Things to do with kids in Mount Bolton

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Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Mount Bolton in the Ballarat area, so this guide covers the closest places for kids in the suburbs around it.

Getting around

Mount Bolton has no train station; Clunes 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 Mount Bolton, so most trips start by car. By car from Mount Bolton, Ballarat is about 37 minutes away, Maryborough about 46 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Mount Bolton is Clunes Swimming Pool in Clunes, about 45 minutes' drive. The closest library to Mount Bolton is Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central, about 36 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the skate park at Alexander Park in Learmonth is about 18 minutes' drive from Mount Bolton. For a cinema, Regent Cinemas in Ballarat Central is about 37 minutes' drive from Mount Bolton. The closest indoor play centre to Mount Bolton is Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point, about 41 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 40 minutes' drive from Mount Bolton. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Mount Bolton, about 37 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Mount Bolton are the skate park at Alexander Park in Learmonth (18 min), the playground at Learmonth Recreation Reserve in Learmonth (19 min), the playground at Lake Learmonth Lake Reserve in Learmonth (21 min), Lee Medlyn Bottle Museum in Clunes (43 min), The Warehouse in Clunes (44 min) and Clunes Swimming Pool in Clunes (45 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Mount Bolton.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Mount Bolton, Learmonth has 2 playgrounds and a skate park. Coghills Creek and Addington also border Mount Bolton.

Playgrounds

10-20 km

4 places

Parks and reserves

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

5 places

Libraries

20-50 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

18 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places