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Pro
It has got a real village feel to it and a quirky character.
Con
The big mall complexes down the line are sucking the life out of the main street.
In a nutshell
It's a jolly nice place.
sirgaw Says: Monbulk Creek trestle bridge is the 3rd most photographed bridge in Australia – or so it is claimed. First is quite obvious – Sydney Harbour Bridge, second is the oldest bridge still in use in Australia – the bridge across the river in Richmond, Tasmania.The Monbulk Creek...
Emerald Lake Model Railway and miniature world
sirgaw Says: Although this attraction is located at Emerald Lake and close to the Emerald township, I have included in the Belgrave page as it would probably be viewed in conjunction with a Puffing Billy ride.Every kid big and small - particularly the big - loves model railways. Me, I...
DennyP Says: While most visitors that come to Belgrave are here for the "Puffin Billy" train ride . Belgrave is a small town with a proud heritage.. Being a train person this was high on my agenda this time visiting Melbourne. A day out with a mate it was decided on that we would get the...
sirgaw Says: A steam train buffs delight - that's young and old - Puffing Billy (PBR) was the life line to the small mountain communities in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne until the Victorian Railways closed down the line in the 1953 after a land slide blocked the line. Shortly...
Gotta do the Puffing Billy thing
craic Says: I did this once years ago when the kids were little and they really liked it. (I did too.)The old steam train is a lovely thing and it slowly puffs through really pretty country. Some of the carriages are open and that is exciting too.Last time I saw it, it was crossing the...
lisa_aruliah Says: I did not go on the paddle boats only because I've been on paddle boats before and I don't find them as exciting as hiking around....would have been more fun if I was in a large group. I think it's about $15 for 30 mins but I could be wrong.
lisa_aruliah Says: The model railway display covers about 2km of track, 100s of engines, in depth landscapes, push-button interactions and much more. The notes of 'have you seen the...' bring to attention every part of the massive landscape. One can only imagine the time and patience required...
lisa_aruliah Says: The walk to the wishing well is picturesque and everyone of us can do with a few wishes coming true. The track covers unspoilt beauty so please be aware that you require proper walking shoes.
lisa_aruliah Says: This is a must do for all ages. I guess there's nothing like sitting in a steam engine and being covered in soot and breathing in the fumes.
BerniShand Says: I suppose on a warm sunny day that Lakeside is a lovely place to while away an hour or two, but we were chilly and damp, so we resisted a ride on the water-cycles and wandered around the lake for a while before we caught the return trainthere is a small cafe at the station...
BerniShand Says: The train stops at Menzies Creek for a few minutes, this gives you chance to get off to stretch your legs, have a smoke or just admire the engineyou can leave the train here and wander around, or catch the next train back to Belgrave which arrived a few minutes after we did,...
a very cheery little place, even though it was lunchtime we had a lovely breakfast here before we rode on the train, the walls are painted and there are railway themed things all around
look out for the train clock ! on the hour a train runs around the outer rim of the dial, puffing merrily
Favorite Dish: we has a large breakfast, it was really tasty
Updated Dec 16, 2004
Address: across from Belgrave Station, on the main road
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The daughter I met here on Friday night for a quiet drink, an eat, and a chin wag.
It's pleasant enough - they have a TAB room and a bistro and a beer garden out the back for smokers - and some of the time they have tables out the front for smokers. They seem to pack them up quite early. Maybe there is a council rule.
I liked most the big pull back windows at the front so you can sit and survey the passing parade.
Belgrave gets quite lively on a Friday night.
It's a solid sort of pub - the clientele seemed quite scruffy - but well behaved. I'm cool with that.
We shared a bowl of nachos - which was very expensive - $16 - which was just corn chips, salsa, avocado and sour cream. No meat or beans. And it wasn't very good at all.
I am prepared to give their meals another go - but they only get one more chance.
The music wasn't too loud. I don't think they had a jukebox. I didn't notice pokies, maybe they were in the TAB room.
The bar staff were extremely pleasant and affable.
Happy hour from 5-7 on Thursday and Friday night.
I will go there again. It is one of my locals.
Dress Code: There is a sign that they have a dress code but when I was there on Friday night I don't think it was very strictly policed.
Written Mar 14, 2009
Address: In the main drag. You can't miss it.
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The train would be the best way to get to the Puffing Billy station. Get the train from Flinders Street station and get the Belgrave line. About 5 mins away (you'll see lots of signs) is the puffing billy station. Convenient and economical if going on a sunday with a sunday saver ($2.50 last time I checked).
Updated Jun 11, 2007
Local And Global: I love this shop
craic Says: Fair trade means the producers of the goods get a fair whack for their work. Which gives one a warm glow. Plus the goods in this shop are so quirky and so much fun - and not expensive.I bought a new bag from here made of a fish food sack from Vietnam - but I also really...
craic Says: It's not special, it is just a supermarket. But it does have a very good busking spot.We have those new fangled trolleys you have to put a coin in to free from the chain. So you collect your trolley - bustle past the busker. When you come out he is still there but you don't...
craic Says: The Gallipoli legend lives on in Australia - and the famous Lone Pine - and here is a descendent of that pine. I ws rather moved. Even though the tree is struggling. A pine should really flourish like a weed anywhere.I think it is even more moving because the cars flash by...
craic Says: Most of the little places in Australia have a war memorial. This is where the locals gather for the dawn service on Anzac Day.It is a plain monument - but as sad as they all are. The column has four sides and there are plaques on each side for all the recent wars.WW 1WW...
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We were starving after all our walking around and the cafe at the lake did not have much...I guess most people brought food along...and that's something we should have done as well...Being a weekend I had expected more quantity if not variety.
Written May 22, 2007
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Take a walk along the hiking trail and at the very end you come to a moss covered well...we all could use a few wishes coming true....
Written May 22, 2007
The last town on the Belgrave line
A gloomy day in Belgrave. Middle of winter. It is hard to get a good shot of Belgrave because it is set down in the bottom of a bowl of tree covered hills. It is a pretty town set in the Dandenong......
Belgrave, Puffing Billy, Lakeside
This trip was planned as a surprise for me (as I had planned the last trip as a surprise). The only thing that I was told was that I would have to drive and would be given directions on how to get...
It’s the end of the suburban train line, 41 kilometers from Melbourne, nestling in the Dandenong Ranges AND home to the famous Puffing Billy Railway (PBR). Belgrave has a small but active main...
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