Melbourne for kids
Description:
Exploring Melbourne with the little ones in tow is easy as pie. Melbourne’s cultural and outdoor activities are designed to engage with both adults and children. Basing yourself in the CBD is the easiest way to navigate the attractions by public transport but you may want to consider hiring a car to reach some of the destinations just out of town.
Author: Nicole Muir
Day 1 - Melbourne
Located right on the cusp of the CBD, Hotel Ibis is an ideal launching pad to explore Melbourne with your family. Enjoy a morning at the Collingwood Children’s Farm. Whilst the kids play with the animals, adults can relish the caffeine at the café and take in the natural surrounds of the Yarra River. Move back towards in the city and stop off in Carlton Gardens. The Melbourne Museum is nestled in here (hard to miss with a giant, multicolored wall) and there’s hours of educational and fun activities designed for children. Back in the CBD, make for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. There’s a games room that will be of particular interest to the young ones, and plenty of exhibitions aimed at the film aficionado for the parents. Dinner at Chocolate Buddha in Federation Square is easy and delicious.
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Hotel Ibis Melbourne
Location:
view in google maps15-21 THERRY STREET
3000 Melbourne, AU
Phone:
+61 3 9666 00002
Collingwood Children's Farm
Location:
view in google mapsSt Helliers Street
Abbotsford
3067 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9417 58063
Carlton Gardens
Location:
view in google mapsNicholson Street
Carlton
3053 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9658 9658(Tourist Information)4
Australian Centre For The Moving Image (ACMI)
Location:
view in google mapsFlinders Street
Federation Square
3000 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 8663 22005
Chocolate Buddha
Location:
view in google mapsFederation Square
Corner Flinders and Swanston Streets
3000 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
61 0 3 9654 5688Day 2 - Melbourne
Soak up Melbourne City Views on the ferry to picturesque Williamstown. Lick an ice-cream as you stroll along the bay looking back at the city. Scienceworks is just around the corner and has interactive and educational exhibitions designed specifically for the kids and also good for a Science 101 revision for the adults too.
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Melbourne City and Williamstown Ferry Cruise
Location:
Melbourne, Australia2
Ice-Cream Shoppe (The)
Location:
view in google maps199 Nelson Place
3016 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
61 3 9399 95943
Scienceworks Museum
Location:
view in google maps2 Booker Street
3015 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 (0)3 9392 4800Day 3 - Melbourne
Get up early and grab a donut breakfast at the Queen Victoria Market. Melbourne paraphernalia abounds and there’s lots of affordable toys and clothing for the kids. Be sure to visit the food hall and pick up some fresh cheese, bread and deli goods for tonight’s picnic. Hot tail it over to the MCG – any time of year children and adults delight at Melbourne’s premiere sporting venue. Cricket or Australian Rules Football, everyone’s bound to lose their voice. Dance the night away at the Zoo Twilights. Pack a picnic and enjoy the jazz with the chimpanzees.
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Queen Victoria Market
Location:
view in google maps513 Elizabeth Street
Btw. Peel, Victoria, Elizabeth, and Therry sts. on the northern edge of the city center
3000 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9320 58222
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Location:
view in google mapsBrunton Avenue
Richmond
3002 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9657 86673
Zoo Twilights
Location:
view in google mapsElliott Avenue
(Royal Melbourne Zoo)
3052 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 (0)3 9285 9300Day 4 - Melbourne
Head to St Kilda and look for the giant mouth. Let the old school theme park Luna Park, complete with roller coasters and the Gravitron put a smile on your face. Enjoy a fish & chip lunch on the water’s edge at the Stokehouse – be sure to sit downstairs to avoid the swish prices. Hire a car and follow the sea round to Phillip Island and visit the gorgeous Fairy Penguins as they come out to play.
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St. Kilda (Luna Park)
Location:
view in google mapsLower Esplanade, P. O. Box 1083
St. Kilda South
3182 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9525 50332
Stokehouse (The)
Location:
view in google maps30 Jacka Boulevard
3182 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
61 03 9525 5555 (Upstairs) / 61 03 9525 5445 (Downstairs)3
Phillip Island
Location:
view in google mapsCowes
3922 Melbourne, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 9658 9658 (Tourist Information)