Things to do with kids in Metcalfe

Mount Alexander Shire Council · 3448

Metcalfe is in the Mount Alexander area, and our data lists 1 playground and 5 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Metcalfe Nature Conservation Reserve is the largest mapped park in Metcalfe, at about 326 hectares. Metcalfe I164 Bushland Reserve and The Cascades are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Metcalfe include Metcalfe Recreation Reserve and Metcalfe Streamside Reserve. Playgrounds around Metcalfe include Metcalfe Recreation Reserve Playground. Our data shows 1 public toilet in Metcalfe.

Getting around

Metcalfe has no train station; Malmsbury Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 11 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Metcalfe, so most trips start by car. By car from Metcalfe, Kyneton is about 26 minutes away, Castlemaine about 28 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Chewton Swimming Pool in Chewton is about 24 minutes' drive from Metcalfe. For a library, Kyneton Library in Kyneton is about 26 minutes' drive from Metcalfe. The closest beach to Metcalfe is Canoeing in Tylden, about 37 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Castlemaine Velodrome in Castlemaine is about 27 minutes' drive from Metcalfe. Kyneton is the closest bigger centre to Metcalfe, about 26 minutes away by car, and has 10 playgrounds and a library. From Metcalfe, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Taradale Mineral Springs Reserve in Taradale (16 min), Chewton Swimming Pool in Chewton (24 min), Kyneton Museum in Kyneton (25 min), Kyneton Library in Kyneton (26 min), Castlemaine Velodrome in Castlemaine (27 min) and the pump track on McGrath Street in Castlemaine (27 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Metcalfe.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Metcalfe, Taradale has 1 playground. Malmsbury, next to Metcalfe, has 1 playground. Elphinstone, next to Metcalfe, has 1 playground. Metcalfe East and Barfold also border Metcalfe.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

10-20 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

3 places

Libraries

20-50 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

9 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

4 places