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Warrnambool - Surf to City an overview of holiday accommodation in Warrnambool.
A common requests from many first time visitors to Warrnambool is for motel accommodation next to the beach and close to shops and restuarants. Unfortunately none of these request can be fulfilled as there are no motels, shops and only one restaurant close to Warrnambool's beach.
So to give everyone a clearer picture, ther following is a brief description of Warrnambool's accommodation layout

The main access to the beach is via Pertobe road which runs around the perimeter of the bay, on the sea side of Pertobe road are the two council opearated camping grounds - these represent the closest accommodation to the beach and it is only a matter walking out of your tent or caravan and through a tea tree fence at the rear of the camping ground and you are on the beach. These camping grounds only have camp sites and a few cabins and are run by council employees. At the western end of the bay(closer to the breakwater) are a number of beach side apartments, these offer a more upmarket accommodation, and they are also on the sea side of Pertobe road, but due to the shape of the bay they are also much further away from the beach and typically anywhere between 100 and 150 metres away from the sea.

On the city side of Pertobe road is a huge adventure park which has barbeques, playgrounds and visitor facilities. The only commercial ventures in this area are small boat hire and a mini golf course. The Lake Pertobe playground area is heavily used during the holiday periods and is the venue for seaside concerts, Craft markets, Vintage vehicle displays. Funs Runs and numerous other activities The photo below was taken at one of "Entertainment in the Park" functuoins.

The photo below better shows the layout of the beach with the Lake Pertobe adventure park in the middle of the picture and the beach ( and breakwater) immeadiately behind) The photo was takem from Artillery cresent ( better known locally as Cannon Hill) and shows the elevation of Cannon Hill compared to the beach. Most of Warrnambool is built on a secondary coastal dune system and is elevated about 20 to 30 metres above sea level
There is a small park and grassed area on Cannon Hill and a popular picnic spot also a good place to take a few photos and to get your bearings as most of the coastline is visible from Cannon Hill

The southerly end of Warrnambool's main street (Liebig St) and the most southerly section of the CBD ends at the local War Memorial and also the entrance to Artrillery drive (Cannon Hill) this is a bit over a kilometre from the sea - which can be seen in the background
The bottom section of Liebig St ( a block north of the war memorial) is the entertainment precinct with over 50 restaurants within 100 metres of this corner, also the Warrnambool Performing Arts centre, Civic Hall, Public Library and Art Gallery are located on this intersection
A further three blocks back the city rises another 30 or so metres again due to an older dune system. Houses here, while being over 2 kilometres from the sea still have ocean views. The main Melbourne road (Princes highway) is visible at the bottom of the hill. Most of the cities motels are located either side of the highway. The city boundaries extend about 4 kilometres east and west from this point.


 

 

 

 

Interesting &
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Ocean Road Travel
A dedicated web site covering travel between Melbourne and Adelaide via the Ocean Road -

For Information on accommodation, sight seeing, entertainment, restaurants, pubs and the odd bit of history visit
www.oceanroadaccommodation.com.au

 

Lake Pertobe
Mini Golf
open 7 days a week from 10 AM to 4 PM

close to the beach on Pertobe Road Warrnambool

 

Warrnambool Information Page

The first in a series of information pages covering the major towns and cities in the region - for more information on planning your summer holiday in Warrnambool - please click on the picture


The Mahogany Ship Legend



The recent launch of a replica 16th century Portuguese Caravel has sparked interest in the local Mahogany ship legend which dates back to the original settlement of the area.
The ship was built by local resident Graeme Wylie over a period of 8 years and is now moored at Port Fairy. For more information on the Mahogany ship and the legend please click here .

Toscana Resort - Qld
Luxury Resort in the heart of Airlie Beach - 100 metres from the beach with fabulous views of the bay - Click her to visit Toscana Resort

Toscana Resort