Guidebook for Silverleaves
Food Scene
Silverleaves Store & Cafe
1 Honeysuckle GroveThe food is good.
I have had the best steak in my life here. The wines are really good. The view is exceptional.
97 locals recommend
The Cape Kitchen
1215 Phillip Island RdI have had the best steak in my life here. The wines are really good. The view is exceptional.
I love the wines here, especially the sparkling, the pinot and the cabernet sauvignon. They do cheese platters here for lunch.
97 locals recommend
Purple Hen Winery
96 Mcfees RdI love the wines here, especially the sparkling, the pinot and the cabernet sauvignon. They do cheese platters here for lunch.
The fish and chips here are really good. Just check the opening hours first.
37 locals recommend
Tides of Rhyll
11 Beach RdThe fish and chips here are really good. Just check the opening hours first.
Sightseeing
The penguins are so cute, and their performances are always so different. We keep going to see them over and over.
319 locals recommend
Penguin Parade
1019 Ventnor RdThe penguins are so cute, and their performances are always so different. We keep going to see them over and over.
This garden is also known as the "Australian Garden". It won World Landscape of the Year in 2013. It is about half-way between Melbourne and Phillip Island, and is a good place to break up the journey on the way down. Allow about three hours to have a good look around and have lunch and a coffee in the cafe.
41 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Cranbourne Gardens
Botanic DriveThis garden is also known as the "Australian Garden". It won World Landscape of the Year in 2013. It is about half-way between Melbourne and Phillip Island, and is a good place to break up the journey on the way down. Allow about three hours to have a good look around and have lunch and a coffee in the cafe.
Parks & Nature
The koalas here are really cute. It might be the closest you ever get to seeing one.
203 locals recommend
Koala Conservation Reserve
1810 Phillip Island RdThe koalas here are really cute. It might be the closest you ever get to seeing one.
The trip out to Seal Rock is a "must do". Some say the seals are more exciting than the penguins. Take a good look at their other cruises as they are all really good.
135 locals recommend
Wildlife Coast Cruises
11 The EsplanadeThe trip out to Seal Rock is a "must do". Some say the seals are more exciting than the penguins. Take a good look at their other cruises as they are all really good.
There is a good 7 km walking trail here that takes you down to Rhyll. If you only go part of the way, you will see wallabies and lots of wildlife and beautiful sites.
Conservation Hill Reserve
411 Cowes-Rhyll RdThere is a good 7 km walking trail here that takes you down to Rhyll. If you only go part of the way, you will see wallabies and lots of wildlife and beautiful sites.
There is a lot of history here. Churchill Island was the site of the first European garden in Victoria, when wheat and other crops were planted in 1801 by Lieutenant Grant with the help of a team of convicts. Later, in 1872, the property became the holiday home of a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Samuel Amess.
38 locals recommend
Churchill Island
There is a lot of history here. Churchill Island was the site of the first European garden in Victoria, when wheat and other crops were planted in 1801 by Lieutenant Grant with the help of a team of convicts. Later, in 1872, the property became the holiday home of a former Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Samuel Amess.
The beach at Silverleaves has golden sands and low winds and gentle waves. It is good for beach activities like games, swimming and walking.
Swimming is best at mid to high tide when the wide tidal flats are covered. Do not swim far offshore, as tidal currents run along the beach.
(Extracted from local information sources)
8 locals recommend
Silverleaves
The beach at Silverleaves has golden sands and low winds and gentle waves. It is good for beach activities like games, swimming and walking.
Swimming is best at mid to high tide when the wide tidal flats are covered. Do not swim far offshore, as tidal currents run along the beach.
(Extracted from local information sources)
Ventnor has a long, narrow beach with reef flats on low tide and a nice swimming beach on high tide. Ideal for families wanting to spend the day at the beach playing beach games, stand up paddle boarding and sunbathing.
9 locals recommend
Ventnor
Ventnor has a long, narrow beach with reef flats on low tide and a nice swimming beach on high tide. Ideal for families wanting to spend the day at the beach playing beach games, stand up paddle boarding and sunbathing.
Woolamai is one of Victoria's premier surfing beaches. The lovely sands are a sight to see.
At the back of the beach, there is a variety of walks around the cape, which is the highest point on the Island. The walking trails are up to 7 kms long, and take about three hours to complete.
To get to the walks, park your car in the car park, then walk 1 km along the beach to the left.
Beware of stepping on mutton bird (shearwater) nests as you walk around. The birds nest here before migrating to Alaska in the winter months.
58 locals recommend
Cape Woolamai
Woolamai is one of Victoria's premier surfing beaches. The lovely sands are a sight to see.
At the back of the beach, there is a variety of walks around the cape, which is the highest point on the Island. The walking trails are up to 7 kms long, and take about three hours to complete.
To get to the walks, park your car in the car park, then walk 1 km along the beach to the left.
Beware of stepping on mutton bird (shearwater) nests as you walk around. The birds nest here before migrating to Alaska in the winter months.
Arts & Culture
See the historical marker on the beachfront at Rhyll. George Bass discovered Westernport in 1798. Baudin visited here in 1812. Local settlement at Corinella soon followed. in 1826. Corinella is worth a look - it is only 41 kms or 37 minutes drive away.
33 locals recommend
Rhyll
See the historical marker on the beachfront at Rhyll. George Bass discovered Westernport in 1798. Baudin visited here in 1812. Local settlement at Corinella soon followed. in 1826. Corinella is worth a look - it is only 41 kms or 37 minutes drive away.
Corinella was the site of the second unsuccessful colony in Victoria. It was founded after Hume and Hovell had indicated Westernport as the place for a village, the only problem was they meant to indicate Port Phillip Bay. There is a lot of history here.
8 locals recommend
Corinella
Corinella was the site of the second unsuccessful colony in Victoria. It was founded after Hume and Hovell had indicated Westernport as the place for a village, the only problem was they meant to indicate Port Phillip Bay. There is a lot of history here.
Essentials
Wonthaggi
You probably won't need it. There is a Bunnings here.
I like shopping here. You can get everything you want. The prices are pretty good.
80 locals recommend
IGA San Remo
135 Marine ParadeI like shopping here. You can get everything you want. The prices are pretty good.
Shopping
It is worth a look around Cowes. The shops are a blend of old and new.
The beach is good too.
Extracted from visitbasscoast.com.au:
The golden sheltered sandy beaches are located in Westernport Bay receiving low winds and gentle waves making them popular with families. The beaches at high tide offer excellent swimming, at low tide they offer shallow rocks and tidal flats to explore. The jetty structure is suitable for fishing and is the departure point for several ferries. West of Mussel Rocks is home to the Cowes Yacht Club.
The beach is patrolled by lifesavers from 25 December to 29 January.
36 locals recommend
Cowes
It is worth a look around Cowes. The shops are a blend of old and new.
The beach is good too.
Extracted from visitbasscoast.com.au:
The golden sheltered sandy beaches are located in Westernport Bay receiving low winds and gentle waves making them popular with families. The beaches at high tide offer excellent swimming, at low tide they offer shallow rocks and tidal flats to explore. The jetty structure is suitable for fishing and is the departure point for several ferries. West of Mussel Rocks is home to the Cowes Yacht Club.
The beach is patrolled by lifesavers from 25 December to 29 January.
Everything Else
The shopping strip here is quaint. It is a mixture of new coffee shops, good bakeries and nick nack stores. It is worth a look.
61 locals recommend
San Remo
The shopping strip here is quaint. It is a mixture of new coffee shops, good bakeries and nick nack stores. It is worth a look.