War Memorial

War Memorial: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this monument: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit War Memorial

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach War Memorial — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.10300, 144.33290. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near War Memorial

• Malmsbury Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Macedon Ranges · ~13 km · Must-see
• Castlemaine Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Shire of Mount Alexander · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Alexander · viewpoint · Shire of Mount Alexander · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lauriston Reservoir · lake · Shire of Macedon Ranges · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Shire of Hepburn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Maldon Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Shire of Mount Alexander · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve · sanctuary · Shire of Hepburn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Eppalock · lake · City of Greater Bendigo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Shire of Hepburn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Convent Gallery · museum · Shire of Hepburn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cairn Curran Reservoir · lake · Shire of Mount Alexander · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Daylesford · lake · Shire of Hepburn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Shire of Macedon Ranges · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Kooroocheang · viewpoint · Shire of Hepburn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Shire of Macedon Ranges · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pink Cliffs Geological Reserve · sanctuary · City of Greater Bendigo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Cathedral · church · City of Greater Bendigo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rosalind Park · park · City of Greater Bendigo · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of War Memorial

Other forts & heritage near War Memorial

• Eureka Stockade · fort · City of Ballarat · ~81 km · Must-see
• Prime Ministers Avenue · fort · City of Ballarat · ~83 km · Must-see
• Australian Ex Prisoners Of War Memorial · fort · City of Ballarat · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Cottrell Massacre · fort · City of Melton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Murrup Tamboore (Keilor Archaeological Site) · fort · City of Hume · ~100 km · Must-see
• Wurdi Youang · fort · City of Greater Geelong · ~108 km · Must-see
• Edward "Starlight" Rollins · fort · City of Merri-bek · ~109 km · Must-see
• Trawalla · fort · Shire of Pyrenees · ~109 km · Must-see
• John Batman · fort · City of Merri-bek · ~109 km · Must-see
• HM Prison Pentridge · fort · City of Merri-bek · ~113 km · Must-see

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