Things to do with kids in Oakleigh

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Oakleigh is in the Monash area, and our data lists 6 playgrounds and 7 parks and reserves in the suburb. Oakleigh also has a library, a pool and a museum or gallery.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Oakleigh is Warrawee Park Oakleigh, covering about 6 hectares. Scotchmans Run Reserve and Jack Edwards Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Oakleigh include Brickmakers Park, Golf Links Avenue Reserve and Scotchman's Creek Linear Park. Playgrounds around Oakleigh include the playground at Brickmakers Park, the playground at Jack Edwards Reserve and the playground at Warrawee Park Oakleigh. Our data shows 10 public toilets in Oakleigh. Places to visit in Oakleigh include Monash Federation Centre, Oakleigh Recreation Centre and Oakleigh Library (City Of Monash). Oakleigh Central is the local shopping centre. For walks and rides, Scotchmans Creek Trail and Djerring Trail cross Oakleigh. Our data lists 19 cafes and family restaurants in Oakleigh for a lunch stop.

Getting around

Oakleigh has train stations: Huntingdale Railway Station (metro: Cranbourne Line and Pakenham Line) and Oakleigh Railway Station (metro: Cranbourne Line and Pakenham Line). 15 bus routes stop in Oakleigh, including 601, 624, 625, 630, 693 and 701. By car from Oakleigh, Box Hill is about 15 minutes away, Dandenong about 17 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 18 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a beach, Sandown Street Beach in Brighton is about 15 minutes' drive from Oakleigh. The closest skate park to Oakleigh is the bmx track on Cameron Avenue in Oakleigh South, about 6 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Hoyts in Malvern East is about 5 minutes' drive from Oakleigh. For an indoor play centre, Zone Bowling in Clayton is about 7 minutes' drive from Oakleigh. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale is about 2 minutes' drive from Oakleigh.

Best for

Younger kids at Oakleigh's 6 local playgrounds. Rainy days at the library and museum or gallery in Oakleigh. Free days on the Scotchmans Creek Trail and in Oakleigh's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Oakleigh, Mount Waverley has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Malvern East, next to Oakleigh, has 13 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. Next door to Oakleigh, Bentleigh East has 13 playgrounds, a pool and a skate park. Oakleigh South, next to Oakleigh, has 13 playgrounds. Oakleigh East, Chadstone, Hughesdale and Huntingdale also border Oakleigh.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

1 place

Libraries

Within 5 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

4 places

Beaches

10-20 km

21 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places