Things to do with kids in Kilsyth

Yarra Ranges Shire Council · 3137

Kilsyth is in the Yarra Ranges area, and our data lists 11 playgrounds and 20 parks and reserves in the suburb. On top of that, Kilsyth has a skate park.

Landmarks

Healesville Freeway Reserve is the largest mapped park in Kilsyth, at about 7 hectares. Elizabeth Bridge Reserve and Pembroke Secondary Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Kilsyth include Hansen Park, Pines Reserve and Belinda Reserve. Playgrounds around Kilsyth include the playground at Pines Reserve, Landstrom Quadrant Playground and the playground at Balmoral Reserve. Our data shows 5 public toilets in Kilsyth. For older kids in Kilsyth there's Eastfield BMX Club. Churinga Village Shopping Centre and Kilsyth Shopping Centre are the main shopping centres. The Bayswater-Lilydale Trail, Carrum to Warburton Trail and Liverpool Road Connection all pass through Kilsyth. Our data lists 6 cafes and family restaurants in Kilsyth for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Kilsyth has no train station; Mooroolbark Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 2.0 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 679, 688, 689, 690 and 967 stop in Kilsyth. By car from Kilsyth, Lilydale is about 11 minutes away, Ringwood about 11 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 38 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Croydon Memorial Pool in Croydon is about 5 minutes' drive from Kilsyth. The closest library to Kilsyth is Mooroolbark Library in Mooroolbark, about 4 minutes' drive. For a beach, Horse Arena in Abbotsford is about 36 minutes' drive from Kilsyth. The closest cinema to Kilsyth is Reading Cinemas in Chirnside Park, about 8 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, PlayPlace in Mooroolbark is about 4 minutes' drive from Kilsyth. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Kilsyth is Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale, about 32 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 11 playgrounds across Kilsyth. Teens who skate or ride, with Eastfield BMX Club in Kilsyth. Free days on the Bayswater-Lilydale Trail and in Kilsyth's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Kilsyth, Boronia has 29 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Croydon, next to Kilsyth, has 24 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Mooroolbark, next to Kilsyth, has 18 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Kilsyth, Montrose has 10 playgrounds and a library. Bayswater North, Croydon South, The Basin and Kilsyth South also border Kilsyth.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

2 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Beaches

20-50 km

26 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places