Things to do with kids in Yea
- Playgrounds
- Parks and reserves
- Cafes and restaurants
- Walks
- Bike trails
- Rainy day
- Free
- Toddlers
- Teens
- Dog friendly
- School holidays
Yea is in the Murrindindi area, and our data lists 8 parks and reserves in the suburb. Yea also has a museum or gallery and a skate park.
Landmarks
Yea River, Yea Streamside Reserve is the largest mapped park in Yea, at about 46 hectares. Yea G117 Bushland Reserve and Perts Streamside Reserve are the next largest. Yea also has Apex Park, Yea G54 Bushland Reserve and Yea G116 Bushland Reserve. Our data shows 7 public toilets in Yea. Places to visit in Yea include TLM Moto Guzzi. For older kids in Yea there's the skate park at Yea railway station Historic & Cultural Features Res. For walks and rides, Great Victorian Rail Trail, Franklin Track and Constituition Hill Walking track cross Yea. Our data lists 6 cafes and family restaurants in Yea for a lunch stop.
Getting around
There's no train station in Yea. The closest to Yea is Tallarook Railway Station (V/Line), about 32 kilometres from the suburb centre in a straight line. V/Line coaches stop in Yea. By car from Yea, Seymour is about 31 minutes away, Healesville about 55 minutes and the Melbourne CBD about 1.5 hours, without traffic.
Nearby places for kids
For a pool or water play area, Alexandra Outdoor Swimming Pool in Alexandra is about 30 minutes' drive from Yea. For a library, Alexandra Library in Alexandra is about 29 minutes' drive from Yea. The nearest larger centre is Seymour, about 31 minutes from Yea by car, with 10 playgrounds, a pool and a library. From Yea, the nearest places for kids by road are Yarck Recreation Reserve Playground in Yarck (22 min), the playground at Leckie Park in Alexandra (30 min), Alexandra Library in Alexandra (29 min), BMX Track in Caveat (46 min), Alexandra Outdoor Swimming Pool in Alexandra (30 min) and Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum in Alexandra (31 min).
Best for
Rainy days at the museum or gallery in Yea. Teens who skate or ride, with the skate park at Yea railway station Historic & Cultural Features Res in Yea. Free days on the Great Victorian Rail Trail and in Yea's parks.
Nearby suburbs
Glenburn, next to Yea, has 1 playground. Killingworth, Homewood, Ghin Ghin and Flowerdale also border Yea.
Playgrounds
20-50 km
- Yarck Recreation Reserve Playground
25 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · YarckToilet nearbyFreeCoach 3 min walk
- Playground on Melba Highway
27 km by road · 22 min drive · Playground · GlenburnToilet nearbyFreeCoach 1 min walk
- Playground at Leckie Park
32 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · AlexandraFreeBus 4 min walk
- Playground on Warramate Way
34 km by road · 45 min drive · Playground · CaveatFree
- Playground at M. O'Sullivan Reserve
36 km by road · 29 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at O'Shea Park
37 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground at Graham Reserve
37 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 2 min walk
- Morison Street Playground
37 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Howard Place Reserve
37 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 2 min walk
- Playground at Chittick Park Main Area
37 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · SeymourToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
- Seymour Station Playground
38 km by road · 31 min drive · Playground · SeymourToilet nearbyFreeCoach 2 min walk
- Playground at Goulburn Park
39 km by road · 33 min drive · Playground · SeymourFreeBus 7 min walk
- Link Avenue Playground
39 km by road · 30 min drive · Playground · TallarookToilet nearbyFreeVline 3 min walk
- Playground at Kings Park
39 km by road · 33 min drive · Playground · SeymourToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Playground at Rotary Park
39 km by road · 32 min drive · Playground · SeymourToilet nearbyFreeBus 3 min walk
- Bollygum Park
47 km by road · 40 min drive · Playground · KinglakeToilet nearbyFreeBus 4 min walk
- Playground on Melba Highway
49 km by road · 41 min drive · Playground · Dixons CreekToilet nearbyFree
Parks and reserves
Within 5 km
- Apex Park
0.4 km by road · 1 min drive · Park · YeaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 4 min walk
- Yea railway station Historic & Cultural Features Res.
0.8 km by road · 2 min drive · Park · YeaToilet nearbyFree
- Yea G117 Bushland Reserve
1.2 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · YeaFree
- Yea River, Yea Streamside Reserve
1.3 km by road · 3 min drive · Park · YeaFree
- Yea G116 Bushland Reserve
4.4 km by road · 7 min drive · Park · YeaFree
Skate parks, BMX and pump tracks
Within 5 km
- Skate park at Yea railway station Historic & Cultural Features Res.
0.7 km by road · 2 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · YeaToilet nearbyFreeCoach 9 min walk
20-50 km
- BMX Track
34 km by road · 46 min drive · Skate, BMX or pump track · CaveatFree
Cafes and restaurants
Within 5 km
- Salina's Mexican
0.5 km by road · 1 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Subway
0.5 km by road · 1 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Yea Take Away
0.5 km by road · 1 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Yea Chinese Restaurant
0.5 km by road · 1 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 1 min walk
- Amble Inn
0.6 km by road · 1 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk
- Kebablicious Yea
0.7 km by road · 2 min drive · Cafe or restaurant · YeaToilet nearbyCoach 2 min walk