Things to do with kids in Shelford

Golden Plains Shire Council · 3329

Shelford in the Golden Plains area has 1 playground and 1 park or reserve in our data.

Landmarks

Warrambine Flora Reserve is the largest mapped park in Shelford, at about 6 hectares. Playgrounds in Shelford include Shelford Recreation Reserve Playground. Our data shows 2 public toilets in Shelford.

Getting around

Shelford has no train station; Winchelsea Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 25 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Shelford, so most trips start by car. By car from Shelford, Geelong is about 44 minutes away, Torquay about 57 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Rokewood Lagoon in Rokewood is about 23 minutes' drive from Shelford. The closest library to Shelford is Bannockburn Library in Bannockburn, about 21 minutes' drive. The closest beach to Shelford is Eastern Beach in Geelong, about 44 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Shelford is the skate park at Turtle Bend Park in Teesdale, about 9 minutes' drive. For a cinema, Village Cinemas in Geelong is about 42 minutes' drive from Shelford. The closest indoor play centre to Shelford is All 4 Kids Play Centre in Geelong West, about 42 minutes' drive. The nearest larger centre is Geelong, about 44 minutes from Shelford by car, with 9 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Shelford, the nearest places for kids by road are Summer Sensations in Teesdale (6 min), the skate park at Turtle Bend Park in Teesdale (9 min), Teesdale BMX Track in Teesdale (9 min), Bannockburn Library in Bannockburn (21 min), Rokewood Lagoon in Rokewood (23 min) and Goodfellow Aquatic Centre in Bell Post Hill (37 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Rokewood, next to Shelford, has 2 playgrounds, a pool and a skate park. Next door to Shelford, Teesdale has 4 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to Shelford, Inverleigh has 4 playgrounds. Meredith, next to Shelford, has 1 playground and a skate park. Lethbridge, Mount Mercer, Hesse and Barunah Park also border Shelford.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

3 places

Parks and reserves

5-10 km

3 places

Pools and water play

20-50 km

1 place

Libraries

20-50 km

4 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

5-10 km

2 places

10-20 km

1 place

Beaches

20-50 km

4 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

40 places