Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne

Name: Yarra Bend Park
Address: Yarra Bend Road, Melbourne, Australia
Telephone: +61 13 19 63

#120 among attractions in Melbourne

Park, Relax in park

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Yarra Bend Park is a 260 hectare park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Located 4 km northeast of Melbourne's CBD, it is the largest area of natural bushland left in inner Melbourne. The most notable feature of the park is the Yarra River which flows for 12 km through it. The park hosts two golf courses, two historic boathouses, sheds and a number of cycle and walking trails. It receives approximately 1.5 million visitors per year. ()

Elevation: 105 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°47'46"S, 145°0'43"E

Address

Yarra Bend RoadDarebin (Fairfield)Melbourne Australia

Contact

+61 13 19 63

Website

Social media

Facebook

Melbourne

Day trips

Yarra Bend Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, Outer Circle Trail, Abbotsford Convent, Collingwood Children's Farm.

1.2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre, Melbourne
31 min walk • Victoria Gardens is a regional shopping centre located in Richmond, Victoria, Australia approximately 4 kilometres east of Melbourne's central business district. It is located on the corner of Victoria and Burnley Streets, Richmond at the eastern end of the Richmond commercial, retail and residential precinct.
0.9 miNE
Cycling, Bike path
Outer Circle Trail, Melbourne
23 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.
0.7 miSW
Historical place, Art gallery
Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
17 min walk • The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Convent is in a bend of the Yarra River west of Yarra Bend Park, with the Collingwood Children's Farm to its north and east, the river and parklands to its south and housing to its west.
0.6 miSW
Farm
Collingwood Children's Farm, Melbourne
16 min walk • Collingwood Children's Farm is a not-for-profit, inner city working farm situated on the Yarra River in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford, Australia. It is located within Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung country. It is adjacent to, and considered part of the larger Abbotsford Convent complex.
0.6 miS
Museum, History museum
Villa Alba Museum
17 min walk • Villa Alba at 44 Walmer St, Kew, is a museum in the State of Victoria, Australia. It was built and decorated between 1882 and 1884 for Anna Maria McEvoy and her husband, William Greenlaw who was the General Manager of the Colonial Bank of Australasia in Melbourne.
1 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Bill Lawry Oval, Melbourne
26 min walk • Bill Lawry Oval, formerly known as Northcote Park, is a cricket and Australian rules football stadium located on Westgarth St, Northcote, Victoria.
1.2 miN
Monuments and statues
Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, Melbourne
32 min walk • The Fairfield Industrial Dog Object is a huge sculpture in hardwood of a canine in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia.
1.2 miSW
City hall
Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne
30 min walk • Collingwood Town Hall is a civic building located on Hoddle Street in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built between 1885 and 1887 to the competition-winning design of local architect George R.
0.8 miW
Park, Arenas and stadiums
Victoria Park, Melbourne
22 min walk • Victoria Park is a sports venue in Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The stadium is oval shaped and was built to host Australian rules football and cricket matches.
0.5 miSW
Bridge
Johnston Street Bridge, Melbourne
14 min walk • Johnston Street Bridge is a concrete road bridge crossing the Yarra River between the Melbourne suburbs of Abbotsford and Kew. The current bridge was constructed in 1954-6 by the Victorian Country Roads Board using a design employing cast-in-place reinforced-concrete curved Tgirders and an integral flat slab deck.
1.2 miW
Tower
Clifton Hill Shot Tower, Melbourne
30 min walk • Clifton Hill Shot Tower is an 80-metre tall shot tower on Clifton Hill in Melbourne, Australia. Clifton Hill Shot Tower was built beside Alexandra Parade with its associated factory for Richard Hodgson in 1882 to manufacture lead shot and resembles a chimney.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Yarra Bend Park open?

Yarra Bend Park is open:

Monday 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 9 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Yarra Bend Park?

Nearby attractions include Johnston Street Bridge, Melbourne (14 min walk), Collingwood Children's Farm, Melbourne (16 min walk), Dights Falls, Melbourne (16 min walk), Villa Alba Museum (17 min walk).

How to get to Yarra Bend Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Yarra Bend Park:

Bus

Yarra Bend Park/Studley Park Road • Lines: 200, 207 (13 min walk)
Walmer Street/Studley Park Road • Lines: 200, 207 (14 min walk)

Train

Victoria Park (26 min walk)
Clifton Hill (27 min walk)

Tram

Stop 24: Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre • Lines: 109, 109d, 12, 12d (28 min walk)
Stop 23: Leslie Street • Lines: 109, 12, 12d (28 min walk)