Things to do with kids in Longwood
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Longwood in the Strathbogie area has 1 playground and 3 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
Tenneriffe Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Longwood, at about 107 hectares. Monea North Nature Conservation Reserve and Monea South I41 Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Playgrounds around Longwood include Longwood Recreation Reserve Playground. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Longwood.
Getting around
There's no train station in Longwood. The closest to Longwood is Euroa Railway Station (V/Line), about 15 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Longwood, so most trips start by car. By car from Longwood, Seymour is about 35 minutes away, Benalla about 50 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
The closest pool or water play area to Longwood is Euroa Swimming Pool in Euroa, about 15 minutes' drive. For a library, Euroa Library in Euroa is about 16 minutes' drive from Longwood. The closest skate park to Longwood is Euroa Skate Park in Euroa, about 16 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Longwood is Euroa Community Cinema in Euroa, about 16 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Seymour, about 35 minutes from Longwood by car, with 10 playgrounds, a pool and a library. From Longwood, the nearest places for kids by road are Creightons Creek Recreation Reserve Playground in Creightons Creek (28 min), Euroa Swimming Pool in Euroa (15 min), Euroa Community Cinema in Euroa (16 min), Farmers Arms Hotel Museum in Euroa (16 min), Euroa Skate Park in Euroa (16 min) and Euroa Library in Euroa (16 min).
Best for
Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Longwood.
Nearby suburbs
Euroa, next to Longwood, has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Nagambie, next to Longwood, has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Avenel, next to Longwood, has 1 playground. Pranjip, Molka, Longwood East and Locksley also border Longwood.
Playgrounds
Within 5 km
- Longwood Recreation Reserve Playground
0.8 km by road · 2 min drive · Playground · LongwoodToilet nearbyFree
10-20 km
- Creightons Creek Recreation Reserve Playground
14 km by road · 28 min drive · Playground · Creightons CreekFree
- Native play space
14 km by road · 14 min drive · Playground · EuroaToilet nearbyFree
- Playground on Stewart Street
16 km by road · 14 min drive · Playground · EuroaFree
- Lions Park Playground
16 km by road · 14 min drive · Playground · EuroaToilet nearbyFree
- Playground at Euroa Rotary Park
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · EuroaFreeBus 7 min walk
- Bicentennial Park Playground
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Playground · EuroaFreeVline 7 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Old Longwood Bushland Reserve
3.3 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · Longwood EastFree
- Big Hill Nature Conservation Reserve
4.7 km by road · 7 min drive · Park · Longwood EastFree
5-10 km
- Tenneriffe Flora Reserve
8.8 km by road · 16 min drive · Park · LongwoodFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Euroa Skate Park
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · EuroaFreeBus 8 min walk
20-50 km
- BMX Track
37 km by road · 66 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · CaveatFree
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Euroa Eatery
16 km by road · 15 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Euroa
- Mely & Me
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · EuroaToilet nearbyBus 4 min walk
- Northern Rasoi Euroa
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · EuroaToilet nearbyBus 3 min walk
- Northern Republic
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · EuroaBus 8 min walk
- Amore Pizza & Take Away
17 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · EuroaBus 2 min walk