Things to do with kids in Windermere

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Windermere is in the Ballarat area. Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Windermere, so this guide is mostly about the closest places for kids.

Getting around

There's no train station in Windermere. The closest to Windermere is Wendouree Railway Station (V/Line), about 11 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. V/Line coaches stop in Windermere. By car from Windermere, Ballarat is about 18 minutes away, Daylesford about 48 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

For a pool or water play area, Ballarat Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Lake Gardens is about 15 minutes' drive from Windermere. For a library, Central Highlands Regional Library Corp Ballarat branch in Ballarat Central is about 17 minutes' drive from Windermere. For a skate park, Haddon Skate Park in Haddon is about 13 minutes' drive from Windermere. The closest cinema to Windermere is Showbiz Cinemas Ballarat in Smythes Creek, about 21 minutes' drive. For an indoor play centre, Empire Bowling Saloon in Golden Point is about 22 minutes' drive from Windermere. For a zoo or wildlife park, Ballarat Wildlife Park in Ballarat East is about 21 minutes' drive from Windermere. Ballarat is the closest bigger centre to Windermere, about 18 minutes away by car, and has 4 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. From Windermere, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at Cardigan Village Park in Cardigan Village (5 min), the playground at Lake Learmonth Lake Reserve in Learmonth (15 min), Haddon Skate Park in Haddon (13 min), Haddon Tramway Preservation Association in Haddon (13 min), Hollioake Park Pump Track in Cardigan (15 min) and Friends of the Anson Air Museum in Mitchell Park (15 min).

Best for

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

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Windermere, Miners Rest has 4 playgrounds. Mitchell Park, next to Windermere, has 3 playgrounds. Next door to Windermere, Learmonth has 2 playgrounds and a skate park. Next door to Windermere, Cardigan Village has 1 playground. Cardigan, Blowhard, Weatherboard and Burrumbeet also border Windermere.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

4 places

Libraries

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

2 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

10-20 km

9 places

Cafes and restaurants

10-20 km

38 places