Parks and gardens in Yarra Valley

Victoria's Parks and Gardens

Victoria’s landscape offers a blend of manicured botanical gardens and rugged historical reserves. This selection spans the Dandenong Ranges and the Mornington Peninsula, featuring the native flora of Cranbourne, the intricate hedge mazes of Ashcombe, and wildlife sanctuaries in Pearcedale. It also highlights several 19th-century colonial sites, including preserved courthouses and industrial relics like the Woodfield Trestle Bridge and the Comet Sawmill, reflecting the state's diverse heritage and natural beauty.

Victoria's Parks and Gardens — Map

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Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne

Features the 15-hectare Australian Garden, showcasing over 170,000 native plants. The site includes the Red Sand Garden and themed displays illustrating the diversity of Australian flora.

Rexness / CC BY-SA 2.0

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National Rhododendron Gardens

The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, formerly known as the National Rhododendron Gardens, is a botanical garden in Olinda, Victoria,…

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Aschombe Maze & Lavender Gardens

Home to Australia's oldest hedge maze and a circular rose maze containing 1,200 bushes. The grounds also feature year-round lavender displays and a woodland trail.

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Enchanted Maze Garden

A 25-acre estate featuring multiple hedge mazes, tube slides, and sculpture walks. The park also includes tree surfing and a 3D indoor maze.

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George Pentland Botanical Gardens

Showcases native plants from the Mornington Peninsula across 14 hectares. The site includes a central lake, walking tracks, and ornamental garden beds.

Peter Campbell / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Surrey Gardens

Surrey Gardens is a park in Melbourne, Australia, located in the suburb of Surrey Hills.

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Former Olinda Golf Course Park

A decommissioned golf course converted into a public park. It offers expansive open spaces, off-leash dog areas, and views of the Dandenong Ranges.

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Pearcedale Conservation Park and Moonlit Sanctuary

A wildlife sanctuary focused on native Australian animals. It features nocturnal species and offers evening lantern-lit tours to observe animals in their natural habitats.

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Phillip Island Wildlife Park

A 60-acre park housing over 100 species of native animals. Visitors can encounter free-roaming kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, and wombats.

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Alowyn Garden

A seven-acre garden divided into six distinct zones, including a perennial border and a silver birch forest. It is known for its 100-meter wisteria archway.

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Tallangallook-Dry Creek Historic Area

Protects historical gold mining sites and ruins within a forest setting, reflecting the region's mid-19th-century mining heritage.

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Coopers Ck Copper Mine Historic and Cultural Features Res.

Preserves copper mining infrastructure and cultural sites along the Thomson River, with remains dating back to the late 19th century.

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U.T. Creek Historic Reserve

A natural reserve preserving historical and cultural features along the creek.

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Gisborne Court House Historic Reserve

Preserves a mid-19th-century courthouse building that served the local community during Victoria's colonial period.

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Lancefield Court House Historic Reserve

Site of a preserved 19th-century courthouse building, reflecting the colonial administrative history of the region.

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Jamieson Court House Historic and Cultural Features Reserve

Preserves a colonial-era courthouse in a former gold mining town, showcasing 19th-century administrative architecture.

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Woodfield Trestle Bridge Historic and Cultural Features Reserve

Features a historic timber trestle bridge that was part of the former railway line that once connected the Mansfield region.

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Eildon Water Reserve

A natural area near Lake Eildon focused on water-based ecosystems and local flora conservation.

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Alexandra Court House Historic and Cultural Features Reserve

Preserves a 19th-century courthouse building, serving as a historical example of colonial architecture in the region.

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Comet Sawmill Historic and Cultural Features Reserve

Preserves the remains of a historic steam-powered sawmill, illustrating the early 20th-century timber industry in the Victorian bush.

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