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Cheltenham, NSW Family Guide

NSW 2119 · Hornsby Shire Council

Discover Cheltenham with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
New South Wales
New South Wales regional photograph · W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools16within 3 kmActivities71within 5 kmUpcoming events1shown within 5 kmHomes1for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Tennis15 within 5 kmMartial arts9 within 5 kmSwimming8 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)6 within 5 kmOther sports6 within 5 km
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Soccer6 within 5 kmBasketball3 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer3 within 5 kmArts & dance12 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM8 within 5 kmKids' activities & play7 within 5 kmMusic4 within 5 km
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Explore Cheltenham

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

West Epping Park

Epping · 1.9 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

North Epping Oval

North Epping · 1.9 km

Sports courts / fields Playground Fully fenced Toilets
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Sports & local clubs around Cheltenham

Tennis around Cheltenham

15 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham · 2 in Cheltenham

In the Zone Tennis

Cheltenham

Tennis

In Cheltenham

Cheltenham Recreation Club

Cheltenham

Tennis

In Cheltenham

Beecroft Lawn Tennis Club

Beecroft

Tennis

1.3 km from central Cheltenham

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Martial arts around Cheltenham

9 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham

Australia's Youth Self Defence Karate Epping

Epping

Karate

0.8 km from central Cheltenham

GKR Karate

Epping

Karate

1.4 km from central Cheltenham

Epping Shotokan Karate School

Epping

Karate

1.9 km from central Cheltenham

Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in West Pennant Hills (2 · 3.2 km), Eastwood (1 · 3.8 km), Carlingford (1 · 3.8 km)

See all 9 within 5 km

Swimming around Cheltenham

8 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham

Stanford Swim School

Epping

Swimming

2.3 km from central Cheltenham

Liquid Swim

Pennant Hills

Swimming

3.3 km from central Cheltenham

Aquabliss School of Swim

Normanhurst

Swimming

3.7 km from central Cheltenham

Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Pennant Hills (1 · 1.5 km), Thornleigh (1 · 2.8 km), Normanhurst (1 · 4.3 km)

See all 8 within 5 km

Football (AFL) around Cheltenham

6 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham

Pennant Hills Junior AFL Club

Pennant Hills

AFLFemale AFL

1.6 km from central Cheltenham

Pennant Hills Auskick Centre

Pennant Hills

AFLAuskick

1.6 km from central Cheltenham

Pennant Hills Demons Kickability

Pennant Hills

AFLFemale AFL

1.7 km from central Cheltenham

Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Pennant Hills (3 · 1.5 km), Cherrybrook (4 · 5.3 km), North Ryde (3 · 5.8 km)

See all 6 within 5 km

More sports

More things to do around Cheltenham

Arts & dance around Cheltenham

12 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham

Epping Art School

Epping

Arts & Dance

1.6 km from central Cheltenham

Vidhunarthana Dancing School

Beecroft

Dancing School

1.6 km from central Cheltenham

Treetops Adventure The Hills

West Pennant Hills

AbseilingEvent EntertainmentCircus
Ages 8–12*

3.2 km from central Cheltenham

Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Beecroft (1 · 1.7 km), West Pennant Hills (1 · 3.2 km), Marsfield (1 · 2.5 km)

See all 12 within 5 km

Tutoring & STEM around Cheltenham

8 listed within 5 km of Cheltenham

Plume HSC Specialist Tuition Pty Ltd

Epping

TutoringMaths

1.7 km from central Cheltenham

Mr Tim’s Classroom

Beecroft

TutoringMaths

1.7 km from central Cheltenham

NumberWorks'nWords Epping

Epping

MathsEnglish
Ages 5–16*

2.2 km from central Cheltenham

Not finding it in Cheltenham? Listed in Pennant Hills (1 · 1.5 km), Beecroft (1 · 1.7 km), Eastwood (1 · 3.8 km)

See all 8 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Cheltenham

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

16 schools within 3 km of the Cheltenham centre, 1 with a Cheltenham address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 10)

  • West Epping Park

    Epping · 1.9 km

    Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities
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  • North Epping Oval

    North Epping · 1.9 km

    Sports courts / fields Playground Fully fenced Toilets

Libraries (2)

Public pools (2)

Sports grounds (4 of 6)

  • Booth Park

    Beecroft · 1.2 km

    Toilets Sports courts / fields
Show 2 more Sports grounds

  • Dence Park

    Epping · 2.1 km

    Parking Sports courts / fields

  • Marsfield Park

    Marsfield · 2.5 km

    Toilets Parking Sports courts / fields

Parks (4 of 9)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around Cheltenham

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

Free & low-cost

"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Cheltenham: 71 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Cheltenham, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.

