AIREYS INLET - VICTORIA
Popular stop-over for coaches and travellers along the Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet has a motel, hotel, shops and a renowned restaurant. Near the lighthouse a reconstructed bark hut is a popular tourist attraction, and the spectacular coastal views, beaches and rivers are all part of the unique character of the town. The nearby Angahook-Lorne State Park has an abundance of natural flora and fauna with walks, spectacular scenery and picnic areas.
Aireys Inlet is at the western end of 'Surf Coast Walk' from Jan-Juc, and maps of the walk are available locally (approx. 12-hrs).
Situated on the Painkalac Creek, the mouth of the creek provides an excellent safe swimming and watersports area near the ocean. A foreshore park has picnic tables and toilets just west of the creek crossing.
There is plenty of accommodation available for all requirements. See below.
Magnificent coastal views can be seen from the look-out near the Split Point Lighthouse (1891), a well known feature of Aireys Inlet which takes its name from an 1840's settler John Eyrie. A popular stop-over for coaches and travellers along the Great Ocean Road.
PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • Split Point Lighthouse
  • The Bark Hut
  • Coastal Walk
  • Angahook Lorne State Park
  • Bells Beach Surfing
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    The Split Point Lighthouse
    ACCOMMODATION
  • Aireys Inlet Getaway
    • INFORMATION CENTRE:
    There is no Information Centre in Aireys Inlet. Call in to Geelong, Torquay or Lorne on the way for information.
    Free Wilkins Tourist Maps of the Great Ocean Road are available from the Aireys Inlet Getaway, listed above, and information centres.
    HOW TO GET THERE:
    Rail to Geelong then coach, By car or coach along the Princes Hwy from Melbourne or Adelaide, turning off at Geelong in the east or Warrnambool to the west. There is an airstrip for light planes at Geelong.
    © Copyright Peter W. Wilkins 2006