Warrnambool Things to Do

There is plenty of shipwreck history at Warrnambool. Visit the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and the Portland Marine Discovery Centre.
Warrnambool is known for whale watching from June. You can expierience the awe of the whales with their young calfs from a specially built platform.
Warrnambool also holds the longest steple horse race - usually in the first week of May.

If you should be seeking an ideal spot for a picnic, may I recommend this splendid park in the north west part of Warrnambool.
Though not vast, it does take up a whole city block and is dutifully maintained by the local council.
Designed by WIlliam Guildfoyle in 1879 it is done the classic style of such things with meandering paths seeking their way beside lovely manicured lawns, a lily pond with resident ducks, mature trees bordered by showy flowers and it even has a rotunda.

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The major Warrnambool tourist attraction, modelled on an early Australian coastal port. Included in the grounds are the fortifications built in 1887 to repel the feared Russian invasion! I really liked this place - there's a number of old shops, a bank as well as the lighthouse and down on the 'quayside' are a number of port related buildings and a couple of restored historic ships, including the Tasmanian ferry boat, the Rowitta. Displays of old ropes, wrenches and a blacksmith in situ adds to the appeal - the only less interesting aspect is the newer museum built at the entrance and a dull film of the wreck of Loch Ard - the Liverpool (scouse) ascent being so broad on one of the narrators that it was hard to actually understand what was being said. But we discovered the exit from the auditorium did not involve going out past the front desk (and the very enthusiastic ticket seller) and so we were able to get into the village 'proper' pretty quickly.

Open 9am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day. Also Sound and Light Experience - every night except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - times vary according to the season.

Ticket prices: Daytime Evening
Adults: AUD$15 AUD$25
Concession: AUD$12 AUD$20
Kids (5-15) AUD$6 AUD$13.50
Family: AUD$36 (2 adults/2 kids) AUD$63.50

Here is the village that shows the early town of Warrnambool and Port.
Featuring the Gravesend Theatre and Great Circle Gallery.
Also they have a multi million light and sound show, Shipwrecked.

Open Daily
Check the times for the Shipwrecked show.

The Warrnambool Trout farm is somewhere you are guaranteed to catch a fish.
All equipment is supplied. You can feed the fish.
Catch the fish and cook on the campfire. Good fun and will keep the kids happy.

Group bookings available.

Open daily from 10.30am to 5pm

We all need retail therapy on holiday:)

Warrnambool has all you need to keep the credit card busy.
Liebig is the main street, you can start wandering along here and then head off into the other streets where you will find great fashioon shops, show shops and all other varieties of retail.
Make sure you do wander all the streets as I think that few of the good shops are hiding off the main area.

The Fletcher Jones Factory and Gardens is an institute in Warrnambool.
There is a huge silver ball above the factory ( no idea what it is:) Here they made the materials for the well known Fletcher Jones label.

The gardens are now a toursit attraction, if you are in the area pop in and have a walk around them.

The beach is a lovely clan beach to take the family to.

You must swim between the flags. The beach that is Patrolled is the beach near the Caravan parks opposite the Lake Petrobe park.

If you are an experienced Surfer you can go around to Logans Beach or Thunder Point. Please don't swim in these areas or climb on the rocks.....