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What to do and see in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Discover the best top things to do in Nicholls, Australia including Cockington Green, Canberra Reptile Zoo, Ginninderra Village, Canberra Walk in Aviary, The National Dinosaur Museum, Canberra Walk In Aviary.
1. Cockington Green
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,062 reviews
Cockington Green Gardens is a family owned and business and has been in operation since 1979.We offer a unique experience for all ages, with meticulously constructed scale reproductions of building from all round the world, set amongst beautiful gardens and lush green lawns.With other features such as a Steam Train Ride, Fully licensed light refreshment area, magnificent "Waverly"Dolls house, Barbecue picnic area and Fully stocked souvenir shops, Cockington Green Gardens makes a perfect place for the whole family to visit.
Reviewed By X5671LKlindab - Shilbottle, United Kingdom
Highly recommend for all ages, everywhere is so well kept, and the little models are great to watch! The grounds are beautiful, the bonsai trees and flowers, loved every bit of here.All Co-vid measures were all kept to, very safe
2. Canberra Reptile Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Aly1961 - Sydney, Australia
I really enjoyed this...a very small reptile zoo fitted into a building that they make work....It is a super close encounter with the reptiles & many are available for you to touch, whilst they are still in their exhibits or they are providing talks & you are allowed to touch them. It was very homely & they had many areas including a bbq area, party area and outside area. I would happily go again. $16 to get in which I thought very reasonable.
3. Ginninderra Village
4. Canberra Walk in Aviary
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 73 reviews
The Canberra Walk-In Aviary is a huge privately owned walk-in aviary where the friendly free flying birds can be observed, photographed and fed. The Walk-in Aviary's owners developed the aviary as a way to enjoy and share their extensive collection of birds. It is our mission to allow people to interact directly with the birds. Visitors to the aviary walk amongst more than 550 birds representing 57 different species from Australia and around the world.
Reviewed By mrachel69 - Sydney, Australia
Highlight of our trip to Canberra. My kids loved it. Great attraction, especially with little kids. Reasonable entry fee includes enough food (apple slices and mealworms) to feed all the really friendly birds. Great variety of birds. My kids had parrots and lorikeets eating out of their hands. Located near nice cafes. Lots of parking. 100% recommend
5. The National Dinosaur Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 320 reviews
The National Dinosaur Museum is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens, located in Gold Creek Village near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The museum's exhibition follows the evolution of life, with a particular focus on dinosaurs. With an annual patronage of 100,000 visitors, the museum is one of the most popular attractions in the Australian Capital Territory. The gift shop stocks a range of natural history books, dinosaur replicas, toys, fossils, crystals, minerals and meteorites.
Reviewed By QRJfan - Canberra, Australia
This was a fantastic place for a kids' birthday party. They have a minimum of 10 kids and a max of 20; we had 10 kids, all around 7 or 8 years old. During the two hour party time, the museum host keeps the kids engaged. They started 'digging for fossils', using brushes in small sand boxes, then made casts of fossils they found/chose. They also got to see some fossils and then got their own guided tour of the museum for around 45 minutes, full of fascinating facts about dinosaurs, culminating in holding an actual part of a T-Rex tooth (while wearing gloves). Back in the party room, we fed the kids. As the catering option was quite expensive, we'd chosen to cater it ourselves (they let you do this) - helpfully they were able to store our cold things (including an ice cream cake) in the freezer! The host stayed with us and still chatted to the kids - he had a very good way with them, helping everyone feel involved and dealing very well with those kids who really knew about dinosaurs and wanted to tell us all about it, or tell unrelated stories all of their own! The museum itself is the largest permanent collection of dinosaur artifacts in Australia. Another bonus of the party is that after the party is over, all the children present have a valid pass for the museum for the day - so they can stay around, if they wish. The icing on the cake though, pardon the pun, was that at the end every child got a little party bag from the museum, with small dinosaur-themed items, a postcard and some lollies (candy), which they took home along with the casts of fossils they had made. The birthday boy also got a couple of presents from the museum - little dinosaur models, one of which came with paints. All in all, this was great value for money and was something a little different from your standard play centre-styled birthday party. Highly recommended - our son is already talking about wanting to do it again next year!
6. Canberra Walk In Aviary
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By BeckyTheFoodie - Normanton, United Kingdom
This is excellent value for bird lovers. The birds are so tame & they have lots of space to fly and hide if they want to. We loved it and will be going back.
