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The corner of Gray and McIntyre Streets is known as Church Hill owing to the presence of St Andrew's Presbyterian and Anglican Christ Church Co-Cathedral (the Sunday school dates back to 1889).
The massive bluestone Gothic Revival Church of St Andrew's (1907-09), with its enormous spire, was built on the site of the first St Andrew's (1858). The original services were conducted in Gaelic.
Both Churches are really beautiful and worth seeing. A pity I was a little late, as the Autumn leaves had finished and were dropping. The bright colours against the dark grey Churches would have made a beautiful photo.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Hamilton is well known for its beautiful historic houses/ mansions.
Lots of wealthy people lived in Hamilton, and they built many different styles of houses. A drive around the city, and we saw many of these, most of them were named.
One was an Art Deco styled Italian Villa, circa 1920 with great period detail, another looked like houses we had seen in England.
We found plenty on our drive, and most of them had lovely gardens to match.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Address: Around Hamilton
The Hamilton Botanic Gardens are really lovely gardens. These are the 4th oldest botanic gardens in Victoria and are of historical significance.
It was in 1853, that this land was set aside for a public garden. A landscaper from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, began planting the gardens in 1870, later being taken over by William Guilfoyle, the curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens and one of Australia’s greatest garden designers and botanists. These gardens are one of the State’s most intact examples of a 19th-century regional botanic garden, and an important early example of the work of Guilfoyle.
Pathways led me through and around the park, past sweeping lawns, a lovely Rotunda and Fountain, and also some very rare trees. The Kentucky Coffee Tree is the only known one growing in Victoria. Some other rare trees were the Funeral Cypress and Himalayan Oaks.
Dating back to the 19th century, and still there, are the two aviaries and an animal enclousure.
Another nice 19th century touch, is the gates with Lion's heads.
Set in 4 acres, Hamilton Botanic Gardens is bounded by French, Kennedy, Martin and Thompson Streets, Hamilton
FREE ENTRY.
Written Sep 25, 2012
We came across these big Bales as we were entering Hamilton. Free off road parking was available, so we pulled up for a look inside.
It was pretty quiet in there. The Restaurant/Cafe had a few people, one of them came forward and greeted us. It turned out he was the caretaker of the complex, and told us to wander through and have a look at the FREE MUSEUM on the history of Sheep in the Area.
It is open 7 days a week for Breakfast and Lunch, or just for a quick coffee and snack. I did see a selection of home-cooked goodies on offer.
Sunday Lunch, is a choice of two roast meats and complimentary tea or coffee.
First we walked into the souvenir shop, which had plenty of souvenirs to do with wool. Wool quilts, pillows, jumpers, clothing, lots of lovely soft doggy toys, australian animals and other souvenirs.
A unique gift to take home would be a soft toy Australian Kelpie, a child would love that!
The we walked into the Museum, this is where you should come to learn about sheep. There were posters, old and new shearing equipment, samples of wool from different breeds of sheep, in fact, anything to do with the Sheep industry was here! Quite worth having a look at.
OPENING HOURS
Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm
Saturday 8.30am - 2.30pm
Sunday 9.30am - 2.30pm
Written Sep 25, 2012
Address: 230 Coleraine road, Hamilton
Phone: 03 5571 2810
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Izzy's has SO much to choose from. I am normally a really fussy eater and I STILL haven't tried everything I want to on the menu.
The restaurant is run by a lovely family who are always up for a chat and it has a fantastic atmosphere.
The restaurant was deliberately built on the smaller side to encourage a more personal and cozy atmosphere.
Good sized helpings as well. Most meals are around the $17-$22 mark.
Favorite Dish: Satay Beef & their famous Butter Rice.
Written Mar 5, 2007
Address: Gray Street
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