Wagga Wagga with kids

Riverside Wagga Beach is a sandy river beach on the Murrumbidgee about five minutes from the CBD, with grassed shady picnic areas, sheltered barbecues.

The Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens sit at the base of Willans Hill and cover 22 acres. Within the grounds are a mini zoo, a free flight aviary.

Wagga Wagga's council-run public swimming complex on Morgan Street, operating as part of Wagga Leisure. It has an outdoor 50 metre competition pool.

Pomingalarna Reserve sits on part of the Wiradjuri Trail about ten minutes from the Wagga Wagga CBD and is used by bushwalkers, runners and riders.

A public garden of about 2 hectares in the heart of Wagga Wagga, on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets along the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon.

A sandy river beach on the Murrumbidgee about five minutes from the Wagga Wagga CBD. It has direct river access for swimming and paddling.

A lake on the southern edge of Wagga Wagga used for swimming, boating, fishing and other water-based activities.

A 42 kilometre loop around Wagga Wagga taking in river banks, hilltops and bushland reserves.

Wagga Bowl is a ten pin bowling and entertainment centre on Trail Street, trading seven days. It runs birthday and party packages.

Indoor trampoline park on Copland Street in East Wagga Wagga. Features trampolines, foam pits, Olympic trampolines, an airbag, super tramp.

The Historic Council Chambers on Baylis Street is the Museum of the Riverina's city-centre site.

Vortex Entertainment is an indoor entertainment centre in the Wagga CBD. Attractions include six-metre rock climbing walls, a high ropes course.

Forum 6 is a six-cinema complex in the heart of Wagga Wagga. The programme runs from big blockbusters through to art house features.

Indoor play centre on Hammond Avenue in East Wagga Wagga, organised around play, eat and party sections, with a play waiver available online.

Noah's Ark is an indoor play and party centre on Hammond Avenue for children under 12, air-conditioned year round.

A Hammond Avenue pub just over the bridge from the Wagga CBD, with an outdoor beer garden and a bistro serving lunch and dinner seven days.

A tavern and motor inn on Hampden Avenue at North Wagga, established in 1976. It has an extensive beer garden with a children's playground and a bistro…

A family friendly local hotel at Tolland, about 4km from the Wagga CBD. It runs a family bistro with a kids menu and indoor play area.

A licensed RSL club on the corner of Kincaid and Dobbs Streets in the Wagga CBD, open from 10am to 3am every day and closed only on Christmas Day.

Pub on Fitzmaurice Street in Wagga Wagga, pouring beers since 1857 and locally run by the Oates family. It has a bistro kitchen doing pub classics.

Magpies Nest is set in a stone stable dating from first settlement in the 1860s, about five minutes from the Wagga Wagga CBD and overlooking…

A heritage Fitzmaurice Street pub, known as The Riv, that has been trading since 1851. It runs a family friendly bistro with pub classics.

Pinnacle's Restaurant and Bar sits on site at the International Hotel Wagga Wagga and showcases local Riverina foods and ingredients.

Wagga Basketball, home of the Heat, runs junior and senior competitions for around 1000 members at PCYC Wagga Wagga.

The Wagga City Aero Club has its clubhouse in the General Aviation Precinct on Elizabeth Avenue at Wagga Wagga Airport.

Wagga Hockey runs the local hockey competitions at the Jubilee Park Hockey Complex on artificial playing surfaces.

Football Wagga is the association that runs organised football in Wagga Wagga, covering MiniRoos, junior and senior competitions along…

Established in 1897, the Wagga Wagga Swim Club is one of the oldest swimming clubs in New South Wales.

Long day care centre at 7 Forsyth Street for children from six weeks to five years, running two rooms, Little Possums and the Preschool Room.

A Forsyth Street hotel in central Wagga Wagga with four room categories: St Hugh Signature, Family, Accessible and Luxury.

An Edward Street motor inn where all rooms are ground floor, air conditioned and fully furnished, with 55 inch 4K Samsung TVs carrying Foxtel and free…

A motor inn on Edward Street with Queen Rooms, Deluxe Twin, Accessible Twin, Family Suite, Signature Spa Suite and Two Bedroom Villa accommodation.

A riverside holiday park on Hammond Avenue about 2km from the Wagga Wagga town centre, backing onto the Murrumbidgee River.

A Morgan Street motel with accommodation ranging from economy single rooms to larger deluxe rooms with small kitchens and two-bedroom family units.

Self-contained serviced apartments at 199 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga. Suites run from a queen studio with kitchenette through open plan.

The Willans Hill Miniature Railway runs inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, with an authentic station and booking office.

A modern heritage-style three-storey home on Gurwood Street purpose built for overnight and short-term stays.

A self-contained Wagga Wagga cottage let through Henderson's Houses and aimed at groups who want their own beds rather than shared sleeping.