Parks and the outdoors in Ballarat

Parks and the outdoors in Ballarat

1. See

   Ballarat Tramway Museum

   Western shore of Lake Wendouree. The museum operates a fleet of historic trams along 1.3 km of original track through the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The museum is open Saturdays, Sundays, public and school holidays from 12:30 till 5PM. A 20 minute ride costs $4 adults, $2 for children. There is also a free display of stationary trams and memorabilia at the depot. An 1887 horse tram operates several times per year. Trams are also available for hire.

2. See

   Ballarat Wildlife Park

   Closed Christmas Day. Has a large display of Australian animals, birds and reptiles.

   9AM-5:30PM·Adults $25, children $15

3. Do

   Begonia Festival

   The Begonia Festival, held over the Labor Day long weekend in March, is worth attending, with activities such as a street parade held in Sturt St and horticultural displays in and around the botanical gardens of Lake Wendouree.

   10AM-5PM·Free

4. See Not mapped

   Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

   Cnr Wendouree Parade and Carlton Street, south end of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The 170-metre-long granite wall has the names of more than 36,000 prisoners-of-war carved into it.

5. Buy Not mapped

   Ballarat Lakeside Farmers Market

   Wendouree Parade, opposite the Botanical Gardens. Held 2nd and last Staurdays every month, 9AM-1PM. Free admission.

6. See Not mapped

   Lake Wendouree

   A large 238-hectare lake in the centre of town. Has rowing, yacht, kayak and fishing clubs.

7. See

   Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ballarat (CC BY-SA 4.0).