Rainy day ideas for kids in Melbourne's South-East & Bayside

Rainy day

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

✓ Everything

Free · 27

Sensory-friendly · 3

Wheelchair access · 1

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Nearest first, from Cheltenham

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Play

Indoor play

Little Amigos Southland

Zone Bowling Southland

Sandringham College Gym

Highett

about 5 min

Skating

Olympic Ice Skating Centre

Sandringham Youth Club

Rush Escape Game DaVinci Down Under

Southern Star Badminton Centre

Keysborough

about 15 min

Indoor play

Lollipop's Playland Noble Park

Noble Park North

about 15 min

Indoor play

Croc's Playcentre Lyndhurst

Croc's Playcentre Narre Warren

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Over 30 minutes

from Cheltenham

Lollipop's Playland Clyde North

Clyde North

about 35 min

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Museums and history

Museum

Mordialloc Historical Museum

Photo: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 3.0

Museum

Monash University Museum of Art

Caulfield East

about 15 min

Photo: User:Sicksadsaturdaysgirls, CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum

Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Elsternwick

about 15 min

Photo: Gadish, CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum

Heritage Hill Museum & Gardens

Dandenong

about 20 min

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Over 30 minutes

from Cheltenham

Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0

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Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Village Cinemas Southland

Mentone Public Library

Carnegie Library and Community Centre

Newlands Library & Resource Centre

Kingston Libraries Patterson Lakes

Endeavour Hills Library

Village Cinemas Fountain Gate

Narre Warren

about 30 min

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Over 30 minutes

from Cheltenham

Clyde Township Library Lounge

Clyde

about 35 min

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Gardens and science

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.