Parks, Gardens & Cemeteries
Parks, Gardens & Cemeteries - Sights & Sounds
Encompassing over 530 hectares, central Melbourne boasts ten of the most beautiful parks and gardens in the world. With more than 2,000 parks and reserves, it is truly the Garden State.
Also see Playgrounds | Farms
Also see Playgrounds | Farms
--> 3155 Midland Highway, Newlyn North
3155 Midland Highway, Newlyn North - Daylesford Victoria's newest public maze - a ten-minute drive from the quaint town of Daylesford. Maze House is great outdoor fun for kids, families,...
--> College Crescent Carlton North
The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large necropolis located 2 km north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North. The cemetery was opened on 1 June 1853, and the Old Melbourne...
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The City of Melbourne has more than 135 kilometres of on and off-road routes in its cycling network, and more than 2,700 parking hoops located across the municipality. In 2023, CNN ranked...
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What's On | City of Melbourne writes... Take a break from indoors with an solo stroll through an urban forest or secluded nook in these city-side parks. Melbourne's secret gardens and green...
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The City of Melbourne maintains more than 70,000 trees. The Melbourne's Urban Forest website enables you to explore this dataset and some of the challenges facing Melbourne's Urban Forest. Map...
--> Tullidge St, Melton
The Melton Botanic Garden is a beautiful and educational place to visit. It is developed and maintained by dedicated volunteers known as Friends of the Melton Botanic Garden. Walk, scoot or...
--> 373 Faraday-Sutton Grange Road Sutton Grange
Mica Grange is a picturesque 40 hectare property 2 hours drive from Melbourne near Castlemaine. Encaptured by the stunning views, undulating landscape and granite outcrops, Mary and Bede Gibson...
--> 125 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Somerville
Mornington Green is a beautiful botanical garden situated in the serene Mornington Peninsula. Mornington Green Legacy Gardens is an affordable and sustainable alternative to traditional funeral...
--> Mount Arapiles Arapiles
Mount Arapiles in Tooan State Park is widely regarded as Australia's best rock climbing area. Mount Arapiles is a spectacular feature, rising sharply from the Wimmera plains to form part of the...
--> 65 Ridge Rd, Mount Dandenong
Mount Dandenong Arboretum (Dandenong Ranges National Park) The Mount Dandenong Arboretum extends over 16 hectares and contains a collection of maturing deciduous trees and conifers from around the...
--> Horsehill North Road Elaine
Narmbool, a magnificent pastoral property of 2,000 hectares located near Ballarat. Owned by The Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Narmbool is home to 12,000 sheep, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies,...
--> 429-437 Docklands Drive Docklands
A green jewel in Melbourne's Docklands, NewQuay Central Park consciously breaks from the area's formal, linear, polished spaces to offer an assertion of wind and water in a pre-settlement landscape...
--> Nortons Lane Wantirna South
Enjoy a family picnic on the large lawn or use the electric barbecues in the picnic shelter. Bring your dog - Nortons Park is an off-lead area where you can take your dog for a run. Please be...
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Many people assume the first Melbourne cemetery was the Old Melbourne Cemetery (over Queen Victoria Market), when it was in fact Burial Hill, today's Flagstaff Gardens. Willie, the child of James...
--> Olinda Falls Reserve Olinda
Soak up in the picture-perfect scenic landscape of Olinda Falls while visiting the wonderful tourist spots of Mount Dandenong. With numerous public and private gardens containing native flowers and...
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Victorian Open Gardens Scheme Inc is a new not-for-profit organization formed to continue the long tradition of opening private gardens throughout Victoria. Victoria has a proud horticultural...
--> Calder Hwy, Keilor
The main feature at the 152 ha Organ Pipes National Park in a deep gorge in the bare Keilor plains is a set of basalt columns that look like organ pipes . The Friends of Organ Pipes National Park...
--> Cnr Leila Road and Hunter St Carnegie
Packer Park in Carnegie is an amazing park with a playground, cycling track, wetland, outdoor bowling and best of all, it's all free to use. J. T. Packer Park has a well equipped, colourful all...
--> Boneo
Panorama Wildlife Sanctuary and Secret Gardens is a privately owned 55 acre garden and wildlife reserve. The property includes over 25 acres of gardens with panoramic views for over 100...
--> Paradise Falls Rd, Alpine National Park, Cheshunt
Off the beaten track, buried deep in the King Valley, Paradise Falls is located in the Alpine National park outside of Cheshunt. Located in the stunning Alpine National Park, Paradise Falls...
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The picturesque backgrounds of inner Melbourne parklands are perfect for wedding photography, sporting activities and picnics. Towering trees, sprawling lawns, along with the many lakes and rivers,...
--> Level 10, 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Parks Victoria's vision is to be a world-class park service ensuring healthy parks for healthy people. Parks Victoria manages Victoria's network of national, state, regional and metropolitan...
--> Spring St Melbourne
This small triangular park is a pleasant respite at the Spring Street end of Town, with views of Parliament House, St. Patrick's Cathedral, St Peter's Eastern Hill, the Old Synagogue, the Old Baptist...
--> 22 Rob Roy Road Malvern East
The Phoenix Park precinct in Malvern East is a true community hub and features a community centre, library, skating facilities, open space and a spectacular adventure playground. The Phoenix Park...
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Pioneer Women's Gardens now known as Queen Victoria Gardens in the Kings Domain......
--> 2 Van Ness Avenue, Maribyrnong
Pipemakers Park is an eight hectare reserve located on Van Ness Avenue in Maribyrnong, on the Maribyrnong River and comprises of: Burton Crescent Reserve located north along the Maribyrnong...
--> Point Cook Coastal Park Point Cook
There are many ways to enjoy Point Cook Coastal Park. Have a barbecue or picnic while the kids enjoy the playgrounds. Walk or ride along the many tracks and learn about the wetlands. Explore the...
--> Point Cook Coastal Park Point Cook
There are many ways to enjoy Point Cook Coastal Park. Have a barbecue or picnic while the kids enjoy the playgrounds. Walk or ride along the many tracks and learn about the wetlands. Explore the...
--> Point Nepean Road Portsea
Point Nepean is truly one of Victoria's beautiful natural landscapes. A special place with so much to see and discover. Its rich history has played an important role in shaping the early...
--> Cato Street Prahran
Prahran Square is the $60+ million transformation of the old Cato Street car park in Prahran into almost 10,000m of multifunctional urban parkland with over 500 spaces of underground car...
--> Royal Parade Parkville
Princes Park in Parkville is conveniently located close to the city centre and is easily accessible by public transport. The Park stretches nearly two kilometres north-south but is only 350 metres...
--> Queen Victoria Gardens Melbourne
The Queen Victoria Gardens are part of the Domain Parklands, taking up a peaceful triangle of land just across St Kilda Road from the Arts Centre Melbourne. Features trees and flowerbeds set in...
--> Corner of Kellawy Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds
Queens Park is a lovely park in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Australia. Queens Park is a relaxing retreat from the nearby busy streets. It is a popular park with a rose garden, sunken garden and...
--> 1A Queens Bridge Street Southbank
Queensbridge Square is a pedestrian plaza beside the Yarra River, featuring the Red Stair amphitheatre and riverside landscaped garden beds. The space connects Southgate, Southbank Boulevard,...
--> Grandvista Boulevard Werribee
Werribee & Werribee South Children of all ages are guaranteed to love this playground. The main features here are the boulders and soft rock hills. Working with natural earth elements this nature...
--> Grandvista Boulevard , Werribee
Werribee & Werribee South Children of all ages are guaranteed to love this playground. The main features here are the boulders and soft rock hills. Working with natural earth elements this nature...
--> 500 Docklands Drive Docklands
Ron Barassi Senior Park is a park and recreational space located at the west end of Docklands Drive next to the support columns for the freeway. Ron Barassi Snr Park is a community recreational...
--> 1000 Ballarto Road, Cranbourne
With Victoria's lockdown rules being opened up slightly to allow five people over to your house, and 10 people to gather outdoors (keeping 1.5m distance), good news has just come in that the Royal...
