Ballarat Botanical Gardens is an immaculate English style cool climate garden. Enjoy 40 acres situated on the western bank of Lake Wendouree.
Free entry – Botanical Garden Ballarat is an oasis from the holiday buzz of Sovereign Hill and the Lydiard Street shopping precinct. An outstanding cool climate garden is a firm favourite for visitors who know about this gem situated on the western banks of Lake Wendouree.
The Garden origins reach back to 1850’s; heritage plantings are wrapped around exotic and native fauna.
BALLARAT BOTANICAL GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS
The Gardens offer plenty of things to do from kids expending energy in the playground to beautiful romantic places and the quirky busts of Australian Federal Prime Ministers.
- Avenue of Prime Minister busts is a fun look at the Australia’s Federal Prime Ministers
- Public Art and Architecture adds a dimension to beautifully tended flowering beds
- Drinking fountains, seats and grassy corners welcoming visitors to relax and soak in the views
- A popular wedding location (Ballarat City Council booking fee applies). Popular romantic locations include Rose Garden, Conservatory buildings and Tom Beaumont Lawn
- Look for the Wedding Tree for the perfect celebration photo, Cornus controversa Variegata or Wedding Cake Tree is an ornamental tree with attractive tiered horizontal branches with striking silver-margined leaves. White flowers in late spring
- Robert Clark Conservatory with its ferns and begonias
- 52 trees on the National Trust Significant Trees Register open parkland and provide shady spots for visitors
- Enjoy watching elegant black swans sauntering the lawns as they regard Lake Wendouree and the Gardens as their personal space
Travelling with kids then you must visit the adjacent Lake Wendouree Adventure Play Park. It is extensive with a large variety of play equipment for toddlers and kids. Nearby is Pipers Cafe and Restaurant and the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Kiosk.
BALLARAT BOTANICAL GARDEN FESTIVALS
The Gardens host several festivals throughout the year
- Summer Sundays picnic and live music events during January
- Begonia Festival in March is centred around the Robert Clark Conservatory which is open 9.00am – 4.30pm daily
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Got a favourite plant then use Ballarat Garden Explorer to find out where to view the plant in situ.
ROBERT CLARK CONSERVATORY, BALLARAT
Featuring five displays throughout the year:
- Summer: Hydrangeas, Fuchsias and Pelargoniums
- Autumn: Tuberous and non-tuberous Begonias –
- May: Chrysanthemum
- Winter: Cyclamen, Cineraria and Primula
- Spring: Schizanthus
WHERE ARE THE BALLARAT BOTANICAL GARDENS LOCATED?
401-405 Wendouree Parade, western shore of Lake Wendouree VIC 3350
There is plenty of public car parking in the vicinity
Ballarat Botanical Gardens are on the train route. The Wendouree Railway Station is located 1.1km from the gardens. Plan your journey via Public Transport Victoria
Travelling by Bus: View the time table and plan your journey via CDC Victoria
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