Child friendly cafes and restaurants in the Geelong area

Geelong has many lovely playcentres, but if you’re looking for an alternative place to take the kids or catch up with friends, that doesn’t charge an entry fee, look no further. Here are sixteen places (in no particular order) I enjoy taking the kids, with good service, a menu both children and adults will appreciate and space for kids to be kids.

Little Teapot

• Both indoor and outdoor play spaces, colouring

• 6 Flinders Avenue, Lara

• https://www.littleteapot.co/

Little Teapot

Barwon Edge Boat House

• Outdoor play space

• 40 Windsor Rd, Newtown

• http://barwonedge.squarespace.com/

Barwon Edge Boat House

Hello Birdie Cafe

• Outdoor play space

• 52 Grubb Road, Ocean Grove

• https://m.facebook.com/Hellobirdiecoffeeshop/

Hello Birdie Cafe

 
Café Botticelli

• Outdoor play space

• 7 Minerva Rd, Herne Hill

• https://cafebotticelli.com.au/

Cafe Botticelli

Little Creatures Brewery

• Outdoor play space

• 221 Swanston Street, Geelong

• https://littlecreatures.com.au/

Little Creatures Brewery

The Pickers Union

• An enclosed space, colouring

• 3 Mackey Street, North Geelong

• https://www.thepickersunion.com.au/

The Pickers Union

Waralily Cockatoo

• Indoor play space

• Warralily Village, 3-33 Central Boulevard, Armstrong Creek

• https://www.warralilycockatoo.com/

Warralily Cockatoo

Blackmans Brewery

• Indoor play space

• 29/8 Lewalan Street, Grovedale

• https://www.blackmansbrewery.com.au/

Blackmans Brewery

Kyosk Cafe

• Outdoor play space

• 91 The Parade, Ocean Grove

• https://kyosk.com.au/

Kyosk Cafe

The Paddock Cafe

• Outdoor play space

• 420 Wallington Rd, Wallington

• https://www.thepaddockcafe.com/

The Paddock Cafe

Basil’s Farm

• Outdoor play space, farm animals

• 43-53 Nye Rd, Swan Bay

• https://basilsfarm.com.au/

Basils Farm

Uncle Bucks Play Parlour

• Huge indoor play space, fun DIY ice cream. So good you wonder why they don’t charge you playcentre admission!

• 54 Fellmongers Rd, Breakwater

• https://buckleys.com.au/uncle-bucks-play-parlour/

Buckley’s Entertainment

Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre

• Outdoor play space, colouring, native garden animal walk, art gallery

• 410 Surfcoast Highway, Charlemont

• https://www.narana.com.au/

Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre

the old workshop cafe

• Outdoor play space, farm animals

• 2045 Geelong-Ballan Rd, Anakie

• No website available, open Fri, Sat, Sun 9 - 5

The Old Workshop Cafe

no.42 Geelong

• Large outside space for kids to run under adult supervision, park nearby, close to bay

• 42 Bell Pde Rippleside Park, Geelong

• https://www.no42.com.au/

No.42 Geelong

Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery

• Chocolate factory, large enclosed outdoor play space, chickens, colouring

• 1200 Great Ocean Rd, Bellbrae

• https://www.gorci.com.au/

Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery