What Can I Do, Food & Wine, Barwon Heads, Great Ocean Road and Region, Victoria, Australia

What can't you do? That would be a shorter list. There are attractions, activities, events and features throughout the region to suit all ages and interest groups. From theme parks for children to adventure sports for adrenaline junkies. From gourmet food and wine experiences to bushwalking through campsites. From a simple dip in the ocean to a luxurious spa retreat. There really is something for everyone.

Things to See & Do

Touring Routes & Tour Operators

Geelong

More Than A Tour

More than Tour offer their local knowledge will give you the very best opportunity of seeing a range of beautiful native animals in their natural environment. Shorts walks to the scenic attractions, lookouts, beaches and rain forests will be on well-defined tracks and board walks and requires a moderate level of fitness. Their guides will accompany you on all walks and your safety is their priority. Being a boutique tour company they will confirm your pick up point, departure and return times prior to departure. More Than A Tour also offers a Door to Door Service. More Than A Tour can tailor make tours to satisfy your groups desires, including: •Great Ocean Road and Phillip Island two day tours •Great Ocean Road and Grampians two day tours •Tailor made tours also available.

Geelong

Geelong & Surfcoast Limo Bus

Geelong & Surfcoast Limo Bus aim to provide you with a luxury service at a most affordable price. It's not like the traditional limousine, however for a bus it comes very close. The 11 seater Limo Bus has couches made from real leather in Geelong colours, dual air conditioning, solid jarrah cabinets for bag storage, red carpet, bar facilities with flush mounted drink holders and ice buckets, DVD system with multiple screens and karaoke, groovy lighting and plenty of space to move. Geelong & Surfcoast Limo Bus provide a range of packaged tours and custom tours, just contact for a quote. Tours are continually been added, so keep coming back to the website to see what is new. All tours have a pick-up/drop-off drop down list, just select your area to see your price. The Quantity field is for a return trip. Check out the "About Us" page on the website for more information.

Portarlington

Bellarine Taste Trail

The Bellarine Taste Trail is a collection of gourmet delights and foodie experiences all within 20 minutes of each other. The trail twists a scenic path around The Bellarine, taking visitors to vineyards that are receiving some of Australia’s highest accolades for their wine and farms that have changed the local restaurant scene with their amazing produce. There are breweries using innovative techniques for original flavours and bakeries known for amazing wood-fired bread and multi-award winning pies. Several tour companies run charter operations across the Bellarine, so you can truly indulge in all the Bellarine Taste Trail has to offer and let someone else worry about transport and navigation. The Bellarine is bounded by Port Phillip Bay to the North and Bass Strait to the South – as such, the seafood on offer is amazing. Portarlington’s mussels are well known locally and feature in a different dish at virtually every restaurant in the region. Places to eat range from those with stunning water views, or nestled in rolling farmland hills to exquisite and grand historic hotel dining rooms. They all offer their unique take on local fare. For more casual meals, pick up a bounty of local produce from one of the provedores and food stores around the Bellarine and make it yourself – either at home or at your holiday accommodation.

Queenscliff

Food & Wine

With beautifully maintained historic buildings and world class dining, Queenscliff is a great spot for any dining experience - from a 5-star luxurious experience to fish and chips with the family. Cafes along Hesse St in Queenscliff are in good supply and offer a fabulous variety of gourmet treats and freshly cooked meals. Pop into one of them for a coffee as you sit back and soak up the scenery of the bustling Hesse Street. Particular dining highlights in Queenscliff are restaurants such as Athelstane House, Apostle Queenscliff, Gusto, the Queenscliff Hotel and the Vue Grand Hotel. These historic buildings, along with a number of others house world class chefs and offer customers a truly luxurious experience. Smaller restaurants along Hesse Street are also popular for dinner and ensure that all tastes - and budgets - are catered for.

Producers

Geelong

The Food Purveyor

The Food Purveyor brings together a collection of exquisite, regional foods made by incredible artisans and small-scale food and wine producers. Tasty basics to get you started through to luxury treats. Everything is made with quality ingredients that are brought to life by passionate people. Take a journey through the Great Ocean Road region and let The Food Purveyor bring the best food to you. Choose one of our delicious hampers and add in anything that you desire such as wine, a little extra chocolate, some more chutneys, the list is endless. The Food Purveyor hamper can be delivered to your home or holiday accommodation. A perfect start to your holiday or weekend away. All packaged in a beautiful keepsake bag which is perfect for shopping, going to the beach or taking a picnic. For more information on the types of hampers available please visit the website.

Restaurants & Cafes

Torquay

Third Wave Kiosk

The Third Wave Kiosk is located at the Torquay Foreshore. The Third Wave of Coffee refers to a current movement to produce high-quality coffee, and consider coffee as an artisanal foodstuff, like wine, rather than a commodity, like wheat. This involves improvements at all stages of production, from improving coffee bean growing, harvesting and processing to stronger relationships between coffee growers and coffee traders and roasters, to higher quality and fresh roasting, at times called micro roasting to skilled brewing.

