Things to do with kids in Stockyard Hill

Stockyard Hill is in the Pyrenees area, and our data lists 2 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

The biggest green space in Stockyard Hill is Blacks Creek Nature Conservation Reserve, covering about 241 hectares. Black Lake Wildlife Reserve (no hunting) is the next largest.

Getting around

Stockyard Hill has no train station; Beaufort Railway Station (V/Line) is the closest, about 14 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. No bus or tram routes stop inside Stockyard Hill, so most trips start by car. By car from Stockyard Hill, Ararat is about 58 minutes away, Ballarat about 60 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 2.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Beaufort Pool in Beaufort is about 23 minutes' drive from Stockyard Hill. The closest library to Stockyard Hill is Beaufort Community Resource Centre in Beaufort, about 24 minutes' drive. For a skate park, the skate park at Beaufort Skate Park in Beaufort is about 24 minutes' drive from Stockyard Hill. Ararat is the closest bigger centre to Stockyard Hill, about 58 minutes away by car, and has 5 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Stockyard Hill are the playground at Wotherspoon Reserve in Beaufort (23 min), Beaufort Pool in Beaufort (23 min), Beaufort Community Resource Centre in Beaufort (24 min), the playground at Beaufort Skate Park in Beaufort (24 min), the skate park at Beaufort Skate Park in Beaufort (24 min) and Linton Skate Park in Linton (39 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Stockyard Hill.

Nearby suburbs

Beaufort, next to Stockyard Hill, has 3 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Lake Goldsmith and Cross Roads also border Stockyard Hill.