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The Bellarine: The Best of Coast to Country

Whichever direction you choose to travel around The Bellarine, you'll realise that the more you look the more you discover!

Just over an hour from Melbourne and with the townships generally not more than ten kilometres apart, there is plenty to see on a day tour or stop in one place for the perfect short break. 

Activities on The Bellarine include all the water-based sports and pleasures you can think of – snorkelling, jet-skiing, swimming with dolphins, surfing, kayaking, fishing, marine sanctuaries, sailing and more.
 
The lush farmlands lend themselves as beautifully to crops as they do to breeding and training horses, grazing sheep and cattle, grape-growing, even alpaca and deer farming.
 
Bed and breakfast accommodation is plentiful, hotels are often historic buildings and there are always the well-appointed caravan parks and camping available.
 
World class wineries are peppered throughout the area, as are superb restaurants, quaint cafés, fresh local seafood and Sunday markets.
 
For families and those looking for some fresh air, there are cycling trails, picnic and barbecue areas, playgrounds, golf courses and tennis courts in each township. There is also a great selection of entertainment for children including mini-golf, mazes, and a steam train. For an adrenaline burst plan a visit to Adventure Park, a state of the art water park featuring giant water slides and activities.
 

What more could you want?

News The Bellarine

Bellarine restaurant in picture postcard setting soon to feature on TV

Fri, 27 Aug 2010
Bellarine restaurant Elk Horn Roadhouse was even busier than usual recently as it played host to the Channel 9 Victorian-based travel program Postcards.  more »

Five Stars for Leura Park Estate

Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Leura Park Estate directors David and Lyndsay Sharp have achieved their dream of a five star rating from renowned wine guru, James Halliday.   more »

Vue Grand Awarded a one glass rating in the Gourmet Traveller Australian Wine List of the Year Awards!

Wed, 25 Aug 2010
The iconic Vue Grand Hotel in Queenscliff is celebrating it’s recent One Glass rating in the Gourmet Traveller Australian Wine List of the Year Awards.   more »

Bellarine accommodation offers slow cooked dinners which are quick to take off

Sun, 22 Aug 2010
One of the nicest things to come home to after work, or after a long day of driving, is the smell of a delicious dinner cooking. But this is rare in these days of the cooks also being the breadwinners.  more »

2010 Queenscliff Music Festival Artist Line Up Revealed!

Mon, 16 Aug 2010
The 2010 festival line up when completed will deliver over 80 acts presenting 150 performances in 13 venues across Queenscliff on the weekend of 26-27-28 November.  more »
Bellarine Taste Trail

The Bellarine Taste Trail

The Bellarine Peninsula is emerging as one of Victoria’s newest gourmet destinations-to-watch, thanks to an abundance of new and innovative food and wine related offerings most notably the new Bellarine Taste Trail.

Explore the Bellarine Taste Trail today!

A Visit to Queenscliff

Portarlington

Put Yourself in The Picture on The Bellarine

The Bellarine features safe bay and ocean beaches, wineries, golf courses, theme parks, great eateries, shops, galleries and beautiful countryside.

Discover The Bellarine and explore its many villages including - Drysdale, Portarlington, Indented Head, Queenscliff, Leopold, Clifton Springs, St Leonards, Point Lonsdale, Wallington, Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads

How to get here

How to get here

Driving

There are two ways of driving to The Bellarine. You can access The Bellarine via Melbourne or Ballarat and Geelong or by ferry to Queenscliff from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula. From the Surf Coast you head towards Geelong then turn off right at various exit points to Barwon Heads and start your Bellarine experience from there.

Train

Trains run between Geelong and Melbourne frequently. Bus services connect Geelong with most destinations around The Bellarine.

Touring Options

Once in Geelong, various touring options are available to discover The Bellarine. From car hire to mini-buses and coaches, wine tour operators, charter yachts and boat hire to chauffeur driven harley davidson motorcycles. We have touring opportunities to ensure your experience on The Bellarine is a memorable one!