Free & low-cost
1 event

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Your council & community

Cheltenham within Hornsby Shire Council

2 of the council area’s 77 activity providers · 10th of 16 suburbs by number of providers

Hornsby Shire Council guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Cheltenham

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

1

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Cheltenham

Address withheld (1/1)

Address withheld

4.7km

Macquarie Park, NSW 2113

$1,525,000

322Apartment / Unit / Flat

Recently sold within 5 km of Cheltenham

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

56 Boronia Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
56 Boronia Avenue600m

Cheltenham, NSW 2119

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3
2
8 Canberra Street (1/1)
Sold
House
8 Canberra Street900m

Epping, NSW 2121

3
2
4
6 Fernhill Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
6 Fernhill Avenue1.0km

Epping, NSW 2121

3
2
2
48B Malton Road (1/1)
Sold
House
48B Malton Road1.1km

Beecroft, NSW 2119

3
2
3
4/6-8 Edensor Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
4/6-8 Edensor Street1.2km

Epping, NSW 2121

3
1
1
7/59 Oxford Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
7/59 Oxford Street1.2km

Epping, NSW 2121

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1
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Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Beecroft

4 activity providers · 1.7 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Cheltenham

    Tennis 2

    1 school · 1 park

  • Pennant Hills1.5 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 3, Tennis 2, Tutoring & STEM 1, Swimming 1

    5 schools · 4 parks

  • Beecroft1.7 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Tutoring & STEM 1, Tennis 1

    2 schools · 3 parks

  • Thornleigh2.8 km · same council

    Basketball 2, Kids' activities & play 1, Other sports 1, Soccer 1 +2

    2 schools · 4 parks

  • West Pennant Hills3.2 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Arts & dance 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3

    2 schools · 9 parks

  • Marsfield2.5 km

    Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Athletics 1, Other sports 1 +1

    1 school · 4 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Pennant Hills family guide · 1.5 kmBeecroft family guide · 1.7 kmThornleigh family guide · 2.8 kmWest Pennant Hills family guide · 3.2 kmMarsfield family guide · 2.5 kmNormanhurst family guide · 4.3 kmSouth Turramurra family guide · 3.1 kmEastwood family guide · 3.8 kmCherrybrook family guide · 5.3 kmCarlingford family guide · 3.8 kmEpping family guide · 3.9 km

This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.

Something wrong here? Tell us and we'll correct or remove it.

AroundSchools lists 71 activity providers within 5 km of Cheltenham, and In the Zone Tennis is listed in Cheltenham itself. The rest of this guide draws on Pennant Hills, Beecroft, Thornleigh and Epping.

If you are after swimming lessons, the swimming section points to Liquid Swim in Pennant Hills and Aquabliss School of Swim in Normanhurst. Soccer is listed in Thornleigh and Marsfield.

The schools section covers the high school in Cheltenham and the primary schools around Beecroft and Epping, so you can line up activities with a school.

AIFor swimming and soccer, open the Thornleigh guide next, then the Pennant Hills guide for swim schools and the Hornsby Shire Council guide for the council area.

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Cheltenham

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Cheltenham38
Beecroft152
Carlingford864
Chatswood3,330
Denistone95
Denistone East21
Denistone West10
Eastwood799
Epping1,196
Macquarie Park1,171
Marsfield267
Normanhurst154

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2026-06 · Source: © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) · source

Kids activities across Hornsby Shire Council

77 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in Hornsby Shire Council
Sports57Creative Arts15Academic12Entertainment9Music6Health2

Local guides & reading

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All kids' activities listed in Cheltenham

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Cheltenham.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.