Destinations for children friendly holidays...?

Question

Am looking for ideas for a Xmas holiday that the kids will love. We live on the Gold Coast in QLD and would ideally like to drive either north or south for no more than 5 hours and want to be near the beach. Have found a couple of Caravan Parks that offer self-contained cabin accommodation with fantastic facilities for children - ie kids clubs, playgrounds, jumping pillows, holiday programs etc - so this is ideally what we would like but would love some recommendations/advice.

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

http://www.holidayswithkids.com.au/?p=36...

Plenty of ideas on here.

also Club crocodile  Airlie beach is lovely but could be getting quite hot up North at Xmas also wet season to consider up North.  

Answer 2

You should check out http://www.hotels2go.com.au/usersignup.p... as they have lots of great hotel deals many of which are family friendly, some have kids staying for free or eating for free, and some even include all meals! I'm confident you will be able to find something which suits your needs - :)

Answer 3

Bribie Island... approx an hours drive north of Brisbane

It has surf beaches plus calm water beaches (safer for smaller kids), great playgrounds, parks and skate parks.  A fantastic place for bike riding with bike paths linked up all over the island.

You can also go fishing or look around the shops, the bus system is cheap, reliable and the drivers are friendly and full of information.

There are a few caravan parks with many options available on and just off the Island, it would be best to book early as they are very popular and many families re-book each year.