Local Attractions

queenscliff

Queenscliff is regarded as one of the loveliest villages on the Bellarine Peninsula and its architecture, particularly the historic buildings like The Vue Grand and Queenscliff Hotel, are star attractions.

Delicious food and wine experiences are available at the award winning Athelstane House, The Vue Grand and Queenscliff Hotel. Casual dining is available at many cafes and award-winning fish and chipperies!

Great shopping, art galleries and attractions:

  • Seaview Gallery and Salt Contemporary Art exhibit some of Australia's best known artists.
  • Maritime Museum (03 5258 3440) and the magnificently restored RNLI Watson Class lifeboat,
  • Marine Discover Centre www.dpi.vic.gov.au/vro/mdc
  • Fort Queenscliff (03 5258 1488) to view the Black Lighthouse, one of only three black lighthouses in the world.
  • Queenscliff Day Spa (03 5258 4233) www.queenscliffdayspa.com.au
  • Queenscliff Golf Club www.queenscliffgolfclub.com.au
  • Swimming with dolphins. See All Dolphin Swims www.dolphinswims.com.au
  • Fishing and Diving to discover coral, sponges and shipwrecks around the bay's entrance
  • Guided Walking Tours operate every Saturday; Book at the Queenscliff Visitor Information Centre (1300 884 843) www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au
Music Festival:
Regarded as the music lovers' capital of The Bellarine, Queenscliff celebrates its reputation on the last weekend of every November at the Queenscliff Music Festival when popular Australian and international artists play to large crowds.

Bellarine Peninsula Railway:
When in Queenscliff take a ride on the Bellarine Peninsula Railway that runs from historic Queenscliff station to Drysdale on Sundays and public holidays or hop aboard The Blues Train to enjoy a live music journey www.thebluestrain.com.au

Queenscliff started as a fishing village before becoming a fashionable holiday destination for Melbourne's elite in the late nineteenth century

Markets:
Queenscliff Community Market
Where: Lower Princes Park, Queenscliff
When: Last Sunday of the month (September to May)
Ph: 0408 340 932

Events:
Queenscliff Blue Water Challenge – January
Queenscliff Seafood Festival – April
Queenscliff Music Festival – November

How to get there:
Queenscliff is approximately 1.5 hours from Melbourne on the Princes and Bellarine Highways. A vehicle and passenger ferry operates 7.00am to 7.00pm between Queenscliff and Sorrento taking approximately 40 minutes