Things to do with kids in Meredith

Golden Plains Shire Council · 3333

Meredith in the Golden Plains area has 1 playground and 10 parks and reserves in our data. Beyond the parks, Meredith has a skate park.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Meredith is Meredith Education Area, covering about 285 hectares. Cargerie I42 Bushland Reserve and Moreep I44 Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Meredith include Coopers Bridge, Moreep Reserve and Meredith Pioneer Park. Playgrounds around Meredith include Meredith Pioneer Park Reserve Playground. Our data shows 4 public toilets in Meredith. Picnic areas in Meredith include Coopers Bridge and Moreep Reserve. For older kids in Meredith there's Meredith Skate Park.

Getting around

Meredith has no train station; Ballan Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 30 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. V/Line coaches stop in Meredith. By car from Meredith, Ballarat is about 39 minutes away, Geelong about 43 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Meredith is Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong, about 24 minutes' drive. The closest library to Meredith is Bannockburn Library in Bannockburn, about 21 minutes' drive. For a beach, Disability beach in Steiglitz is about 17 minutes' drive from Meredith. For a cinema, Victoria Theatre in Golden Point is about 36 minutes' drive from Meredith. The closest indoor play centre to Meredith is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 36 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Meredith is Fairy Park in Anakie, about 32 minutes' drive. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Meredith, about 39 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Meredith are the playground at Elaine Recreation Reserve in Elaine (8 min), Disability beach in Steiglitz (17 min), Fairy Park in Anakie (32 min), Bannockburn Library in Bannockburn (21 min), Bannockburn Skate Park in Bannockburn (22 min) and Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong (24 min).

Best for

Teens who skate or ride, with Meredith Skate Park in Meredith.

Nearby suburbs

Steiglitz, next to Meredith, has a beach. Shelford, next to Meredith, has 1 playground. Next door to Meredith, Lethbridge has 1 playground. Next door to Meredith, Elaine has 1 playground. She Oaks, Mount Mercer, Morrisons and Durdidwarrah also border Meredith.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

1 place

Libraries

20-50 km

5 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

29 places

Beaches

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

3 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places