--> Birdwood Avenue South Yarra
The Royal Botanic Gardens have become world-famous for their spectacular vistas across sweeping lawns and lakes. Every visitor will enjoy a walk around the Ornamental Lake with its teeming native...
--> Flemington Road Parkville
Royal Park is Melbourne's largest park covering 170 hectares, and its wide open spaces make it hard to believe you are still in the city. Since its earliest days as designated parkland, Royal Park...
--> The Boulevarde Doncaster
Ruffey Lake Park is large (68 hectares) and one of the most popular parks in Manningham. Ruffey Creek crosses the park and large expanses of grass are dotted with a mixture of native and exotic...
--> Sherbrooke Forest Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke Forest in the Dandenong Ranges, 40 km east of Melbourne Sherbrooke Picnic Ground and O'Donohue Picnic Ground are located in Sherbrooke Forest, the largest section of the Dandenong...
--> 26 Jacka Boulevard St Kilda
South Beach Reserve is nestled between St Kilda Beach and The Esplanade in St Kilda. Over the years many events have been held here including Ben & Jerry's Openair Cinema and St Kilda Esplanade...
--> PO Box 1159 Clayton
Honouring and Celebrating Life The Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) is a community based, not-for-profit organisation, committed to serving the needs of our communities. Our...
--> Corner Dickens Street and Tennyson Street St Kilda
The site of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens were established in the 1800's. The municipal council petitioned the Department of Lands and Survey to make this segment of land bordered by Dickens Street,...
--> 655 Westernport Highway, Skye
The Victorian State Dog Centre at KCC Park consists of 74 acres owned by DOGS Victoria situated at 655 Westernport Hwy, (between Thompson Rd and Hall Rd), Skye. It includes fenced off-lead areas,...
--> Eastern Beach, Geelong
This is a nice little park not far from the Geelong Pier and the Geelong Yacht Club. An open lawn with beautiful trees around the perimeter, the Gardens are a lovely spot to sit and enjoy the sun...
--> Steampacket Gardens Geelong
This is a nice little park not far from the Geelong Pier and the Geelong Yacht Club. An open lawn with beautiful trees around the perimeter, the Gardens are a lovely spot to sit and enjoy the sun...
--> Falls Road, Marysville
Steavenson Falls are one of Victoria's highest falls with 5 cascades, a total descent of 122 metres, the last having a drop of more than 21 metres. Named after John Steavenson, who first visited...
--> 1 Boathouse Road, Kew
The iconic Studley Park boathouse will re-open with a new dining, drinking & entertainment hub on the banks of the Yarra River. Established in 1863, Studley Park boathouse has served Melbourne...
--> Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra
No visit to Melbourne is complete without a walk, jog or run around Melbourne's iconic 'Tan Track', a 3.827km track around the perimeter of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Melbourne's most popular...
--> The Briars Community Forest, 442 Nepean Hwy, Mount Martha
The Briars is a spectacular 230-hectare property located in Mount Martha, roughly 1 hours drive to the south of Melbourne. Visitors can enjoy walks and wildlife spotting or become immersed in...
--> Vaughan Street, Sunbury
The Nook is an attractive picnic spot overlooking the lake and surrounded parkland. The park features a duck pond, sheltered picnic tables, lawns, benches, car park, rubbish bins, drinking...
--> 2301 Midland Highway, Springmount
2301 Midland Highway, Springmount - Daylesford Where getting lost is only half the fun! About 90 minutes north-west of Melbourne, The Tangled Maze is all about getting lost. The 'Botanical...
--> Ernst Wanke Rd, Berwick
Interesting playground with a farmyard theme. The main structure has a wave slide, tunnel, steering wheel panel, abacus, balance beam, monkey rungs, steep chain bridge, fireman's pole and sloping...
--> Corner of Spring St and Wellington Parade, 2-18 Spring Street East Melbourne
The small and peaceful Treasury Gardens sit between Fitzroy Gardens and Spring Street, and are a popular venue for community events and rallies. Treasury Gardens is one of the state's oldest...
--> Berwick Waters, Clyde North
Tree Walk Park, located at Berwick Waters in Clyde North, is a fully fenced, inclusive playground designed for all ages and abilities. It features a unique treetop walk, nature-based play areas,...
