Things to do with kids in Shelbourne

Greater Bendigo City Council · 3515

Shelbourne is in the Greater Bendigo area, and our data lists 4 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve is the largest mapped park in Shelbourne, at about 856 hectares. Shelbourne Bushland Reserve and Woodstock Bushland Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Shelbourne include Eastville Bushland Reserve.

Getting around

Shelbourne has no train station; Kangaroo Flat Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 21 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Shelbourne, so most trips start by car. By car from Shelbourne, Bendigo is about 27 minutes away, Castlemaine about 35 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Faith Leech Aquatic Centre in Bendigo is about 28 minutes' drive from Shelbourne. For a library, Kangaroo Flat Library in Kangaroo Flat is about 19 minutes' drive from Shelbourne. The closest skate park to Shelbourne is the pump track on Water Street in Bendigo, about 29 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Bendigo Cinemas in Bendigo is about 27 minutes' drive from Shelbourne. The closest indoor play centre to Shelbourne is Intagolf in Golden Gully, about 24 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, The Zone Fun Park in East Bendigo is about 33 minutes' drive from Shelbourne. The nearest larger centre is Bendigo, about 27 minutes from Shelbourne by car, with 4 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Shelbourne, the nearest places for kids by road are Graemar Court Playspace in Kangaroo Flat (19 min), Kangaroo Flat Library in Kangaroo Flat (19 min), William Drive Playspace in Kangaroo Flat (20 min), Intagolf in Golden Gully (24 min), Bendigo Cinemas in Bendigo (27 min) and Bendigo RSL Museum in Bendigo (27 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Lockwood South, next to Shelbourne, has 1 playground. Lockwood, Eddington, Eastville and Bradford also border Shelbourne.

Playgrounds

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

3 places

Libraries

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

20-50 km

12 places

Cafes and restaurants

20-50 km

40 places