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Pubs & restaurants with playgrounds in Geelong
Geelong's largest is Uncle Buck's Play Parlour at Buckleys in Breakwater, an indoor playground with a climbing tower and a mini ninja course. Little Creatures has a new playground at its brewery in the old Valley Worsted Mills, the Sphinx in North Geelong pairs a playground with an iPad room for cold days, and the Ocean Grove Hotel has a fenced beer garden with a shaded play area.
What's here comes from each venue's own website, linked below it. A couple of these open only later in the week, so the day matters.
Central Geelong
RESTAURANT · SOUTH GEELONG
Little Creatures Geelong
Little Creatures Geelong, in the old Valley Worsted Mills, has a brand-new playground at the Canteen, with high chairs inside. Kids' meals are $14, the free car park has EV chargers, and walk-ins are welcome. It's open from Wednesday to Sunday.
Play area New kids' playground beside the brewery canteen dining space
Northern suburbs
PUB · NORTH GEELONG
Pharaoh's Bistro at The Sphinx Hotel
Pharaoh's Bistro at the Sphinx Hotel, in its 15-metre Egyptian-themed building, has an outdoor playground open daily in fine weather and an iPad room for cold days. The air-conditioned bistro serves lunch and dinner seven days, there's parking for cars and caravans, and two rooms take birthday parties.
Play area Outdoor playground plus an indoor kids' room for cold days
PUB · CORIO
Gateway Hotel Corio
The Gateway Hotel at Corio, about 15 minutes from the city, has an indoor kids' playground and the Feast buffet, with roasts, parmas, Asian dishes and desserts. Kids are $19.50 and three and under eat free, and the buffet runs at lunch and dinner every day.
Play area Indoor kids' playground at the Feast buffet hotel
PUB · FYANSFORD
The Fyansford Hotel
The Fyansford Hotel has an indoor kids' playground near the bistro bar, and its Riverside Room function space has a clear view into the playroom for a party.
Play area Indoor kids' playground / playroom near the bistro bar
CAFE · LARA
Little Teapot Cafe & Play
Little Teapot Cafe & Play in Lara is a not-for-profit community cafe with an indoor play area, an outdoor cubby-house space and a side race track. It opens Monday to Thursday, 9:30am to 1:30pm in school terms only, and can be hired exclusively on Saturdays for up to 70.
Play area Indoor play area, outdoor cubby house space and side race track
Southern suburbs and Armstrong Creek
RESTAURANT · BREAKWATER
Buckleys Geelong
Uncle Buck's Play Parlour at Buckleys in Breakwater is one of Victoria's largest indoor playgrounds in a restaurant, enclosed and heated and cooled, with junior mounds and a tower, an eight-metre tower for six and up, a climbing wall and a mini ninja course. It's for diners during meal times, an adult supervises each child, and there's an ice creamery.
Play area Huge climate-controlled indoor playground: 8m tower, climbing wall, mini ninja course
🎉 Hosts kids’ parties Their party page ↗
Bellarine
CLUB · LEOPOLD
Leopold Sporties
Leopold Sporties has an indoor children's playground and play areas, a bistro that serves all day from Friday to Sunday, and a kids' menu for under-12s. The Pavilion function room opens onto a big lawn and playground, and the beer garden has a retractable roof and a wood fire.
Play area Indoor children's playground and play areas at the club
PUB · OCEAN GROVE
Ocean Grove Hotel
The Ocean Grove Hotel's beer garden, reached through the bistro, is fully fenced with room to run and a shaded play area for younger children. The bistro has plenty of indoor and outdoor tables; bookings are recommended all year and essential in the holidays, and it's closed early in the week.
Play area Shaded play area for young kids inside a fully fenced beer garden
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