Things to do with kids in Yan Yean

Whittlesea City Council · 3755

Yan Yean in the Whittlesea area has 1 playground and 3 parks and reserves in our data.

Landmarks

Yan Yean (south) Reference Area is the largest mapped park in Yan Yean, at about 222 hectares. Yan Yean Reservoir Park and T.H. Hurrey Recreation Reserve are the next largest. Playgrounds in Yan Yean include the playground at Yan Yean Reservoir Park. Our data shows 5 public toilets in Yan Yean.

Getting around

Yan Yean has no train station; Mernda Railway Station (metro) is the closest, about 3.8 kilometres from the suburb centre as the crow flies. Buses 382 and 385 stop in Yan Yean. By car from Yan Yean, Broadmeadows is about 27 minutes away, Sunshine about 38 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 40 minutes, without traffic.

Nearby places for kids

The closest pool or water play area to Yan Yean is Birdy Cove in Whittlesea, about 6 minutes' drive. For a library, Mernda Library in Mernda is about 5 minutes' drive from Yan Yean. For a beach, Horse Arena in Abbotsford is about 39 minutes' drive from Yan Yean. The closest skate park to Yan Yean is Epping Skate Park in Epping, about 14 minutes' drive. The closest cinema to Yan Yean is Village Cinemas in Mill Park, about 13 minutes' drive. The closest indoor play centre to Yan Yean is Timezone in Mill Park, about 12 minutes' drive. For a zoo or wildlife park, Funfields in Whittlesea is about 6 minutes' drive from Yan Yean. The nearest larger centre is Broadmeadows, about 27 minutes from Yan Yean by car, with 12 playgrounds, a library and a cinema. The closest places for kids by road from Yan Yean are the playground at Grindley Park in Mernda (3 min), Mernda Library in Mernda (5 min), Birdy Cove in Whittlesea (6 min), Splash Down in Whittlesea (6 min), Funfields in Whittlesea (6 min) and Mill Park Library in Mill Park (12 min).

Best for

Families happy to drive a little for a day out from Yan Yean.

Nearby suburbs

Next door to Yan Yean, Doreen has 32 playgrounds. Mernda, next to Yan Yean, has 20 playgrounds and a library. Next door to Yan Yean, Whittlesea has 5 playgrounds, a pool and a zoo or wildlife park. Arthurs Creek, next to Yan Yean, has 1 playground. Woodstock, Humevale and Eden Park also border Yan Yean.

Playgrounds

Within 5 km

18 places

Parks and reserves

Within 5 km

40 places

Pools and water play

10-20 km

1 place

20-50 km

16 places

Libraries

10-20 km

3 places

Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks

Within 5 km

1 place

5-10 km

1 place

Beaches

20-50 km

16 places

Cafes and restaurants

Within 5 km

17 places