Hawthorn

Worth seeing in and around Hawthorn

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Swinburne University of Technology

   The Swinburne University of Technology is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne Technical College in 1913 after its co-founders George and Ethel Swinburne.

   300 m · university in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Our Lady of Victories Basilica

   Our Lady of Victories Basilica is a Roman Catholic church located in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. Romanesque Revival in style, it was designed by architect Augustus Andrew Fritsch and was completed in 1918.

   2.4 km · church building in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Divinity

   The University of Divinity is an Australian collegiate university with a specialised focus in divinity and associated disciplines. It is constituted by twelve theological colleges from seven denominations and three schools.

   1.6 km · collegiate university in Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Stonington mansion

   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.

   3.2 km · notable house in that city · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Yarra Bend Park

   The Yarra Bend Park is a 260-hectare metropolitan park located in Kew and Fairfield, inner east suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Situated 4 kilometres northeast of the city centre of Melbourne, the park is the largest area of remnant natural bushland in inner Melbourne.

   3.4 km · park in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Como House

   Como House is a historical house, with associated gardens in the City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed in 1847 for Sir Edward Eyre Williams and now serves as a tourist attraction under the custodianship of the National Trust of Australia.

   3.4 km · historic house in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Toorak House

   Toorak House is a mansion located in Melbourne, Australia built in 1849 by well-known Melbourne merchant James Jackson. It is notable for its use as Melbourne's first Government House and having inspired the name for the suburb of Toorak.

   2.7 km · mansion in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Ignatius' Church of Richmond

   St Ignatius' Church, Richmond is a Roman Catholic church located in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the largest churches in Melbourne outside of the central business district.

   3.3 km · church building in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kanes Bridge

   Kane's Bridge, also written as Kanes Bridge and previously known as Kane's Suspension Bridge, is a wooden suspension bridge located in Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne, Australia over the Yarra River, linking the inner-city suburbs of Fairfield and Kew. The bridge is for use exclusively by pedestrians, with cyclists required to dismount before entering the bridge.

   3.1 km · bridge in Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Macleay Park

    Macleay Park is a multi-sports complex in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn North. It hosts Australian rules football, cricket, soccer, baseball and netball matches.

    4 km · park in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hawthorn

Airports

Melbourne (MEL), 24 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 56 km

Stations

Auburn, 900 m · East Camberwell, 2.9 km · Riversdale, 3.2 km · Willison, 3.5 km · Heyington, 2 km

• Geelong/Melbourne → Hawthorn

  3 km · quickest by road, 12 min · A$0.5–1
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  596 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · A$210–320
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• Adelaide → Hawthorn

  5 km · quickest by road, 17 min · A$1
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