Things to do with kids in Scotchmans Lead

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

Getting around

There's no train station in Scotchmans Lead. The closest to Scotchmans Lead is Ballarat Railway Station (V/Line), about 12 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Scotchmans Lead, so most trips start by car. By car from Scotchmans Lead, Ballarat is about 17 minutes away, Daylesford about 56 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Scotchmans Lead is Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong, about 8 minutes' drive. The closest library to Scotchmans Lead is L Building: E J Barker Library in Mount Helen, about 12 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the bmx track at Buninyong Recreation Park in Buninyong is about 8 minutes' drive from Scotchmans Lead. For a cinema, Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek is about 16 minutes' drive from Scotchmans Lead. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 18 minutes' drive from Scotchmans Lead. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 22 minutes' drive from Scotchmans Lead. The nearest larger centre is Ballarat, about 17 minutes from Scotchmans Lead by car, with 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Scotchmans Lead are Napoleons Recreation Reserve Playground in Napoleons (6 min), the playground at De Soza Park in Buninyong (7 min), Buninyong Swimming Pool in Buninyong (8 min), the bmx track at Buninyong Recreation Park in Buninyong (8 min), L Building: E J Barker Library in Mount Helen (12 min) and the skate park at M R Power Recreation Reserve in Sebastopol (12 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Scotchmans Lead.

Nearby suburbs

Buninyong, next to Scotchmans Lead, has 6 playgrounds, a pool and a skate park. Napoleons, next to Scotchmans Lead, has 2 playgrounds. Cambrian Hill also borders Scotchmans Lead.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

15 places

Libraries

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

4 places

Beaches

20-50 km

1 place

Cafes and restaurants

5-10 km

1 place

10-20 km

40 places