Torquay

Bomboras Torquay

As indicated by the meaning of the name, Bomboras has been influenced by the geographical and physical features that Torquay has been blessed with. Bomboras is located right in the heart of Torquay's world famous surfing precinct, it embraces and celebrates the iconic culture that surrounds it with surfing history embedded on the walls. The menu is also inspired by the local area with the famous gourmet pizzas named after the even more famous surfing spots. The restaurant was established six years ago and was inspired by a year long surfing sabbatical by the owners Tom and Josh. The menu offers a variety of signature dishes and is created to compliment the current season. The gourmet pizzas are very popular. Stacked with local produce and unique toppings, from porterhouse strips, to baby octopus to artichokes or balsamic reduction The pizzas are not your everyday option but leave you wanting to try them all. The a la carte menu has something for everyone from juicy steaks, to fresh seafood and salads. Not to mention the deliciously indulgent deserts that change daily. Bomboras also cater for gluten free and vegetarians across the whole menu.

Torquay

Growlers

Welcome to Growlers Torquay. Growlers has been one of the Surf Coast's favourite dining and drinking beach front bungalows for years. Located on the Famous strip of The Esplanade with a view that money just can't buy. Growlers has been recently renovated capturing all aspects of the beach, with inclusions such as a beautiful red gum bar, to old local surfing photographs and let's not forget the sandy beach in our front courtyard, fantastic for the kids to play in with a large play area and chalkboard. Growlers Torquay has been put back on the map thanks to its owner the paparazzi king Mr Darryn Lyons. With live music every weekend and a menu from a kitchen that never closes, Growlers is the spot to be when visiting Torquay.

Wineries

Geelong Pakington Street

Geelong Wine

Geelong Wine embraces some of Victoria's best scenery, local produce and touring opportunities in the Great Ocean Road Region. Whether it is the distinctive maritime flavours of The Bellarine, the ancient richness of the Moorabool Valley Wine Region or the rugged, exposed coastline of the Surf Coast, the Geelong Wine Region is united by boutique, family owned winegrowers producing premium quality hand crafted wines. With each sub region and winery displaying their own unique characteristics, visitors are invited to explore the diversity of the Geelong Wine Region's stunning scenery, touring routes and restaurants whilst sampling some of Victoria's finest cellar door experiences. Geelong's family owned boutique operators maximise their wine's potential by hand pruning, hand picking and hand crafting their wines allowing regional characters to develop. Whether you're a visitor enjoying a holiday/short break in the region or if you're a local looking to explore the wineries in your own back yard, the Geelong Region's wineries are a great place to visit.

Food & Wine

Barwon Heads

Annie's Provedore & Produce Store

Annie's Provedore & Produce Store is located in the heart of charming Barwon Heads. The cafe is filled with the aromas of home cooked meals during the day and Napoli inspired pizzas in the evenings. The shop floor is filled with local and internationally sourced produce, farmhouse cheeses, freshly baked breads, homemade cookies, jams and chutneys, cured meat as well as local, seasonal fruit and vegetables; all the essential kitchen ingredients to help you create memorable meals for friends and family.

Barwon Heads

At The Heads

Situated on the water's edge, with panoramic views of Barwon Bluff to Port Phillips Heads and beyond, At The Heads is a one of a kind venue. Located just over an hour away from Melbourne CBD. This offers a splendid dining experience, perfect for that special getaway. Imagine sipping on sparking wine with ocean views.

Barwon Heads

Barwon Heads Hotel

Come on in and enjoy the marvellous view of the Barwon Heads river and relax in the Barwon Heads Hotel dining area or outdoor courtyard over a freshly served meal from our kitchen. The Barwon Heads Hotel is situated in the idyllic township of Barwon Heads, and only minutes from two of Australia's top golf courses and premier surf beaches.

Barwon Heads

Beach House Barwon Heads

Beach House Barwon Heads has been operational for over two and a half years, in the once Barwon Heads fire station. This beautifully renovation venue is a fusion of café and restaurant styles. A relaxed café environment during the day, serving the town's best coffee, makes way for magnificent modern Australian cuisine and a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience in the evening hours.

Wallington

Elk Horn Roadhouse

Nestled in the heart of the small farming district of Wallington, an area greatly recognised for its local produce and wines, Elk Horn Roadhouse embraces all that is on offer in the region and incorporates this into their menu. The food is seriously good. Their freshly baked treats are made daily, along with an extensive breakfast menu and an a la carte lunch, which changes with the seasons. Its guests will experience something with a difference at the Roadhouse in a rural setting its decor and ambience creates the real essence of country dining and the service will have you coming back time and time again. The Elk Horn Road House was a tin shed in the middle of a horse paddock when friends Terri Bitton and Julie Taylor took on the lease. They had just returned from a trip to the US, where they had been inspired by the roadhouses they had visited in the Nevada desert.

