Hodgetts Reserve

Hodgetts Reserve is a park in Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria. Hodgetts Reserve is situated nearby to the police station VF9 Queenscliff Coast Guard, as well as near the railway stop Queenscliff railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queenscliff railway station and Pope’s Eye.

Queenscliff railway station

Railway stop

Photo: Jjron, GFDL.

Queenscliff railway station was the terminus of the Queenscliff branch line in Victoria, Australia, which left the main Warrnambool line near South Geelong station. Queenscliff railway station is situated 200 metres northwest of Hodgetts Reserve.

Pope’s Eye

Islet

Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0.

Pope's Eye is the uncompleted foundation for an island fort intended to defend the entrance to Port Phillip in the state of Victoria, Australia. The undefined area of the fort, generally assessed at 4 hectares, is one of six separate areas that comprise the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park and is a popular site for divers. Pope’s Eye is situated 3½ km east of Hodgetts Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Queenscliff and Point Nepean National Park.

Queenscliff

Photo: andrewkneebone, CC BY 2.0.

Queenscliff is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea.