School Holiday Activities
Parks | Playgrounds | Kyneton Community Park
Park 1 - Kyneton Community Park
Park Features - Accessible toilets | Barbecues | Bike racks | Drinking fountain | Picnic tables
Address - Kyneton Botanic Gardens ( can be accessed from McKenna Drive or Clowes St)
About - The park was designed by Laidlaw and Laidlaw Landscape Architects. Located within the heart of the town’s botanic gardens, the Kyneton Community Park offers a unique nature based play experience for people of all ages and abilities. It is free and open to the public all year.
Parks | Playgrounds | Woodend Children’s Park
Park 1 - Woodend Children’s Park
Park Features - Toilets | Barbecues | Drinking fountain | Picnic tables
Address - 12 Nicholson St, Woodend VIC 3442, Australia
About - Play experiences cater for children of all ages with the toddler and junior play area being fully fenced. The playground is set in a large open space setting with a scattering of native trees providing shaded areas to sit and play.
Parks | Playgrounds | Romsey Ecotherapy Park
Park 1 - Romsey Ecotherapy Park
Park Features - Toilets | Bike Racks | Walking Path | BBQ | Picnic Tables
Address - 140 Main St, Romsey VIC 3434
About - The Romsey Ecotheraphy Park offers a truly unique nature based play experience. The Park is designed not only to excite and entertain children of all ages but to also provide sensory stimulation and a healing space for reflection and relaxation for all ages. It is a one of a kind park for the Macedon Ranges Region!
Parks | Playgrounds | Castlemaine Park
Park 1 - Castlemaine Kids Playground
Park Features - Toilets | Barbecues | Picnic tables
Address - Walker St, Castlemaine, Vic
About - The playground is large and sits under a huge majestic oak tree. It has the usual favourites plus lots of bridges, stumps to balance and jump across and lots more.
Parks | Playgrounds | Taradale Mineral Springs
Park 1 - Taradale Mineral Springs Park
Park Features - Toilets | Barbecues | Drinking fountain | Picnic tables
Address - Corner of High Street and Jackson Streets , Taradale , Vic
About - A fantastic public reserve that features a creatively designed wooden playground and a mineral spring tap, all with the backdrop of the beautiful scenery along Back Creek. Don’t forget the many many walking tracks to choose from, makes it a great town to explore that was once booming in the Gold Rush!
Goldfields Libraries | Castlemaine
Where - Goldfields Libraries
Activity - Story Telling and School Holiday Activities
Locations - Woodend | Kyneton | Castlemaine | Heathcote
About - A free weekly children’s story time with a local storyteller and activities for young children is provided by the Goldfields public libraries, plus free activities during school holidays. Click to the link above to check out what is available.
Where - Squishy Minnie Bookstore
Address - 6 High St , Kyneton
About - A gorgeous independent children and young-people’s bookstore celebrating creativity, community & the wonders of reading! Perfect to grab a special holiday read for the kids during your Flophouse stay.
Where - Maze House
Activity - Find all the clues in the maze hunt to win a prize. | Test your skills with old time carnival games like 'Return bowling' , 'Knock 'em Down' target practise and much more.
Address - 3155 Midland Hwy, Newlyn North VIC 3364
About - The maze is set in a beautiful five-acre garden featuring a creek, vegetable garden, orchard, cutting garden and native habitat, with a milk bar selling ice creams, cold drinks and coffee.
Bookings Essential!
Activity - Train Rides
Location - Daylesford to Bullarto
About - Every Sunday ride a restored vintage train through the lush forest between Daylesford and Bullarto.
An extra service every Wednesday during the school Holidays takes you through the forest to Musk Station for a different adventure!
Bookings Essential!
Location - Castlemaine to Maldon
About - Take a step back in time and enjoy the golden era of a steam train ride in a family compartment.
A perfect day out to explore the historic gold mining towns of Castlemaine and Maldon.
Bookings Essential!
Where - Hanging Rock Llama Treks
Activity - A guided 5km walk over 3 hours with your Llama around Hanging Rock and the lush bush surroundings.
About - This experience is for ages 12yrs and over only, so only send your adventurous teenagers out for this experience.
Bookings Essential!
Walk | Mountain Bike| Domino Rail Trail
Walk - Domino Rail Trail
Length - 12km return
Time to complete: approx. 3hrs
The Domino Rail Trail is a stunning 6km journey that can be started at the former railway station at Trentham or from Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville. The trail can be walked or cycled but includes unsealed tracks so best for mountain bikes. The scenery ranges from farms to dense bush that is part of a fifteen year Wombat forest regeneration program. We like to plan the walk to end at Radio Springs Hotel as this is always a much loved added adventure.
Oxart Pottery HQ
Where - Oxart Pottery Classes
Address - Oxart HQ, 128 High St, Taradale VIC 3447, Australia
Activity - Oxart Pottery offers a wide range of pottery classes for both adults and children. Classes are run weekly each Saturday with all materials included in the cost of the class.
Bookings Essential!
