Things to do with kids in Woolamai
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Woolamai is in the Bass Coast area. Our data has no playgrounds or parks inside Woolamai, so this guide is mostly about the closest places for kids.
Landmarks
For walks and rides, Bass Coast Rail Trail and Gippsland Odyssey Extension - Woolamai to Nyora (Proposed) cross Woolamai.
Getting around
There's no train station in Woolamai. The closest to Woolamai is Stony Point Railway Station (metro), about 29 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. No bus or tram routes stop inside Woolamai, so most trips start by car. By car from Woolamai, Wonthaggi is about 33 minutes away, Pakenham about 59 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
The closest pool or water play area to Woolamai is Bass Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Wonthaggi, about 31 minutes' drive. For a library, San Remo Library in San Remo is about 20 minutes' drive from Woolamai. For a beach, Shelly Beach in Kilcunda is about 19 minutes' drive from Woolamai. For a skate park, the skate park at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve in Kilcunda is about 20 minutes' drive from Woolamai. For a cinema, Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre in Wonthaggi is about 31 minutes' drive from Woolamai. For a zoo or wildlife park, Maru Koala & Animal Park in Grantville is about 21 minutes' drive from Woolamai. Wonthaggi is the closest bigger centre to Woolamai, about 33 minutes away by car, and has 10 playgrounds, a pool, a library and a cinema. From Woolamai, the nearest places for kids by road are the playground at George Bass Memorial Park in Bass (13 min), Art Fusion in Anderson (16 min), Shelly Beach in Kilcunda (19 min), Punchbowl in San Remo (20 min), the skate park at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve in Kilcunda (20 min) and the playground at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve in Kilcunda (20 min).
Best for
Longer rides and walks from Woolamai on the Bass Coast Rail Trail.
Nearby suburbs
Kilcunda, next to Woolamai, has 1 playground, a beach and a skate park. Next door to Woolamai, Dalyston has 1 playground and a beach. Next door to Woolamai, Bass has 1 playground and a zoo or wildlife park. Glen Forbes and Anderson also border Woolamai.
Playgrounds
5-10 km
- Playground at George Bass Memorial Park
5.0 km by road · 13 min drive · Playground · BassFreeCoach 1 min walk
10-20 km
- Playground at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve
13 km by road · 20 min drive · Playground · KilcundaFreeBus 8 min walk
- Playground on Garfish Grove
14 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · San RemoFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground at San Remo Coastal Reserve
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Playground · San RemoFreeBus 4 min walk
- Playground at San Remo Coastal Reserve
14 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground at Lions Park
15 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Playground on Cutty Sark Road
15 km by road · 27 min drive · Playground · Coronet BayToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Graydens Reserve
15 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · NewhavenToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Playground on Pier Road
17 km by road · 23 min drive · Playground · GrantvilleToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Playground at Woolamai Park
18 km by road · 26 min drive · Playground · Cape WoolamaiFreeBus 5 min walk
- Playground on Kiln Way
19 km by road · 26 min drive · Playground · DalystonFreeBus 9 min walk
- Playground on Smythe Street
19 km by road · 27 min drive · Playground · CorinellaToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Bass River Streamside Reserve
4.8 km by road · 12 min drive · Park · BassFreeCoach 5 min walk
5-10 km
- George Bass Memorial Park
5.2 km by road · 13 min drive · Park · BassFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Bass Recreation Reserve
5.6 km by road · 14 min drive · Park · BassToilet nearbyFreeCoach 5 min walk
- Reef Island and Bass River Mouth Nature Conservation Reserve
7.5 km by road · 19 min drive · Park · BassFree
Libraries
20-50 km
- Wonthaggi Principal Library
26 km by road · 32 min drive · Library · WonthaggiToilet nearbyFreeBus 2 min walk
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
10-20 km
- Skate park at Wonthaggi Railway Historic Reserve
13 km by road · 20 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 8 min walk
20-50 km
- Skate park on Sonia Crescent
21 km by road · 27 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Pioneer BayToilet nearbyFreeBus 1 min walk
- Wonthaggi Skate Park
26 km by road · 32 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · WonthaggiToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
- Skate park on Reilly Street
38 km by road · 43 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · InverlochToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Skate park at Cochrane Park
44 km by road · 45 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · Koo Wee RupToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Skate park on Charles Street
45 km by road · 58 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · KorumburraToilet nearbyFree
- Nyora skate park
46 km by road · 47 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · NyoraToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
Beaches
10-20 km
- Shelly Beach
12 km by road · 19 min drive · Beach · KilcundaFree
- Punchbowl
12 km by road · 20 min drive · Beach · San RemoNo dogsFree
- Kilcunda West 1 Beach
13 km by road · 19 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 7 min walk
- Kilcunda West 2 Beach
13 km by road · 20 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Kilcunda East Beach
13 km by road · 20 min drive · Beach · KilcundaToilet nearbyFree
- San Remo Beach
15 km by road · 22 min drive · Beach · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Back Beach
15 km by road · 22 min drive · Beach · San RemoToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
- Bonswick Beach
15 km by road · 23 min drive · Beach · San RemoFreeBus 6 min walk
- Foots Beach
15 km by road · 23 min drive · Beach · San RemoFreeBus 4 min walk
- Griffith Point
15 km by road · 24 min drive · Beach · San RemoFree
- Powlett River West
16 km by road · 26 min drive · Beach · KilcundaFree
- Powlett River East
18 km by road · 29 min drive · Beach · DalystonFree
- The Colonnades
19 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- Mannings Launch
19 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFreeBus 8 min walk
- Aussie Track
19 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- No Dogs
19 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFree
- Speedies
19 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiFreeBus 8 min walk
- Woolamai Back Beach
20 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyFreeBus 5 min walk
- Anzacs
20 km by road · 28 min drive · Beach · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyFreeBus 8 min walk
Cafes and restaurants
5-10 km
- McDonald's
7.6 km by road · 16 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Bass
10-20 km
- Old Dalyston Church
10 km by road · 26 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · DalystonBus 8 min walk
- Sanny Side
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoBus 3 min walk
- The Spicy Duck
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoBus 2 min walk
- The Curry Club
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoBus 3 min walk
- The Little Pizza Shop
14 km by road · 21 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoBus 2 min walk
- Furphy
14 km by road · 22 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- San Remo Fisherman's Co-Op
15 km by road · 22 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · San RemoToilet nearbyBus 1 min walk
- Saltwater
16 km by road · 23 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · NewhavenToilet nearbyBus 5 min walk
- Ray's Pizza & Pasta
16 km by road · 23 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · GrantvilleCoach 6 min walk
- Euro Bites Greek Eatery
17 km by road · 23 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · GrantvilleToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Woolamai Pizza
18 km by road · 25 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Island Burger Bar
18 km by road · 25 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · Cape WoolamaiToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk