Things to do with kids in The Basin

Knox City Council · 3154

The Basin is in the Knox area, and our data lists 4 playgrounds and 10 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Batterham Reserve is the largest mapped park in The Basin, at about 5 hectares. Wicks Reserve and Wicks East Nature Reserve are the next largest. The Basin also has Mortiboy Reserve, Conservation Area and Winby Court Reserve. Playgrounds around The Basin include George Grumont Reserve, the playground at Wicks Reserve and the playground at The Basin Triangle. Our data shows 3 public toilets in The Basin. The Knox City Council Informal Bike Route and The Basin Trail all pass through The Basin. Our data lists 4 cafes and family restaurants in The Basin for a lunch stop.

Getting around

The Basin has no train station; Ferntree Gully Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 2.9 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Bus 755 stops in The Basin. By car from The Basin, Ringwood is about 16 minutes away, Lilydale about 19 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 38 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Knox Leisureworks in Boronia is about 6 minutes' drive from The Basin. For a library, Boronia Library in Boronia is about 5 minutes' drive from The Basin. The closest beach to The Basin is Edithvale Beach in Edithvale, about 33 minutes' drive. For a skate park, Kilsyth South Skatepark in Kilsyth South is about 7 minutes' drive from The Basin. The closest cinema to The Basin is Metro Cinemas in Boronia, about 5 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Zone Bowling in Boronia is about 4 minutes' drive from The Basin. For a zoo or wildlife park, Kami Neko no Uchi in Hughesdale is about 27 minutes' drive from The Basin. The nearest larger centre is Ringwood, about 16 minutes from The Basin by car, with 23 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema.

Best for

Younger kids at The Basin's 4 local playgrounds. Free days on the Knox City Council Informal Bike Route and in The Basin's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to The Basin, Boronia has 29 playgrounds, a pool and a library. Next door to The Basin, Montrose has 10 playgrounds and a library. Kilsyth, next to The Basin, has 11 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to The Basin, Sassafras has 3 playgrounds. Tremont and Mount Dandenong also border The Basin.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

40 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

3 places

Libraries

5-10 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

9 places

Beaches

20-50 km

32 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

34 places