Boroondara General Cemetery, Melbourne

Name: Boroondara General Cemetery
Address: High Street, Melbourne, 3101, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9852 7645

#401 among attractions in Melbourne

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Facts and practical information

Boroondara General Cemetery, often referred to as Kew cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Victoria, Australia, created in the tradition of the Victorian garden cemetery. The cemetery, located in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, is listed as a heritage place on the Victorian Heritage Register. ()

Established: 1859 (165 years ago)Graves: 75 thous.Coordinates: 37°48'12"S, 145°2'38"E

Address

High StreetBoroondara (Kew)Melbourne 3101 Australia

Contact

+61 3 9852 7645

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Boroondara General Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glenferrie Oval, Outer Circle Trail, Springthorpe Memorial, Hays Paddock.

1.3 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Glenferrie Oval, Melbourne
34 min walk • Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1.5 miNW
Cycling, Bike path
Outer Circle Trail, Melbourne
38 min walk • The Outer Circle Trail, also known as the Anniversary Trail, Anniversary Outer Circle Trail, or even the Outer Circle Anniversary Trail, is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which partly follows the Alamein Line through the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
~580 ftW
Memorial, Greek Revival architecture
Springthorpe Memorial, Melbourne
3 min walk • The Springthorpe Memorial is an elaborate Victorian era memorial located within Boroondara General Cemetery in Kew, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
1.2 miNE
Park
Hays Paddock, Melbourne
32 min walk • Hays Paddock is a popular Australian recreational park in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Kew East. Managed by City of Boroondara council, the park consists of a popular playground, walking & cycling tracks, and two ovals for teams playing Archery, Cricket, and Soccer.
0.5 miW
Area
Kew, Melbourne
12 min walk • Kew is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2016 Census, Kew had a population of 24,605. Kew used to be a city in its own right.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Lyon Housemuseum, Melbourne
12 min walk • The Lyon Housemuseum is a hybrid residence and contemporary art museum located on Cotham Road, Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Housemuseum displays the Lyon Collection of Australian contemporary art in a purpose designed building.
0.7 miSE
Church
SHAC Community, Melbourne
19 min walk • The St Hilary's Anglican Network is the collection of St Hilary's Anglican Church, St Silas Anglican Church and St Augustine's Anglican Church, also known previously as the SHAC Community. It is one of Australia's largest Anglican parishes.
0.6 miW
Neighbourhood
Kew
16 min walk • 'Kew House' is an architecturally notable house designed by Australian architect Sean Godsell as his own family home, built in 1996–1997 and located at 8 Hodgson Street in Kew, Victoria, Australia.
1.4 miSE
Park, Victorian architecture
Frognall, Melbourne
37 min walk • Frognall is a large boom-era mansion located at 54 Mont Albert Road in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury.
1 miW
Italianate architecture
D'Estaville, Melbourne
25 min walk • d'Estaville, also spelled D'Estaville, is a large bluestone Italianate-style heritage-listed house located at 7 Barry Street in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, Victoria, Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Boroondara General Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Springthorpe Memorial, Melbourne (3 min walk), Lyon Housemuseum, Melbourne (12 min walk), Kew, Melbourne (12 min walk), Kew (16 min walk).

How to get to Boroondara General Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Boroondara General Cemetery:

Tram

Stop 37: Kew Cemetery • Lines: 48, 48d (3 min walk)
Stop 38: Victoria Park • Lines: 48, 48d (5 min walk)

Bus

East Kew Junction • Lines: 624 (11 min walk)
Trinity Grammar School/Charles Street • Lines: 609 (15 min walk)