Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre, Melbourne

Name: Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#756 among attractions in Melbourne

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Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre, Melbourne

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The Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre is a public swimming pool complex located on the corner of High Street and Edgar Street, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Australia. Built in the 1960s by Australian architects Kevin Borland and Daryl Jackson, the Swimming Centre is considered to be a fine example of Brutalist architecture. Originally built as a municipal swimming baths, in 1927, the facilities were renovated in 1967 by Borland and Jackson to accommodate for higher swimming participation numbers. It is named in honour of Prime Minister Harold Holt, whose apparent drowning death was announced during its construction and who was the local member of parliament. ()

Opened: 1969 (55 years ago)Architectural style: BrutalismCoordinates: 37°51'31"S, 145°2'42"E

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Boroondara (Glen Iris)Melbourne Australia

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Day trips

Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stockland Tooronga, Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne/Stonnington, Malvern Presbyterian Church.

0.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stockland Tooronga, Melbourne
22 min walk • Tooronga Village is a residential, office and retail centre in the suburb of Glen Iris in the municipality of Boroondara. It formerly referred solely to a shopping centre, which temporarily closed in March 2008.
0.8 miW
City hall
Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne
22 min walk • Malvern Town Hall is the former town hall of the municipality of Malvern in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is the seat of the local government area of the City of Stonnington.
0.9 miW
Area
Melbourne/Stonnington, Melbourne
23 min walk • The City of Stonnington is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 km, from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of 25.7 km².
0.8 miW
Church
Malvern Presbyterian Church, Melbourne
21 min walk • Malvern Presbyterian Church is located in Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1886, it was the first Presbyterian Church to be founded in the City of Malvern and is now within Stonnington, a metropolitan area of Melbourne.
0.9 miSE
Park, Garden
Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Melbourne
23 min walk • Hedgeley Dene Gardens is a public open space in the suburb of Malvern East in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of the most popular parks in the Malvern East locality.
1.1 miN
Synagogue
Ark Centre, Melbourne
28 min walk • Ark Centre is a modern Orthodox synagogue and Community Centre located in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East. It was founded by a number of people who were previously members of Kew Hebrew Congregation.
1.1 miS
Museum
Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame, Melbourne
30 min walk • The Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame was established by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport "to give recognition to those who have brought greatness to motor sport in all its many disciplines, over the entire history of the sport in Australia." The Hall of Fame is...
0.8 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Ferndale Park Trail, Melbourne
22 min walk • The Ferndale Park Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians in the suburb of Glen Iris, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It's useful as it provides a shortcut between Gardiners Creek Trail and Anniversary Trail. These two paths converge 2.5 km...
1 miNW
Victorian architecture, Italianate architecture
Stonington mansion, Melbourne
25 min walk • Stonington is a private residence and former Australian Government House located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, at 336 Glenferrie Road. The house was built for John Wagner, a partner in Cobb and Co coaches. Stonington gave its name to the City of Stonnington, a Melbourne municipality.

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Which popular attractions are close to Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre?

Nearby attractions include Malvern Presbyterian Church, Melbourne (21 min walk), Malvern Town Hall, Melbourne (22 min walk), Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Melbourne (23 min walk), Melbourne/Stonnington, Melbourne (23 min walk).

How to get to Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre:

Tram

Stop 49: Harold Holt Swim Centre • Lines: 6, 6d (1 min walk)
Stop 50: Belmont Avenue • Lines: 6 (5 min walk)

Bus

High Street • Lines: 624 (6 min walk)
Malvern Road • Lines: 624 (11 min walk)

Train

Gardiner (14 min walk)
Tooronga (17 min walk)