Coolart Wetlands and Homestead is 80km southeast of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsula. Coolart Historic Area boasts a magnificent late Victorian-era farming property with diverse natural habitats, including significant wetlands. It’s an easy day trip from Melbourne, offering plenty of activities for the whole family. Visitors can wander through the historic Homestead, built by Frederick Sheppard Grimwade in 1895, and view the Grimwade photograph collection. Imagine what life would have been like when Coolart was a farm estate. The wetlands offer an opportunity to spot a diverse range of birdlife or take a guided park walk. It’s a perfect destination for anyone who loves history, nature, and photography.
Activities include;
- Guided or unguided tours of the interior of the Victorian-era home.
- Bird watching in the surrounding wetlands
- Picnic on the lawns
- Explore the gardens with exotic plants from around the world in the Coolart gardens, designed in 1938 by David Mathews, the curator of Footscray Gardens.
- Access the beach
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