Wallington

Oakdene Vineyards Restaurant and Cellar Door

'Beside the road linking the northern Bellarine Peninsula with the 'sea-change' towns at the start of the Surf Coast, quirky Oakdene is full of lively, arty charm. An eclectic collection of sculpture, paintings and other pieces is woven through the restaurant and cellar door, and there's a brightness and sense of fun about the place that's very winning. It conceals some fine dining, plush Bed and breakfast accommodation to save you from driving home, and a vineyard providing well-made wines.' RALPH KYTE-POWELL Oakdenes Boutique Vineyard and award winning restaurant is situated in the maritime region of the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, approximately 90 kilometres from Melbourne. Oakdene's cool climate wines are produced in limited quantities from estate grown Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. The wines are elegant, complex and reflect true varietal character. The award winning Oakdene Vineyards Restaurant offers a relaxed and memorable experience that you will never forget. An original 1920's homestead Oakdene has been beautifully restored and boasts an eclectic, lush art garden setting offering dining, accommodation, wine tasting and tours of the vineyard. Cellar Door is open daily from 10am offering wine tasting and sales, complimenting lunch or dinner at Oakdene restaurant from Wednesday to Sunday, boutique accommodation open daily, Oakdene also caters for weddings and special events. Group bookings are welcomed by appointment only. Oakdene Vineyards is a place to experience, not just a place to visit.

Boating & Sailing

Queenscliff

Queenscliff Harbour

Queenscliff Harbour combines the excitement of a working harbour with the glamour of a modern marina development. As well as a range of shops, cafes, eateries, attractions and water activities based in the harbour precinct, there is a fishing and boating industry based in the harbour that is fascinating to watch in action. There is an observation tower as part of the development that gives 360 degree views of Queenscliff, the Bellarine Peninsula, Port Phillip Heads and beyond.

Geelong Waterfront

Royal Geelong Yacht Club

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club is recognised as one of Australia's premier Yacht Clubs and boasts a proud history that stretches 150 years. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club plays host to many major yachting events that cover every facet of sailing from International Cadet racing, Etchell class racing, high octane skiff regattas, club based keel boat sailing, all the way through to Australia's oldest sporting event, Audi Victoria Week held annually on the Australia Day long weekend. The excellent facilities give members the opportunity to enjoy true absolute waterfrontage and enjoy the best view that any yacht club can offer. Take in the views from the Members' Lounge, the Marina Cafe deck or the upstairs balcony. No other facility in Geelong can match the location! Members enjoy subsidised bar prices, access to member exclusive dining and private BBQ facilities that are completely cost free. These are just the beginning of member benefits as there is also a busy social calendar of events to select from. A first class cadet facility provides young sailors with the opportunity to learn from some very accomplished club sailors who include State, National and even World Champions. Novice sailors will be warmly welcomed and encouraged to develop new skills and new friendships. The modern club house allows members and the public to access fresh new conference and meeting rooms, with a larger room that is perfect for corporate events, wedding receptions or other significant events. The many catering options that they provide will suit any occasion. Please call if you have any inquiry, or search the website for concise information on every aspect of The Royal Geelong Yacht Club, drop in to view the facilities or contact by phone or e-mail.

Packages & Offers

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Chris's Beacon Point Restaurant & Villas Winter Warmer Getaway Package

Package for two from $350.00.

Stay & Save at Cumberland Lorne Resort

From $411 for a three night stay.

BIG 4 Beacon Resort Blues Train Package

A unique musical experience! Toe tapping entertainment, a cool drink and a good laugh. Rock your stay in Queenscliff with Blues Train tickets and award winning accommodation at BIG4 Beacon Resort.

Seahaven Village - Taste of The Bellarine $495

Relax at stunning Barwon Heads Friday and Saturday night in a cosy 4.5 star one bedroom spa suite.

Barwon Heads Golf Club Winter Escape

$240 per couple per night

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Third Wave Kiosk

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At The Heads

Barwon Heads Hotel

Beach House Barwon Heads

Elk Horn Roadhouse

Oakdene Vineyards Restaurant and Cellar Door

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Queenscliff Harbour

Royal Geelong Yacht Club

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See, Do, Stay & Save

Chris's Beacon Point Restaurant & Villas Winter Warmer Getaway Package

Stay & Save at Cumberland Lorne Resort

BIG 4 Beacon Resort Blues Train Package

Seahaven Village - Taste of The Bellarine $495

Barwon Heads Golf Club Winter Escape