The Best Things to do in Ballarat with Kids
Just 90 minutes from Melbourne, Ballarat has a range of family friendly activities. The most well-known attractions are Sovereign Hill, a recreated goldfields township, Kryal Castle, a land of medieval adventures, Ballarat Wildlife Park with a collection of Australian native animals and reptiles and the Lake Wendouree area with a range of family friendly adventures.
Ballarat has something for everyone, with plenty of activities even if you don't have children and are travelling solo or as a couple.
Whether it's one of the main blockbuster attractions, free activities, indoor venues, outdoor recreation, wildlife, historical legacies or dog friendly places, you'll find plenty of interest in Ballarat.
Here are our favourite activities for families and children in Ballarat:
The Art Gallery of Ballarat is Australia's oldest and largest regional gallery. Its excellent and comprehensive collection enables visitors to experience the evolution of Australia ..
The Mountain Bike Park at Black Hill Reserve has six cross country trails, four downhill trails, two pump tracks, skills area and advanced jump park. There is a track map near t ..
Escape Smash & Play has escape rooms, axe throwing and smash rooms. Escape Rooms Pharaoh's Awakening As you know, in ancient Egypt, the pharaohs were buried with their tre ..
Eureka Centre is a museum at the site of the 1854 Eureka Stockade and home to the Eureka Flag. At the Eureka Centre, we explore the social history and cultural impact of the Vic ..
Facilities in the centre include a heated 50 metre pool, outdoor water play facility, learn to swim pool, shaded toddlers pool, playground, accessible facilities, BBQ and picnic fa ..
Gold Rush Golf has two 18 hole themed courses built to Hollywood standards. With both indoor and outdoor courses, we are an all year, all weather facility. Also on site is a themed ..
Ride The Golden City paddle steamer replica and see Lake Wendouree from a different point of view. The Golden City Paddle Boat is operated by The Golden City Paddle Steamer Muse ..
Beside Lake Wendouree are playgrounds, picnic areas and BBQ facilities which provide many areas for fun and socialising while lake-side cafes and restaurants provide welcome stops ..
The Midlands Reserve Water Park features water cannons, fountains, high pressure jets, a 260 litre-per-minute waterfall, soaking buckets, water umbrella, a five metre high tower an ..
Sovereign Hill is a recreated goldfields township set over 25 hectares on a site which forms part of the richest alluvial goldfields the world has ever seen. It offers a wide ra ..
The Ballarat Botanical Gardens covers 40 hectares divided into three distinct zones - the central Botanical Gardens which preserves the 'gardenesque' style of the Victorian pleasur ..
Ballarat Indoor Go Karts has been running for over 30 years. We have some of the best karts in the region, at the cheapest prices going around. We offer Rimo 6.5 HP Junior Karts th ..
One of regional Australia's largest collection of 19th-21st century working telescopes. Museum collection of astronomical artifacts, books and equipment. 3D Astrotour Theatre. F ..
One of the best street and bowl courses you will find in Victoria. Built by Convic. Contains two bowls, spine, great fun box, flat bars, fun channel, euro gap and vert extension. T ..
The Ballarat Tramway Museum operates a collection of historic trams along a return track of 3.2 km on Wendouree Parade. The Museum entrance fee includes exploring our new Museum ..
Set upon 32 acres of woodland is a collection of Australian native animals and reptiles which have been chosen for their educational and conservation potential. The Reptile collect ..
The Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail is a 53 km trail along the old Ballarat-Skipton Railway line. Extensively upgraded in 2008 with a high quality gravel surface, new signage, seating ..
Kryal Castle has reopened the doors to its new land of medieval adventure! The Adventure Park and Resort now caters to all ages from children discovering the myths, legends an ..
A two-tower giant adventure playground with a double flying fox with disk seats, agility trail, birds nest swing, wizard's hideaway hut, boulder climbing wall, jumbled log climbing ..
With over two hundred Australian and overseas Birds to see, it is a rare chance to see the colours of Australian bird life. Some of the birds on display are rarely seen in the wild ..
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