Things to do with kids in Heathcote

Heathcote in the Greater Bendigo area has 1 playground and 9 parks and reserves in our data. On top of that, Heathcote has a library, 2 museums or galleries and a skate park.

Landmarks

One Eye State Forest is the largest mapped park in Heathcote, at about 1,574 hectares. Pink Cliffs Geological Reserve and Wild Duck Creek Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Heathcote include Barrack Reserve, Heathcote Showgrounds and Heathcote H111 Bushland Reserve. Playgrounds around Heathcote include Heathcote Play Space. Our data shows 6 public toilets in Heathcote. In Heathcote you'll also find Mudwood Studio, Powder Magazine and Heathcote Library. For older kids in Heathcote there's Heathcote Skate Park. The O'Keefe Rail Trail, Wattle Gully Walk and Pink Cliffs Loop Trail all pass through Heathcote. Our data lists 5 cafes and family restaurants in Heathcote for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Heathcote has no train station; Goornong Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 38 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses on the Heathcote - Bendigo via Junortoun, Axedale, Knowsley route stop in Heathcote. V/Line coaches stop in Heathcote. By car from Heathcote, Bendigo is about 39 minutes away, Seymour about 42 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Heathcote is Brennan Park Swimming Pool in Kennington, about 39 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Bendigo Cinemas in Bendigo is about 40 minutes' drive from Heathcote. For an indoor play centre, Intagolf in Golden Gully is about 42 minutes' drive from Heathcote. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Heathcote is The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo, about 37 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Bendigo, about 39 minutes from Heathcote by car, with 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema.

Best for

Rainy days at the library and museum or gallery in Heathcote. Teens who skate or ride, with Heathcote Skate Park in Heathcote. Free days on the O'Keefe Rail Trail and in Heathcote's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Heathcote, Tooborac has 1 playground. Ladys Pass, Derrinal, Costerfield and Argyle also border Heathcote.