Activities for Children in Bright
Centenary Nannies (babysitting service)
- minimum of 3 hours
- Special tourist rates
- ph (03) 5755 1456 8,30am - 4.30pm)
- Email: centenarynannies@bigpond.com
- After hours 0405 324 852
ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
- Feed the alpacas (phone first)
- Have lunch and feed the deer, emu & goats at The Red Stag Restaurant
- Swim in the river pools at Bright (in town) and Porepunkah (near bridge). From 26th December until 26th January the Bright reiver pool is supervised daily from 12 noon to 6pm. Thereafter it is usually supervised on weekends until early March.
- Rotary water slide just up from the Bright River pool. This runs from early afternoon throughout the January schol holidays.
- Wandi maze
- Catch a trout or salmon at the Trout Farm and BBQ it on site (free to fish but you pay $13kg for caught trout and $17 per kg from caught Atlantic Salmon. Operators will clean and gut the fish for you. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Phone 5759 2558 for further details. Under 20 minutes from Bright at Harrietville.
- Lunch at Boynton's winery (very family friendly) closed during winter
- Play on the great adventure playground on the river bank in town
- Do some of the activities organised by the rangers at Mt Buffalo
- Canoe up at Mt Buffalo
- Fossiking and Gold Panning
- Ghost tours at Beechworth
- Snowshoe tours at Mt Buffalo and Mt Hotham
- Sled Dog tours around Dinner Plains $60 for children
- Bike riding the Rail trail
- Walk the suspension bridge over the creek
- Horse riding at Bogong
- Story time at Bright Library (see A frame outside library in Ireland St).Follow the following link for Bright library info http://swft.hclceps.sirsidynix.net.au/rooms/portal/page/21372_Bright
- Snow play Mt Buffalo, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham
- Tobogganing at Mt Buffalo and Falls Creek
- Tubing at Mt Buffalo
- Ski lessons at all resorts
FAMILY FRIENDLY CAFES
- The Riverdeck Cafe behind the Alpine Visitor's centre
- The Cosy Kangaroo with its children's play area and extensive child menu
FAMILY FRIENDLY DINING
- Il Centro Pizza and Pasta
- The Cosy Kangaroo
- Both Hotels