Things to do with kids in Selby

Yarra Ranges Shire Council · 3159

Selby is in the Yarra Ranges area, and our data lists 1 playground and 7 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Selby G190 Bushland Reserve is the largest mapped park in Selby, at about 21 hectares. Black Hill Bushland Reserve and Selby G193 Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Selby also has Selby Park, Minak Reserve and Hermons Corner. Playgrounds in Selby include the playground at Selby Park. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Selby.

Getting around

Selby has no train station; Belgrave Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 1.3 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 695 and 695F stop in Selby. By car from Selby, Dandenong is about 23 minutes away, Ringwood about 25 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 43 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Selby is Belgrave Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool in Belgrave, about 3 minutes' drive. The closest library to Selby is Belgrave Library in Belgrave, about 4 minutes' drive. For a beach, Edithvale Beach in Edithvale is about 37 minutes' drive from Selby. For a skate park, Upwey Skate Park in Upwey is about 8 minutes' drive from Selby. For a cinema, Cameo Belgrave in Belgrave is about 4 minutes' drive from Selby. For an indoor play centre, Little Rascals Play Centre in Ferntree Gully is about 11 minutes' drive from Selby. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale is about 32 minutes' drive from Selby. Dandenong is the closest bigger centre to Selby, about 23 minutes away by car, and has 21 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Selby are the playground at Belgrave Lake Park in Belgrave (3 min), Belgrave Heated Outdoor Swimming Pool in Belgrave (3 min), Belgrave Library in Belgrave (4 min), Cameo Belgrave in Belgrave (4 min), Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society in Belgrave Heights (5 min) and Upwey Skate Park in Upwey (8 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Selby.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Selby, Belgrave has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Menzies Creek, next to Selby, has 1 playground. Next door to Selby, Belgrave South has 1 playground. Kallista also borders Selby.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

13 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

20 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

2 places

20-50 km

13 places

Libraries

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

3 places

Beaches

20-50 km

27 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

19 places