Rainy day ideas for kids in Gladstone & Agnes Water

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17 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Gladstone. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Bundaberg →Rockhampton, Yeppoon & Capricorn →Outback Queensland →
Nearest first, from Gladstone

Play

Indoor sports
Gladstone Squash Courts
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
Indoor sports
Tannum Indoor Sports Centre
Tannum Sands
about 25 min

Museums and history

Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, Gladstone Central
Museum
Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 3.0
Gladstone Maritime Museum, Gladstone Central
Museum
Gladstone Maritime Museum
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
Photo: Vicki Nunn, Public domain
H.M.A.S. Glastone
Museum
HMAS Gladstone
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
Photo: Vicki Nunn, Public domain
Over 30 minutes
from Gladstone
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Museum
Agnes Water Museum
Agnes Water
about 1 hr 30

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Theatre
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
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Library
Gladstone Regional Council Library
Gladstone Central
under 5 min
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Cinema
Gladstone Cinema
West Gladstone
under 5 min
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Library
Boyne Island Library
Boyne Island
about 20 min
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Library
Calliope Library
Calliope
about 25 min
Over 30 minutes
from Gladstone
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Library
Mt Larcom Library
Mount Larcom
about 35 min
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Library
Miriam Vale Library
Miriam Vale
about 1 hr 15
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Library
Agnes Water Library
Agnes Water
about 1 hr 30
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Library
Agnes Water Public Library
Agnes Water
about 1 hr 30
Over 1½ hours
from Gladstone
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Library
Baffle Creek Library
Baffle Creek
about 1 hr 45
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Library
Rosedale QCWA / Library
Rosedale
about 2 hr

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Gladstone

Round Hill (no public road: full-day 1770 LARC! tour from the Town of 1770): Bustard Head Lightstation
Elsewhere in the region (about 2.5 hr by resort ferry from Gladstone Marina (no ferry Tue or Thu)): Heron Island, Lady Elliot Island
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.