next door to Happy Valley (Golden Plains), Linton has 1 playground and a skate park. Cape Clear, next to Happy Valley (Golden Plains), has 1 playground. Piggoreet, Newtown and Mannibadar also border Happy Valley (Golden Plains).

Playgrounds

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Libraries

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places