Rainy day ideas for kids in Devonport & North West Tasmania

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

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Bowling
Devonport Tenpin Bowl
Devonport
under 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
The Alley Entertainment Centre
Devonport
under 5 min
Indoor sports
Ulverstone Sports & Leisure Centre
West Ulverstone
about 20 min
Over 30 minutes
from Devonport
Indoor sports
Penguin Sports Centre
Penguin
about 30 min
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Arcade
The Menai Indoor Mini Golf and Arcade Centre
South Burnie
about 45 min
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Laser tag
In The Zone Laser Tag
Burnie
about 45 min

Museums and history

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Gallery
Devonport Regional Gallery
Devonport
under 5 min
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Museum
Bass Strait Maritime Museum
Devonport
under 5 min
Home Hill, Miandetta
Museum
Home Hill
Miandetta
under 5 min
Photo: Steve Bittinger from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Axeman's Hall of Fame, Latrobe
Museum
Axeman's Hall of Fame
Latrobe
about 10 min
Photo: Stuart Edwards, Public domain
Sherwood Hall, Latrobe
Museum
Sherwood Hall
Latrobe
about 10 min
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0
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Museum
Latrobe Courthouse Museum
Latrobe
about 10 min
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Museum
The Hive Museum
Ulverstone
about 20 min
Over 30 minutes
from Devonport
Burnie Regional Museum
Museum
Burnie Regional Museum
Burnie
about 45 min
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0
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Museum
King Island Museum
Currie
on King Island: under 1 hr by plane from Melbourne (Rex), Burnie or Launceston (Sharp Airlines)
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Museum
Wonders of Wynyard
Wynyard
about 1 hr
Weindorfer's Chalet
Museum
Weindorfer's Chalet
Cradle Mountain
about 1 hr 15
Photo: H.-U. Küenle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Philosopher's Hut
Museum
Philosopher's Hut
Waratah
about 1 hr 15
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0
Waratah Museum
Museum
Waratah Museum
Waratah
about 1 hr 15
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0
Over 1½ hours
from Devonport
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Museum
Discovery Museum
Stanley
about 1 hr 45

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

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Library
Devonport Library
Devonport
under 5 min
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Cinema
Reading Cinemas
Devonport
under 5 min
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Library
Latrobe Library
Latrobe
about 10 min
Theatre
Leven Theatre
Ulverstone
about 20 min
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Library
Ulverstone Library
Ulverstone
about 20 min
Over 30 minutes
from Devonport
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Library
Penguin Library
Penguin
about 30 min
Theatre
Burnie Arts & Function Centre
Burnie
about 45 min
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Library
Burnie Library
Burnie
about 45 min
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Cinema
Metro Cinemas Burnie
Burnie
about 45 min
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Library
Wynyard Library
Wynyard
about 1 hr
Over 1½ hours
from Devonport
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Library
Smithton Library
Smithton
about 2 hr

Gardens and science

Over 30 minutes
from Devonport
Gunns Plains Caves
Caves
Gunns Plains Caves
Gunns Plains
about 40 min
Photo: Chris Gray, CC BY-SA 2.5

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Devonport

Lymwood (about 4 hr): Colliers Beach
Pegarah (about 4 hr 15): Fraser Beach
Nugara (about 4 hr 15): Ettrick Beach, Sandfly Beach, British Admiral Beach
Currie (about 4 hr 15): Currie Library, Little Beach
Loorana (about 4 hr 30): Whalebone Beach, Little Porky Beach, Porky Beach, Porky Beach
Yambacoona (about 4 hr 30): Yellow Rock Beach
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.