Melbourne Airport 1 hr 27
Oakdene Vineyards Cellar Door (6 min)
1920s farmhouse B&B offering eclectic rooms with vineyard views, plus a tasting room & a bistro. Adventure Park Geelong, Victoria (11 min)
Amusement park with many waterslides, rides, an archery range, mini-golf & a kids’ train. National Wool Museum (27 min)
History museum of the Austrian wool industry, with hands-on exhibits, plus workshops & a gift shop. Point Nepean National Park (1 hr 37)
National park with historic forts & a visitor centre, plus bike hire, walking tracks & beach access. Point Lonsdale Lighthouse (14 min) Fort Queenscliff Museum (15 min)
Restored 19th-century fortification with military artifacts & interpretive history exhibits. The Bellarine Railway - Queenscliff Station (17 min) The Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens (25 min)
Leafy gardens attracting varied local bird species & hosting regular educational programs. Bellarine Peninsula (9 min)
Scenic peninsula offering beaches, dining, wineries, villages & markets, plus striking sea views. Geelong Gallery (28 min)
Art gallery established in 1896, with an extensive collection of 19th- & 20th-c. Australian art. Sorrento Ocean Beach (1 hr 30)
At low tide, rock pools form at this scenic, peninsula beach with an oceanfront cafe. Eastern Beach Reserve (27 min)
Leisure area built in the 1930s, with an enclosed seawater pool, diving towers & a promenade. Fort Nepean (1 hr 46)
Preserved 18th-century fortress with tunnels, WWII battlements & other military defense displays. Geelong Waterfront (26 min)
Landmark beachfront leisure area with a carousel, a Ferris wheel, a harbour & dining options. Eastern Beach (27 min)
Unassuming Geelong beach offering swimming, sunbathing & views of the Giant Sky Wheel. | 