--> Queen Street, Altona Meadows
Truganina Coastal Parklands has been created on the site of the former Altona Tip. A feature of the park is the 100 Steps to Federation, a stone staircase made of basalt rock recycled from when...
--> Fitzroy Gardens East Melbourne
The Tudor Village in Fitzroy Gardens represent a typical Kentish village during the Tudor period. As well as comprising private residences and public buildings, the village is replete with the...
--> Chaucer Street, St Kilda
Veg Out is an organic, chemical free community garden run by volunteers and located in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. Formerly a lawn bowling green, the land Veg Out is situated on is...
--> Corner Lulie St and Turner St Abbotsford
Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford best known as the original home of the Collingwood Football Club. Built for Australian rules football and cricket, Victoria Park has also been home...
--> (Enter via Gate 2) K Road Werribee South
The Victoria State Rose Garden has over 5,500 roses (covering about 6 acres) and one of the tourist gems of Victoria. Awarded the International Garden of Excellence by the World Federation Of Rose...
--> 1012 Riversdale Road Surrey Hills
Wattle Park features historic buildings, huge gum trees, wattles, seasonal wildflowers and ponds. The historic Chalet, popular for functions, is set among exotic trees and sweeping lawns. The...
--> Werribee Gorge Pentland Hills
Werribee Gorge retains a wild, rugged natural beauty. The park offers spectacular views and great opportunities for bushwalking and rock climbing. There are a variety of walks in the park. A...
--> K Road, Werribee
10 hectares of open parkland and superbly manicured formal gardens surround Werribee Mansion. The gardens are widely attributed to W.R Guilfoyle, Curator of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. His...
--> 71 Fitzsimons Lane Templestowe
Westerfolds Park is a huge park next to the Yarra River in Templestowe with over 120 hectares of recreational and environmental parkland managed by Parks Victoria. The park has much to...
--> Corner Giffard Street and Osborne Street Williamstown
Opened in 1860, the gardens provide a peaceful setting to enjoy a picnic, stroll or to just relax. Nestled by the sea, complete with rare and significant trees, a formal palm avenue and a...
--> 668 Princes Hwy Berwick
Wilson Botanic Park Berwick has been developed into 39 hectares of scenic and tranquil parkland. Only minutes from the Monash Freeway, the park attracts local and international visitors and is...
--> 668 Princes Highway Berwick
Only minutes from the Monash Freeway, the park attracts local and international visitors and is sanctuary to an abundance of native animals. Perched on the edge of the Basalt Lake, the Birdhide...
--> Emerald Lake Road Emerald
Wombat Corner is an accredited camp situated in Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges only 50km from Melbourne. It is surrounded by Emerald Lake Park and Wright Forest with the lake itself only one...
--> Wyndham Park Watton Street Werribee
The newly renovated Wyndham Park is located on the banks of the picturesque Werribee River this major $13 million Wyndham City project has transformed the park into a recreation and events hub in the...
--> 2 Hood St Yea
The Y Water Discovery Centre incorporates a fully accredited Visitor Information Centre and interactive environmental interpretive displays to inform visitors about the importance of water resource...
--> Boathouse Road Kew
Yarra Bend Park is the largest park near Melbourne featuring river escarpments, open woodlands, playing fields and golf courses. Nestled in between Kew and Abbotsford is this fabulous bushland....
--> Yarra Park Jolimont
Yarra Park is one of Melbourne's best known parks being home to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and Punt Road Oval. Yarra Park is one of the main public parklands located within the city's...
--> Yarra Promenade Southbank
Public walkway outside Crown Towers, Southbank. Yarra Promenade runs between Queensbridge Street (near Queens Bridge), along the bank of the Yarra River to Spencer Street, Southbank. Features...
--> 50 West Gateway Lara
Yarrabee Native Garden is a private 5 acre garden located in lovely picturesque town of Lara. Yarrabee is aboriginal for place of many gums. Our garden is a mixture of Australian native and...
--> Whitehall Street Yarraville
Garden beds, barbecue, picnic tables, public toilets, outdoor stage, sealed paths and James Cumming Memorial statue. Dogs can be off lead on Greelish Oval except when games in...
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