Rainy day ideas for kids in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs

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

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Nearest first, from Coburg

Play

Climbing illustration
Climbing
Go Climb
Coburg North
under 5 min
Escape room
Ukiyo Melbourne
Coburg
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Crux Bouldering
Coburg North
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Gravity Worx
Pascoe Vale
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Northside Boulders Brunswick
Brunswick
under 5 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Newlands Cove Playcentre and Cafe
Reservoir
about 5 min
Bowling illustration
Bowling
The Keys
Preston
about 5 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Lollipop's Playland Preston
Preston
about 10 min
Indoor sports
Darebin Community Sports Stadium
Reservoir
about 10 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Timezone Northland
Preston
about 10 min
Trampolines illustration
Trampolines
BOUNCE Heidelberg
Heidelberg West
about 10 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
MOPA
Thomastown
about 10 min
Bowling illustration
Bowling
Wyncity Keon Park Bowl
Thomastown
about 10 min
Bowling illustration
Bowling
Greensborough Lanes
Bundoora
about 15 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Inflatable World Bundoora
Bundoora
about 15 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Ark Play Cafe Epping
Epping
about 15 min
Indoor play illustration
Indoor play
Lollipop's Playland Bundoora
Bundoora
about 15 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Timezone Epping
Epping
about 15 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Timezone Plenty Valley
Mill Park
about 20 min

Museums and history

Bluestone Cottage Museum, Coburg
Museum
Bluestone Cottage Museum
Coburg
under 5 min
Photo: Michael J Fromholtz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Islamic Museum of Australia, Thornbury
Museum
Islamic Museum of Australia
Thornbury
under 5 min
Photo: Resnjari, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
La Trobe University Museum of Art
Bundoora
about 10 min
Heidelberg Historical Society Museum & Research Centre
Museum
Heidelberg Historical Society Museum & Research Centre
Heidelberg
about 15 min
Photo: Johntorcasio, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Royal Australian Corps of Signals Museum
Yallambie
about 15 min
Over 30 minutes
from Coburg
Tramway Heritage Centre, Bylands
Museum
Tramway Heritage Centre
Bylands
about 50 min
Photo: Liamdavies, CC BY-SA 3.0

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Library illustration
Library
Coburg Library
Coburg
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Kirrip biik Park Free mini library
Coburg
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Pentridge Cinema
Coburg
under 5 min
Theatre
Outdoor Stage
Coburg North
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Campbell Turnbull Library
Brunswick West
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Henkel Street Private Cinema
Brunswick
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Brunswick Library
Brunswick
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Village Cinemas Coburg Drive-In
Coburg North
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
FoMo Cinemas
Brunswick East
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Preston Library
Preston
about 5 min
Theatre
Thornbury Theatre
Thornbury
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Northcote Library
Northcote
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Fawkner Library
Fawkner
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Reservoir Library
Reservoir
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Westgarth Cinema
Northcote
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Glenroy Library
Glenroy
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Fairfield Library
Fairfield
about 10 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
HOYTS Northland
Preston
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Ivanhoe Library
Ivanhoe
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Borchardt Library
Bundoora
about 10 min
Theatre
Menzies
Bundoora
about 10 min
Theatre
Moat Theatre
Bundoora
about 10 min
Library illustration
Library
Thomastown Library and Community Centre
Thomastown
about 10 min
Theatre
Heidelberg Theatre Company
Rosanna
about 15 min
Library illustration
Library
Rosanna Library
Rosanna
about 15 min
Library illustration
Library
Lalor Library
Lalor
about 15 min
Theatre
Banyule Theatre
Heidelberg
about 15 min
Theatre
Br. B. J. Nolan Amphitheatre
Bundoora
about 15 min
Library illustration
Library
Watsonia Library
Watsonia
about 15 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Reading Epping Cinema
Epping
about 15 min
Theatre
Steve Brittain Performing Arts and Physical Education
Watsonia North
about 15 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
HOYTS Greensborough
Greensborough
about 20 min
Library illustration
Library
Mill Park Library
Mill Park
about 20 min
Theatre
Sue Dyet Theatre
Eltham North
about 25 min
Library illustration
Library
Mernda Library
Mernda
about 25 min
Over 30 minutes
from Coburg
Library illustration
Library
Wallan Library
Wallan
about 45 min
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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.