Things to do with kids in St Helena

Banyule City Council · 3088

Our data lists 9 playgrounds and 12 parks and reserves in St Helena, in the Banyule area. On top of that, St Helena has a skate park.

Landmarks

Anthony Beale Reserve is the largest mapped park in St Helena, at about 10 hectares. Settlers Park and Larool Avenue Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in St Helena include Rise Reserve, Tathra Reserve and Covala Court Reserve. Playgrounds around St Helena include Maxine Drive Playground, Halidon Close Playground and Settlers Park Playground. Our data shows 2 public toilets in St Helena. For older kids in St Helena there's the skate park at Anthony Beale Reserve. St Helena Marketplace is the local shopping centre. For walks and rides, Banyule LBN9 crosses St Helena. Our data lists 4 cafes and family restaurants in St Helena for a lunch stop.

Getting around

There's no train station in St Helena. The closest to St Helena is Diamond Creek Railway Station (metro), about 2.4 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. Buses 343, 517, 518 and 580 stop in St Helena. By car from St Helena, Broadmeadows is about 20 minutes away, Box Hill about 22 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 33 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to St Helena is Diamond Creek Outdoor Pool in Diamond Creek, about 4 minutes' drive. For a library, Diamond Valley Library in Greensborough is about 5 minutes' drive from St Helena. For a beach, Horse Arena in Abbotsford is about 31 minutes' drive from St Helena. The closest cinema to St Helena is Hoyts in Greensborough, about 7 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Rare Bears Indoor Play Centre in Eltham is about 7 minutes' drive from St Helena. The closest zoo or wildlife park to St Helena is Bundoora Park Farm in Bundoora, about 18 minutes' drive.

Best for

Toddlers and younger kids, with 9 playgrounds across St Helena. Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at Anthony Beale Reserve in St Helena. Free days on the Banyule LBN9 and in St Helena's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Greensborough, next to St Helena, has 35 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Diamond Creek, next to St Helena, has 23 playgrounds, a pool and a skate park. Next door to St Helena, Eltham North has 16 playgrounds.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Libraries

Within 5 km

2 places

5-10 km

1 place

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

4 places

Beaches

20-50 km

21 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

40 places