Best Free Shopping Centre Play Areas
Shopping centre play areas give children a chance to climb, play and use up some energy while the family is out shopping. The play areas below are free to use. They are not supervised childcare, so children must be watched by a parent or carer.
Box Hill Central, Box Hill
1 Main Street, Box Hill
The space-themed play area is in the North Precinct beside the North Food Court. It has a rocket ship, climbing boulders, a mini slide and interactive screens.
Box Hill Central children’s play area
Westfield Southland, Cheltenham
1239 Nepean Highway, Cheltenham
There are two free Playworld areas: one on Level 1 outside Best & Less and another on Level 3 near Myer.
Westfield Southland play areas
Westfield Doncaster, Doncaster
619 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
The free Playworld is on Level 1 near Big W.
Westfield Doncaster Playworld
Karingal Hub, Frankston
330 Cranbourne Road, Frankston
The indoor play area is outside Big W. Happy Camp, the larger outdoor playground, is in Town Square outside Village Cinemas.
Karingal Hub children’s play areas
Westfield Geelong, Geelong
95 Malop Street, Geelong
The Under the Sea play area is on Level 1, outside 7 Origins and near Big W.
Westfield Geelong play area
The Glen, Glen Waverley
235 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley
The larger climbing frame is on the Ground Floor near Target. A smaller soft-play area with interactive activities is on the Ground Floor in front of Matchbox. There is also a small play area in the Food Gallery Parents Room.
The Glen children’s play areas
Pacific Werribee, Hoppers Crossing
Corner of Derrimut and Heaths Roads, Hoppers Crossing
The Treehouse play area is near Big W.
A second play area is near Toyworld Central.
Pacific Werribee play areas
Chadstone, Malvern East
1341 Dandenong Road, Malvern East
Free play areas are on the Lower Ground level between Kmart and Priceline. Chadstone also has a play area in the Parents Room on the Ground Level, in the Fresh Food precinct near Starbucks.
Chadstone play areas
Highpoint Shopping Centre, Maribyrnong
120-200 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong
The Treehouse is on Level 2 in The Atrium, near Starbucks. The Sticks playground is also on Level 2, just outside the Fresh Food entrance.
Highpoint playgrounds
Woodgrove Shopping Centre, Melton
533-555 High Street, Melton
There is an indoor playground near the Food Court.
Woodgrove children’s facilities
Westfield Plenty Valley, Mill Park
415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park
Find Playworld areas near Target, Coles, the Food Court and in the Dining and Entertainment Precinct. The outdoor play area is beside the dining precinct.
Westfield Plenty Valley play areas
Westfield Fountain Gate, Narre Warren
55 Overland Drive, Narre Warren
There are two free Playworld areas: one on Level 1 near the Food Court and another on Level 2 near Target.
Westfield Fountain Gate play areas
Northland, Preston
2-50 Murray Road, Preston
The Entertainment and Leisure Precinct has an outdoor dining area with a kids’ play zone.
Northland play zone
Eastland, Ringwood
175 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood
Eastland’s free centre play areas include Rope Play on Level 1 in the East Mall near Cotton On Kids; Toddler Play and Cube Play in the Level 1 Central Mall; Soft Play on Level 1 in the East Mall near Adairs; and Children’s Play on Level 2 near Grill’d.
Eastland play areas
Springvale Homemaker Centre, Springvale
917 Princes Highway, Springvale
The centre’s playground is on Level 1 near JB Hi-Fi. Nearby, IKEA Springvale has a separate Småland play area. It is currently unsupervised, so carers need to stay with their children.
Springvale Homemaker Centre playground
IKEA Springvale
Watergardens, Taylors Lakes
399 Melton Highway, Taylors Lakes
There are two play areas: one in The Marketplace near Cedar Bakery and another in Station Street near Kinn Thai.
Watergardens play areas
Westfield Knox, Wantirna South
425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South
The indoor play area is on Level 1 near Toyworld.
The outdoor play space is on Level 2 near Aldi and includes climbing equipment. A basketball court is nearby.
Westfield Knox play areas
