Guidebook for Barwon Heads

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Guidebook for Barwon Heads

Food Scene

Famous for their Squishy and Squashy breakfast rolls. Dog friendly.
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Starfish Bakery
78 Hitchcock Ave
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Famous for their Squishy and Squashy breakfast rolls. Dog friendly.
Deli as well as café. Check out their pre-prepared meals, cheeses and gourmet deli items. Also have great quality bread.
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Annie's Provedore
50 Hitchcock Ave
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Deli as well as café. Check out their pre-prepared meals, cheeses and gourmet deli items. Also have great quality bread.
Winery and restaurant with amazing views over Corio Bay. Make sure you book ahead so that you're not disappointed.
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Jack Rabbit
85 McAdams Ln
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Winery and restaurant with amazing views over Corio Bay. Make sure you book ahead so that you're not disappointed.
Authentic Vietnamese in a relaxed atmosphere. Bookings recommended.
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Hanoi Kitchen
37 Hitchcock Ave
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Authentic Vietnamese in a relaxed atmosphere. Bookings recommended.
Pretty good food. Good range.
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BeachHouse Barwon Heads
48 Hitchcock Ave
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Pretty good food. Good range.
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Basils Farm
43-53 Nye Rd
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Blackman's Brewery & Burger Bar
82 The Terrace
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Scotchmans Hill
190 Scotchmans Rd
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2 options - fine dining or casual brasserie. Dog friendly. Bookings highly recommended for fine dining.
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Terindah Estate
90 McAdams Ln
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2 options - fine dining or casual brasserie. Dog friendly. Bookings highly recommended for fine dining.
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McGlashan's Wallington Estate
225 Swan Bay Rd
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Great food, views over the olive grove, quiet location. Bookings recommended
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Merne at Lighthouse
650 Andersons Rd
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Great food, views over the olive grove, quiet location. Bookings recommended
The Little Mussel Cafe - mussels galore plus so much more, and with a water view. Verandah area is dog friendly - book ahead on busy weekends.
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Advance Mussel Supply
40 Newcombe Street
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The Little Mussel Cafe - mussels galore plus so much more, and with a water view. Verandah area is dog friendly - book ahead on busy weekends.
Great up market lunch or dinner spot on your way home from a day trip to Lorne. Book ahead to be assured of a table. Wood fire in winter.
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A La Grecque
60 Great Ocean Rd
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Great up market lunch or dinner spot on your way home from a day trip to Lorne. Book ahead to be assured of a table. Wood fire in winter.
Wood fired pizzas, tasting plates and matched wines overlooking the vines. Nice cosy atmosphere. Book ahead.
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Bennetts on Bellarine
2171 Portarlington Rd
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Wood fired pizzas, tasting plates and matched wines overlooking the vines. Nice cosy atmosphere. Book ahead.
Dog friendly on the Torquay esplanade. Casual atmosphere.
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Growlers
23 The Esplanade
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Dog friendly on the Torquay esplanade. Casual atmosphere.
If you decide to duck into Geelong and walk the Barwon River trail, this place is hard to miss. You can park in their car park and then do an 8 or11 k loop up one side of the river and back the other, knowing there is a nice lunch or a cold glass of wine waiting for you.
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Barwon Edge Boat House
40 Windsor Rd
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If you decide to duck into Geelong and walk the Barwon River trail, this place is hard to miss. You can park in their car park and then do an 8 or11 k loop up one side of the river and back the other, knowing there is a nice lunch or a cold glass of wine waiting for you.
Best local pizza and Italian. The stuffed garlic bread is yum ! Make a booking so you won’t be disappointed.
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Che Vuoi Pizzeria Osteria
47 Hitchcock Avenue
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Best local pizza and Italian. The stuffed garlic bread is yum ! Make a booking so you won’t be disappointed.
Great food with the best view in Barwon Heads. Bookings essential as they often close for weddings
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At the Heads
1A Jetty Rd
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Great food with the best view in Barwon Heads. Bookings essential as they often close for weddings
Good new up market restaurant. Bookings required.
Tommy Gunns Barwon Heads
Good new up market restaurant. Bookings required.
casual food and a number of breweries in one location. Dog and family friendly. No bookings required.
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Little Creatures Brewing P/L
221 Swanston St
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casual food and a number of breweries in one location. Dog and family friendly. No bookings required.
There is a range of options at Oakdene, but we recommend the Manor House Wine Bar, particularly on a Sunday afternoon. Relaxed atmosphere, delicious Asian inspired tapas, and chilled live music. They have a courtesy bus $10 pp and will pick up or drop off in Barwon Heads. Oh…and the Wine Bar is 18+ only, so if you have kids or dogs with you, try the main restaurant area just near the cellar door instead.
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Oakdene Vineyards, Restaurant and Cellar Door
255 Grubb Rd
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There is a range of options at Oakdene, but we recommend the Manor House Wine Bar, particularly on a Sunday afternoon. Relaxed atmosphere, delicious Asian inspired tapas, and chilled live music. They have a courtesy bus $10 pp and will pick up or drop off in Barwon Heads. Oh…and the Wine Bar is 18+ only, so if you have kids or dogs with you, try the main restaurant area just near the cellar door instead.

