Family Activities in Spotswood
Parks, playgrounds and things to do with kids in Spotswood, Victoria
📍 spotswood · west
royal stacks
Royal Stacks in Spotswood is a spacious restaurant with indoor booths, tables, and outdoor seating. The menu features a variety of fresh burgers, including options for kids, and there are plans for a cocktail menu in the future.
📍 spotswood · west
sneak peek: odette house
Odette House in Spotswood offers three levels of dining: a ground-floor cafe serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch; an upstairs Asian fusion restaurant with curries, dumplings, and skewers; and a soon-to-open rooftop bar with outdoor seating and city views. It’s a family-friendly spot with a variety of options for all tastes.
📍 spotswood · west
grazeland
Grazeland, located next to Scienceworks, is a family-friendly food festival with over 50 vendors offering sweet and savoury dishes, three bars, live music, roving entertainers, and a new Jungle Hangout play area for kids. With plenty of outdoor and undercover seating, it’s a great spot to enjoy diverse cuisine and a vibrant atmosphere, all with views of the bridge.
📍 spotswood · west
innerbloom
Innerbloom is a family-friendly café with an enclosed kids’ play zone, perfect for relaxing while the little ones are entertained. The menu includes burgers, banh mi, pho, breakfast options, kids’ favourites like eggs, toast, chips, and nuggets, plus sweets, shakes, and vegan options, making it a great spot for a casual meal with friends.
📍 spotswood · west
duchess of spotswood
The Duchess of Spotswood is a family-friendly café with a spacious outdoor courtyard featuring a kids’ cubby and play area. The menu offers seasonal dishes, waffles, coffee, and cakes, while the warm atmosphere and attentive service make it a great spot for families to relax and enjoy a meal.
📍 spotswood · west
new exhibition| tinkertown @ scienceworks
Tinkertown is a new hands-on exhibition at Scienceworks designed for creative play and problem-solving. Visitors can build, design, code, and experiment using interactive stations, construction zones, and puzzles. It’s an engaging experience for curious minds of all ages.
📍 spotswood · west
scienceworks
Scienceworks is a family-friendly museum full of hands-on fun and interactive learning. Highlights include the Sportsworks exhibition, outdoor playgrounds, the Planetarium, and a variety of engaging temporary exhibitions. A family membership offers great value for frequent visits.
📍 spotswood · west
planetarium scienceworks
The Planetarium at Scienceworks offers an immersive family experience with a 16m domed ceiling, reclining seats, 7.1 surround sound, and full-dome video projections. Each 45-minute show includes a live presentation of the night sky and interactive storytelling, with screenings such as Tycho Goes to Mars, Solar System Odyssey, and Moonbase One. Scienceworks also features hands-on exhibitions, outdoor playgrounds, a shop, and plenty of school holiday activities for all ages.
📍 spotswood · west
beyond perception: seeing the unseen, scienceworks
Scienceworks’ Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen exhibition is a fascinating, interactive experience for kids aged 11 and up. Explore luminous displays on gravitational waves, black holes, invisible light, and hidden worlds, with hands-on activities like controlling a giant light column and bending galaxies with your hands. The exhibition is free with general admission and complements Scienceworks’ other family-friendly spaces, including the Ground Up play area for younger children.
📍 spotswood · west
ground up - building big ideas, together, scienceworks
Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together at Scienceworks is designed for children from babies to five years old, with plenty of hands-on, open-ended play for the whole family. Explore the Baby Landscape for little ones to crawl and spin, the Tinkering Zone for foam flying objects and magnetic cogs, and the Collaborative Zone to build with foam bricks alongside friends. With no set instructions, kids can invent, construct, and create freely while parents relax nearby or join in the fun.
📍 spotswood · west
spotswood kingsville rsl
Spotswood Kingsville RSL is a family-friendly venue offering generous meals like steak, burgers, calamari, and parmigiana, plus large kids’ meals including cheeseburgers, nuggets, fish and chips, and pasta. The spacious outdoor area features a marquee, tables, and play equipment, while indoors there’s a pool table and cosy lounge space. It’s a welcoming spot for families to relax, enjoy a meal, and let kids play safely.