Things to do in Perth For Kids

I don’t have kids of my own, but I have a small army of nieces and nephews and I’m regularly the one keeping them busy. Every place in these guides is somewhere I’ve actually taken them, with the things that matter when you’re the adult in charge: parking, shade, toilets, coffee and how long it will realistically hold their attention.

The beaches, Kings Park and the free water playgrounds cover most weekends. Perth Zoo, Penguin Island and Hillarys are the big days out, mini golf is my rainy-day fallback, and in summer it’s the outdoor cinemas, Christmas lights and twilight markets the kids ask to do again.

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The lake at Champion Lakes Regatta Centre

A 5 km lap of the rowing lakes, then a picnic and a play

Market gardens in Wanneroo, north of Perth

A weekend morning at the markets and gardens up north

The Avro Lancaster bomber at the Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek

Getting up close to real fighter jets and bombers

Riverside Gardens on the Swan River in Bayswater

Riverside picnics the tourists haven’t found yet

Tulips in bloom at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone

Perth’s best spring flower show

Serpentine Falls and its swimming pool in Serpentine National Park

Swimming under a waterfall when it’s 38 degrees

Entrance to the Swan View Tunnel in John Forrest National Park

Walking through Perth’s old railway tunnel to a waterfall

Koala at Yanchep National Park north of Perth

Where to see koalas and explore caves an hour from the city

The Omeo shipwreck at Coogee, the start of the Coogee Maritime Trail

Snorkelling a shipwreck trail without getting on a boat

Mullaloo Beach, a calm family beach in Perth's north

The calmest beach in Perth’s north for a lazy family swim

View from the top of Reabold Hill in Bold Park towards the Perth CBD

Bold Park and Reabold Hill: Perth’s best coastal bushland walks

Talijancich Winery in the Swan Valley

Swan Valley day out: Chocolate, ice cream and cellar doors