Things to do with kids in Pomonal
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Pomonal in the Ararat area has 4 parks and reserves in our data.
Landmarks
Lady Somers Bridge Streamside Reserve is the largest mapped park in Pomonal, at about 16 hectares. Moyston West Bushland Reserve and Rowes Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Pomonal also has Millers Creek Bushland Reserve. Our data shows 3 public toilets in Pomonal. For walks and rides, Grampians Peaks Trail, Boronia Trail and Mount William Track cross Pomonal.
Getting around
There's no train station in Pomonal. The closest to Pomonal is Ararat Railway Station (V/Line), about 31 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. V/Line coaches stop in Pomonal. By car from Pomonal, Stawell is about 19 minutes away and Ararat about 30 minutes, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Halls Gap Swimming Pool in Halls Gap is about 12 minutes' drive from Pomonal. For a library, Ararat Library in Ararat is about 29 minutes' drive from Pomonal. For a beach, Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans is about 11 minutes' drive from Pomonal. For a skate park, the pump track on Sutherland Street in Stawell is about 18 minutes' drive from Pomonal. The closest cinema to Pomonal is Astor Cinema in Ararat, about 29 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Halls Gap Zoo in Halls Gap is about 7 minutes' drive from Pomonal. Stawell is the closest bigger centre to Pomonal, about 19 minutes away by car, and has 6 playgrounds and a pool. From Pomonal, the nearest places for kids by road are Halls Gap Zoo in Halls Gap (7 min), Kelleys Beach in Lake Fyans (11 min), Halls Gap Swimming Pool in Halls Gap (12 min), the playground at Halls Gap Picnic Reserve in Halls Gap (12 min), Brambuk Cultural Centre in Halls Gap (16 min) and MOCO Gallery in Halls Gap (16 min).
Best for
Free days on the Grampians Peaks Trail and in Pomonal's parks.
Nearby suburbs
Halls Gap, next to Pomonal, has 3 playgrounds, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Lake Fyans, next to Pomonal, has a beach. Mafeking, Black Range, Bellfield and Bellellen also border Pomonal.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground on Ararat-Halls Gap Road
6.9 km by road · 9 min drive · Playground · Halls GapFree
- Playground on Ararat-Halls Gap Road
7.2 km by road · 8 min drive · Playground · Halls GapFree
10-20 km
- Playground at Halls Gap Picnic Reserve
13 km by road · 12 min drive · Playground · Halls GapToilet nearbyFreeCoach 2 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Millers Creek Bushland Reserve
0.3 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · PomonalFreeCoach 4 min walk
- Rowes Bushland Reserve
3.7 km by road · 6 min drive · Park · PomonalFree
5-10 km
- Lady Somers Bridge Streamside Reserve
5.8 km by road · 5 min drive · Park · PomonalFree
- Moyston West Bushland Reserve
9.5 km by road · 18 min drive · Park · PomonalFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
20-50 km
- Pump track on Sutherland Street
21 km by road · 18 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · StawellFree
- David Blackie Velodrome
38 km by road · 34 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · AraratFreeBus 8 min walk
Beaches
5-10 km
- Kelleys Beach
8.1 km by road · 11 min drive · Beach · Lake FyansFree
Cafes and restaurants
10-20 km
- Flame Brothers
12 km by road · 11 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Halls GapToilet nearbyCoach 3 min walk
- Town Fryer Fish&Chips
12 km by road · 12 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Halls GapToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Raccolto
13 km by road · 12 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Halls GapToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Spirit of Punjab
13 km by road · 13 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Halls GapCoach 7 min walk
- Brambuk Cafe
15 km by road · 15 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Halls GapToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk