Things to do with kids in Hedley
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Hedley is in the Wellington area, and our data lists 1 park or reserve in the suburb.
Landmarks
Welshpool H17 Bushland Reserve is the largest mapped park in Hedley, at about 9 hectares. The Great Southern Rail Trail passes through Hedley.
Getting around
There's no train station in Hedley. The closest to Hedley is Morwell Railway Station (V/Line), about 46 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Hedley, so most trips start by car. By car from Hedley, Leongatha is about 54 minutes away, Wonthaggi about 74 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Toora Pool in Toora is about 15 minutes' drive from Hedley. For a library, Yarram Library - Temporary Site in Yarram is about 17 minutes' drive from Hedley. For a beach, Chinaman Beach in Wilsons Promontory is about 15 minutes' drive from Hedley. The closest skate park to Hedley is the skate park at Sargasser Park in Toora, about 16 minutes' drive. Leongatha is the closest bigger centre to Hedley, about 54 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Hedley, the nearest places for kids by road are Port Welshpool and District Maritime Museum in Port Welshpool (10 min), Chinaman Beach in Wilsons Promontory (15 min), Franklin Bank in Welshpool (15 min), Toora Pool in Toora (15 min), the playground at Stanley Street Playground in Toora (15 min) and Sagasser Park in Toora (16 min).
Best for
Free days on the Great Southern Rail Trail and in Hedley's parks.
Nearby suburbs
Next door to Hedley, Welshpool has 1 playground and a beach. Binginwarri, Alberton West and Alberton also border Hedley.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground on Port Welshpool Road
6.5 km by road · 5 min drive · Playground · WelshpoolToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
10-20 km
- Playground at Stanley Street Playground
17 km by road · 15 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Playground at Sargasser Park
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Sagasser Park
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · TooraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Welshpool H17 Bushland Reserve
2.8 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · HedleyFree
5-10 km
- Welshpool H16 Bushland Reserve
5.5 km by road · 9 min drive · Park · WelshpoolFree
- Nooramunga State Faunal Reserve
7.3 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · Snake IslandFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Skate park at Sargasser Park
18 km by road · 16 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · TooraFreeCoach 10 min walk
20-50 km
- Skate park at Yarram Tarra Trail Reserve
22 km by road · 19 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · YarramFreeBus 5 min walk
Beaches
10-20 km
- Chinaman Beach
16 km by road · 15 min drive · Beach · Wilsons PromontoryFree
- Franklin Bank
16 km by road · 15 min drive · Beach · WelshpoolFree
20-50 km
- Toora Beach
21 km by road · 23 min drive · Beach · TooraFree
Cafes and restaurants
20-50 km
- Bean Pedlar
22 km by road · 18 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YarramBus 2 min walk
- Fish n Chip Co
23 km by road · 19 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Port Albert
- Tarra Valley Caravan Park Fernholme Cafe
41 km by road · 39 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Tarra Valley