summer holiday inspiration in the north

Summer is finally here and this year has been one heck of a ride! If you could use some inspiration day-to-day on parks, play and adventure - here is your one page wonder for some quick ideas you can use all summer long. Don't forget you can browse through Mamma's website and choose your own northside adventure! We have loads of parks, playgrounds, cafes and places to go. Head to www.mammaknowsnorth.com.au.

Please be sure to double check as many venues and events will require pre-booking and will have limited capacity

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events and fun

• Melbourne Museum , Carlton North

• Wanderlust Travel Themed Pop Up, Fitzroy (new)

• Pick Your Own Cherries, Gisborne

• Pentridge Open-Air Cinema, Coburg (new)

• 3D Sea Lions Film, iMax, Carlton

• iFly Indoor Sky Diving, Essendon Fields

• Holiday Fun at Craftercise, Airport West

• Heide Museum & Sculpture Garden, Bulleen

• Holiday Fun at Art Play, Melbourne

• Build a Solar Robot, Edendale Community Farm, Eltham

• GoClimb Sessions - Coburg

• Arrival: The Reeflings Performances at Abbotsford Convent

(Bookings may be essential for some of the above holiday programs and events - please make sure you check)

 swimming spots

• Fitzroy Swimming Pool, Fitzroy

• Brunswick Baths, Brunswick

• North Melbourne Pool, North Melbourne

• Funfields, Whittlesea

• Oak Park Sports & Aquatic Centre, Oak Park

• Aquarena, Templestowe

• Blue Lake, South Morang

• Queens Park Swimming Pool - Moonee Ponds

• Laughing Waters Swimming Hole, Eltham

• Coburg Olympic Swimming Pool, Coburg North

• Coburg Leisure Centre, Coburg

• Watermarc, Greensborough

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super kid-friendly eats

• Shared Cup, Donnybrook (new)

• Food, Family, Passion, Pascoe Vale South

• Field Black, Northcote

• Hi Italy Pizzeria, Reservoir (new)

• Kissaten, Alphington

• Oliva Social, Preston

• Farm Vigano, South Morang

• Shillinglaw Cafe, Eltham

• Moon Dog World, Preston

• Ruby Cafe, Kyneton

• Hub 3070, Northcote

• Two Beans And A Farm, Mernda

• Park St Cafe, Carlton North

• Taco Truck, Brunswick East/West

• Fried Hustle, Preston

• Espresso 3094, Montmorency

top picks from all over

• Blueberry Farm Winery, Badger Creek

• Sorrento Back Beach, Sorrento

• St Georges Lake - Creswick

• Half Moon Bay, Black Rock

• Olinda Community Pool, Olinda 

• Glamping, Phillip Island

• Maze House, Daylesford

• Cleveland Winery, Lancefield

• Hanging Rock Llama Treks, Woodend

• Relax & Play Cafe & Play Centre, Altona North

• Lost Sanctuary, Healesville Sanctuary

• Bright Splash Park, Bright

• Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, Main Ridge

• Adventure Park, Geelong

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keeping cool

• Landing Playcentre, Bundoora (new)

• Gelato Messina Pop Up, Brunswick East (new)

• Ice HQ, Reservoir

• Lagom Gelateria, Brunswick

• Latitude - Heidelberg West

• Gelato Papa, Fairfield (new)

• Palace Cinemas Pentridge, Coburg (new)

• Augustus Gelato, Sunbury

• GoClimb - Coburg

• Pidapipo Gelato, Carlton

• Billy Van Creamy, Fitzroy North

• Children’s Quarter, State Library, Melbourne

• Bounce Inc, Essendon

• Miinot Gelato, Pascoe vale

• Play Nook, Northcote

• Piccolina Gelato, Collingwood

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city adventures

• Moja Moja Life Exhibition for Kids, NGV

• DreamCity, South Wharf 

• Fire Services Museum, East Melbourne (Reopening Jan 7th)

• Australian Sports Museum, East Melbourne

• Gelataria on the docks, District Docklands

• Imaginaria, Docklands

• Ocean Invaders, SEALife Aquarium, Melbourne

• Children’s Quarter, State Library, Melbourne

• Immigration Museum, Melbourne

• Niska Ice Cream, Federation Square, Melbourne

• ArtVo, Docklands, Melbourne

  For more CITY ADVENTURES, check out mamma’s city page HERE!

pretty cool playgrounds

• Lyndarum North Community Park, Wollert (new)

• Diamond Creek Regional Playground, Diamond Creek (new)

• Macleod Village Playground, Macleod (new)

• Lehmann’s Park Farm, Epping

• Rayburn Reserve Playground, Pascoe Vale (new)

• John McMahon Reserve, Sunbury (new)

• Gum Nut Park Adventure Playground, Donnybrook (new)

• Kalparrin Gardens, Greensborough

• Galaxyland Playspace, Sunbury

• Eltham North Adventure Playground, Eltham

• Anderson Reserve, Coburg

• Norris Bank Reserve, Bundoora

• Woodlands Park, Essendon

• Green Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs

• Brimbank Park, Keilor Downs

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water play & splash parks

• Norris Bank Reserve, Bundoora

• Kyneton Community Park, Kyneton

• Frontier Park, Rockbank

• Community Bank Adventure Playground - Splash Park, Wallan

• Anthony Beale Reserve - St Helena

• Aston Fields Playground, Craigieburn

• Bryant Family Reserve, Oak park

• Cloverton Playground, Kalkallo

• Eltham North Adventure Playground, Eltham North

• Royal Park ‘Nature Play’ Playground, Parkville

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Heading further than the North these school holidays?
Mamma covers every corner of Melbourne.
See what awesome things are happening elsewhere at Mamma Knows Melbourne!