Rainy day ideas for kids in Mount Gambier & the Limestone Coast

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

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Over the border

Great Ocean Road →Mildura & the Mallee →Murray Bridge, the Lakes & Coorong →Hamilton & the Western Grampians →The Wimmera →
Nearest first, from Mount Gambier

Play

Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Arena51 Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Flip Out
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Bowling illustration
Bowling
Kaboom Family Entertainment
Mount Gambier
under 5 min

Museums and history

Lady Nelson Visitor and Discovery Centre, Mount Gambier
Museum
Lady Nelson Visitor and Discovery Centre
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Photo: Biatch, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Mount Gambier RSL War Museum
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Gallery illustration
Gallery
The Riddoch Arts & Cultural Centre
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Mount Gambier Courthouse Museum
Museum
Mount Gambier Courthouse Museum
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Photo: South Australian History Network, CC0
Museum illustration
Museum
Sexton's Cottage
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Glencoe Woolshed-National Trust, Glencoe
Museum
Glencoe Woolshed-National Trust
Glencoe
about 30 min
Photo: Laurie Dacy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Over 30 minutes
from Mount Gambier
Millicent National Trust Museum
Museum
Millicent National Trust Museum
Millicent
about 55 min
Photo: South Australian History Network, CC0
Museum illustration
Museum
Petticoat Lane heritage cottages
Penola
about 55 min
Beachport Old Wool and Grain Store National Trust Museum
Museum
Beachport Old Wool and Grain Store National Trust Museum
Beachport
about 1 hr 30
Photo: South Australian History Network, CC0
Over 1½ hours
from Mount Gambier
Wonambi Fossil Centre
Museum
Wonambi Fossil Centre
Struan
about 1 hr 30
Photo: Feral Arts, CC BY 2.0
The Sheeps Back National Trust Museum, Naracoorte
Museum
The Sheeps Back National Trust Museum
Naracoorte
about 1 hr 45
Photo: Pauline Cockrill, History Trust of South Australia, CC0
Robe Customs House - National Trust, Robe
Museum
Robe Customs House - National Trust
Robe
about 2 hr
Photo: Poppy Parkes-Old, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse - National Trust, Kingston Se
Museum
Cape Jaffa Lighthouse - National Trust
Kingston Se
about 2 hr 30
Photo: Mike Lehmann, Mike Switzerland 23:22, 24 February 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Kingston National Trust Museum
Kingston Se
about 2 hr 30
Museum illustration
Museum
Old Wirrega Council Chambers
Mundulla
about 2 hr 45
Keith 1910 Congregational Church
Museum
Keith 1910 Congregational Church
Keith
about 3 hr 30
Photo: ScottDavis, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Wiles Hut
Keith
about 3 hr 30

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Theatre
Amphitheatre
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Mount Gambier Library
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Oatmill Cinema
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Theatre
Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Theatre
Wehl Street Theatre
Mount Gambier
under 5 min
Over 30 minutes
from Mount Gambier
Library illustration
Library
Millicent Public Library
Millicent
about 55 min
Over 1½ hours
from Mount Gambier
Library illustration
Library
Naracoorte Public Library
Naracoorte
about 1 hr 45
Cinema illustration
Cinema
South Coast Cinema
Robe
about 2 hr
Library illustration
Library
Bordertown Public Library
Bordertown
about 3 hr
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.