Cockington Green Gardens

Cockington Green Gardens is a park of miniatures, situated in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory. Doug and Brenda Sarah had the idea to create a miniature village in 1972, and Cockington Green was opened on 3 November 1979.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: miniature park in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Address: 11 Gold Creek Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Dinosaur Museum and George Kemp Park.

National Dinosaur Museum

Museum

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National Dinosaur Museum, located in Gold Creek Village, Nicholls, Canberra, is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens. Established in 1993, the museum has grown into one of Canberra's premier tourist attractions. National Dinosaur Museum is situated 330 metres southeast of Cockington Green Gardens.

George Kemp Park

Park

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McKellar Park

Pitch

McKellar Park is an association football stadium in the Canberra suburb of McKellar. The playing surface is rectangular in shape and is used almost exclusively for association football matches. McKellar Park is situated 2½ km south of Cockington Green Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hall and Gungahlin.

Hall

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Have you ever wondered whether there were any settlements in the Australian Capital Territory before it was established? Hall is one of the last few remnants of what was New South Wales bushland before the capital was established.

Gungahlin

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Gungahlin is Canberra's northernmost district. Many travellers visit the district for the Gold Creek Village, a family-friendly "village", holding nearly all of Gungahlin's important tourist attractions.

Belconnen

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Belconnen is a largely residential outer district of Canberra in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, Belconnen has an abundance of shopping precincts, restaurants, and clubs, making it a quieter alternative for those who don't want to mingle with the crowd in the city.

Cockington Green Gardens

Categories: miniature park and tourism
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.19157° or 35° 11′ 30″ south

Longitude

149.08666° or 149° 5′ 12″ east

Open location code

4RPFR35P+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 98080325

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q5139616

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Highlights include 1883 Ginninderra Village and Ginninderra Village.

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