Cunningham's Pier
Restaurants, swimming enclosure with diving facilities, pontoons etc, from sand to deep water at Eastern Beach.
Restored Carousel
Built in 1892, and housed in a custom-built glass pavilion at Eastern Beach, this hand carved, 36 horse roundabout is open daily from 11.00 am until early evening.
National Wool Museum
History of the wool industry, housed in an old 1872 bluestone woolstore.
Ford Discovery Centre
History of the Ford motor industry in Geelong.
Geelong Art Gallery
Outstanding collection of paintings, sculpture, & decorative arts.
The Bollards
104 painted wooden sculptures, arced around 3.5km around Corio Bay, tell the affectionate history of Geelong.
Bellarine Rail Trail
Geelong to Queenscliff – walk it!-ride it!-jog it! Divided in sections with the full trail being 33.5 km long.
Old Geelong Gaol
Old bluestone gaol, which had appalling conditions, & was not closed until 1991.
Botanical Gardens
Historic gardens started in 1851, & overlooking Corio Bay.
Maritime Museum
The Naval & Maritime Museum, at historic Osborne House, North Geelong. The site of Australia's first naval college, and was once home to Australia's submarine fleet.
Narana Creations.
Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
Fort Queenscliff
Tours, weekends, & holidays.

KIDS!!! Big and small:

Adventure Park, Action packed fun for a family day out.
A Maze'N things, one of Australia's largest maze's. Also mini-golf and free indoor games
Rug Rats Retreat, North Geelong. Largest indoor playground in Victoria.
Fairy Park, for youngsters 2-92. Anakie. Animated fairy stories, and Camelot playground for lots of medieval fun. Set on 23.5 acres.

Golf

Barwon Valley Golf Club, Belmont. 400 Meters from the Motel

13th Beach Golf Course.

Torquay Sands, Torquay

Queens Park Public Golf Course, Newtown.
Elcho Park Golf Course, Lara.
Balyang par 3 Golf Course, Geelong.
Geelong East Golf Club, overlooking Corio Bay.

Mini Golf

Bellarine Adventure golf
A Maze'N golf, 6 landscaped acres.

Restaurants


Fisherman's Pier Seafood restaurant
Sailors Restaurant, Picturesque landmark, overlooking Corio Bay
Wharf Shed Café & Le Parisienne Restaurant Eastern Beach. Right on the water
Smorgy's & Buccaneer Restaurant. On end of Cunningham's Pier. Bring the kids to see animatronic King Neptune & Sammy the seal. Every half-hour at Smorgy's.
Club Cats Geelong football clubs' own venue at Shell Stadium.
Buckley's Geelong Combined Leagues Club, 5 mins from the Rose Garden Motel. Opened in 1993, Gaming room, Entertainment, Function room

Cinemas

Village - Ryrie St. Geelong
Reading Cinema Complex, Waurn Pond Shopping Centre, five minutes from Rose Garden Motel, restaurants, and easy parking.

Shops

Bay City & Market Square, Geelong.
Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre, Supermarkets specialty shops.
Belmont High Street K-Mart / supermarkets /specialty shops.
Trendy Pakington Street [Pako St] Wide tree lined avenue, restaurants, upmarket op-shops & factory outlets.

 

Winery's

The Minya Vineyard and Winery -

The Minya Vineyard and Winery was established in 1974 by Jeff and Sue Dans. To preserve the heritage of the area, "Minya" was chosen from the Aboriginal name meaning "Place of Many Birds". Jeff and Sue have been involved in wine and food for over 3 decades now and are sure that you will enjoy Minya with them. The winery offers the facilities for private functions, parties or conferences as well as Cellar Door sales and Concert Series.

Pettavel -

Look across the broad landscape that was once the heart of the Geelong vignoble while enjoying great food or tasting the estate's range of regional wines.
65 Pettavel Road, Waurn Ponds
Ph 03 5266 1120