Things to do with kids in Woodend

Woodend is in the Macedon Ranges area, and our data lists 1 playground and 4 parks and reserves in the suburb.

Landmarks

Hanging Rock Reserve is the largest mapped park in Woodend, at about 91 hectares. Woodend I13 Bushland Reserve and Quahlee Reserve are the next largest. Other parks and reserves in Woodend include Woodend Court House Historic Reserve. Our data shows 12 public toilets and 1 off-leash dog park in Woodend. The Wombat MTB Trail One and Base walk all pass through Woodend.

Getting around

Trains stop at Woodend Railway Station (V/Line: Bendigo - Melbourne via Gisborne, Echuca/Moama - Melbourne via Bendigo or Heathcote and Swan Hill - Melbourne via Bendigo) in Woodend. Buses on the Kyneton - Woodend route stop in Woodend. V/Line coaches stop in Woodend. By car from Woodend, Kyneton is about 15 minutes away, Castlemaine about 40 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 60 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Woodend is Gisborne Aquatic Centre in Gisborne, about 16 minutes' drive. For a library, Kyneton Library in Kyneton is about 14 minutes' drive from Woodend. The closest beach to Woodend is Canoeing in Tylden, about 18 minutes' drive. The closest skate park to Woodend is Kyneton Velodrome in Kyneton, about 14 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Woodend is Reading Cinema in Sunbury, about 28 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Woodend is Zone Bowling in Taylors Lakes, about 39 minutes' drive. Kyneton is the closest bigger centre to Woodend, about 15 minutes away by car, and has 10 playgrounds and a library. The closest places for kids by road from Woodend are the playground at Hanging Rock Reserve in Newham (11 min), the playground at Stanley Park in Mount Macedon (16 min), Kyneton Library in Kyneton (14 min), Kyneton Velodrome in Kyneton (14 min), Canoeing in Tylden (18 min) and Kyneton Museum in Kyneton (15 min).

Best for

Free days on the Wombat MTB Trail One and in Woodend's parks.

Nearby suburbs

Tylden, next to Woodend, has 1 playground and a beach. Next door to Woodend, Newham has 1 playground. Next door to Woodend, Mount Macedon has 1 playground. Macedon, next to Woodend, has 1 playground. Woodend North, Hesket, Bullengarook and Ashbourne also border Woodend.