Drinks & Nightlife

Indoor and outdoor seating, recently renovated and often has live music. Good local vibe.
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Barwon Heads Hotel
1 Bridge Rd
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Indoor and outdoor seating, recently renovated and often has live music. Good local vibe.
Distillery with food and a casual atmosphere. Try their Teddy and the Fox Gin - it's sublime !
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The Whiskery
2 Scotchmans Rd
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Distillery with food and a casual atmosphere. Try their Teddy and the Fox Gin - it's sublime !
Family and dog friendly. Expansive outdoor areas with seating and bean bags. Often has live music.
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Flying Brick Cider Co
1269 Bellarine Hwy
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Family and dog friendly. Expansive outdoor areas with seating and bean bags. Often has live music.
At the Ocean GroveSurf Club. Why not walk there for breakfast ? It’s about a 7k return trip from the Shack. Easy walking, just go across the bridge and take the trail right to it.
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The Dunes Cafe Bar
Surf Beach Road
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At the Ocean GroveSurf Club. Why not walk there for breakfast ? It’s about a 7k return trip from the Shack. Easy walking, just go across the bridge and take the trail right to it.
Who doesn't love a gastro pub with a view over the bay ? Much to discover and enjoy at the Portarlington Grand. Bookings recommended.
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Grand Hotel
76 Newcombe St
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Who doesn't love a gastro pub with a view over the bay ? Much to discover and enjoy at the Portarlington Grand. Bookings recommended.

Essentials

You can buy everything you need for a comfortable stay here. Make sure you take your own bags as Barwon Heads is plastic free
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IGA
3 Bridge Rd
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You can buy everything you need for a comfortable stay here. Make sure you take your own bags as Barwon Heads is plastic free
Dan Murphy's Ocean Grove
122-160 Grubb Rd
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Coles
77 The Terrace
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Woolworths Ocean Grove
20 Kingston Downs Dr
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Fresh seafood straight off the boat. Check their opening hours and get in early so as not to disappoint.
Mi Shells Seafood
Fresh seafood straight off the boat. Check their opening hours and get in early so as not to disappoint.
Best butcher around the area for quality eye fillet and also some interesting marinaded meat selections. Co located with a woolworths
Pretty Prime Cuts
Best butcher around the area for quality eye fillet and also some interesting marinaded meat selections. Co located with a woolworths

Arts & Culture

Great regional gallery. Often has high quality visiting exhibitions.
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Geelong Gallery
55 Little Malop St
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Great regional gallery. Often has high quality visiting exhibitions.
While away an interesting 1-2 hours on this self guided experience. Good for history buffs. Good hot or wet weather option followed up perhaps with lunch at the Brewery.
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HM Prison Geelong
202 Myers St
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While away an interesting 1-2 hours on this self guided experience. Good for history buffs. Good hot or wet weather option followed up perhaps with lunch at the Brewery.

Parks & Nature

Dog friendly beach with expansive off leash area. Do a circuit walk from the Shack and come back via Hitchcock Street for a coffee or gelato
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Thirteenth Beach
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Dog friendly beach with expansive off leash area. Do a circuit walk from the Shack and come back via Hitchcock Street for a coffee or gelato
Point Addis to Bells Beach loop walk - 11k, take the dog. But don’t forget to check tide times - a section of the beach is only able to be crossed at low tide.
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Point Addis carpark
Point Addis Road
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Point Addis to Bells Beach loop walk - 11k, take the dog. But don’t forget to check tide times - a section of the beach is only able to be crossed at low tide.
Not to be missed - great walking right in the edge of town and towards 13th Beach
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Barwon Heads Bluff
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Not to be missed - great walking right in the edge of town and towards 13th Beach
Choose your walking distance - great loop walks, safe trails, dog friendly.
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Barwon River
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Choose your walking distance - great loop walks, safe trails, dog friendly.
Take a coastal walk, St Leonard’s to Indented Head - approx 1 1/2 to 2 hours return, well made trail or take the beach
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Saint Leonards
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Take a coastal walk, St Leonard’s to Indented Head - approx 1 1/2 to 2 hours return, well made trail or take the beach

Shopping

Great local shopping strip with a quality retail offering. Bookshop, homewares, designer clothing, beauty services, post office, general store and cafes.
Hitchcock Avenue
Hitchcock Avenue
Great local shopping strip with a quality retail offering. Bookshop, homewares, designer clothing, beauty services, post office, general store and cafes.
Great local butcher. Get in early though - closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday
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Bennos Meating Place
46 Hitchcock Ave
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Great local butcher. Get in early though - closed Saturday afternoon and Sunday
Moss Grotto Homewares
53 Hitchcock Ave
For some reason I never walk out of this place with an empty bag. Good range of casual and on-trend clothing at reasonable prices.
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Red Dog 3
46 Hitchcock Ave
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For some reason I never walk out of this place with an empty bag. Good range of casual and on-trend clothing at reasonable prices.
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Kiitos Living by Design
5-7 Bridge Rd
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Rigby's Homewares
39 Hitchcock Ave
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Strumpet
57 Hitchcock Ave

Sporting and other activities

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The Barwon Heads Golf Club
Golf Links Road
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13th Beach Golf Links
1732 Barwon Heads Rd
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