Things to do with kids in Mount Cole Creek

Ararat Rural City Council · 3377

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

Getting around

Mount Cole Creek has no train station; Ararat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 18 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Mount Cole Creek, so most trips start by car. By car from Mount Cole Creek, Ararat is about 25 minutes away, Stawell about 40 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Mount Cole Creek is Ararat Recreation and Aquatic Centre in Ararat, about 24 minutes' drive. For a library, Learning Resource Centre in Ararat is about 28 minutes' drive from Mount Cole Creek. For a skate park, David Blackie Velodrome in Ararat is about 25 minutes' drive from Mount Cole Creek. The closest cinema to Mount Cole Creek is Astor Cinema in Ararat, about 25 minutes' drive. The closest zoo or wildlife park to Mount Cole Creek is Caspers Tourist Park in Stawell, about 42 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Ararat, about 25 minutes from Mount Cole Creek by car, with 5 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Mount Cole Creek are the playground at Smith Street Reserve in Ararat (23 min), David Blackie Velodrome in Ararat (25 min), Ararat Gallery TAMA in Ararat (24 min), Ararat Recreation and Aquatic Centre in Ararat (24 min), Langi Morgala Museum in Ararat (25 min) and Learning Resource Centre in Ararat (28 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Ararat, next to Mount Cole Creek, has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Dunneworthy and Crowlands also border Mount Cole Creek.

Playgrounds

20-50 km

21 places

Parks and reserves

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

10 places

Libraries

20-50 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

2 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

9 places
  • Pie Face
    25 km by road · 26 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 6 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Desi Swag
    26 km by road · 24 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Tastybird
    26 km by road · 24 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Ararat Noodle Bar
    26 km by road · 24 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • McDonald's
    26 km by road · 25 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • KFC
    26 km by road · 25 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Ararat
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Ararat · Ararat
  • Pie Face
    34 km by road · 39 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearby
    Beaufort · Pyrenees
  • Rosies Chicken
    37 km by road · 41 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearbyCoach 4 min walk
    Beaufort · Pyrenees
  • Fish & Chips
    37 km by road · 41 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Beaufort
    Toilet nearbyBus 2 min walk
    Beaufort · Pyrenees