Things to do with kids in Lake Gardens

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Lake Gardens is in the Ballarat area, and our data lists 2 playgrounds and 2 parks and reserves in the suburb. Lake Gardens also has a pool.

Landmarks

Lake Gardens Playground is the largest mapped park in Lake Gardens, at about 2 hectares. St John's Wood is the next largest. Playgrounds in Lake Gardens include the playground at Lake Gardens Playground. Places to visit in Lake Gardens include Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre. For walks and rides, Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail crosses Lake Gardens.

Getting around

Lake Gardens has a train station: Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line: Ararat - Melbourne via Ballarat and Ballarat/Wendouree - Melbourne via Melton). Bus 10 stops in Lake Gardens. By car from Lake Gardens, Ballarat is about 6 minutes away, Daylesford about 43 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a library, Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central is about 6 minutes' drive from Lake Gardens. For a skate park, Bicycle Pump Track in Newington is about 4 minutes' drive from Lake Gardens. The closest cinema to Lake Gardens is Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central, about 7 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 10 minutes' drive from Lake Gardens. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Lake Gardens is Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East, about 13 minutes' drive. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Lake Gardens, about 6 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Lake Gardens are Ballarat Tramway Museum in Lake Wendouree (1 min), the playground at Lake Wendouree Gardens in Lake Wendouree (3 min), Bicycle Pump Track in Newington (4 min), Wendouree BMX Track in Wendouree (4 min), Golden City Steamer Museum in Lake Wendouree (6 min) and the water play at Midlands Reserve in Ballarat North (6 min).

Best for

Free days on the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail and in Lake Gardens's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Wendouree, next to Lake Gardens, has 19 playgrounds and a skate park. Alfredton, next to Lake Gardens, has 17 playgrounds and a skate park. Lake Wendouree, next to Lake Gardens, has 7 playgrounds. Newington, next to Lake Gardens, has 4 playgrounds and a skate park.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places