Drysdale

NHILL - VICTORIA - 3222
	Population: 1,730, Elevation: , Latitude: -38.1100 Longitude: 144.3400 Location: 90km south west of Melbourne Highway: Bellarine Hwy from Geelong Nearest Major Town: Geelong Nearest Airport: Geelong Touring Area: Bays & Peninsulas		Historic courthouse in Drysdale

Drysdale was the administrative centre for the Bellarine Peninsula until the City of Greater Geelong was formed with the amalgamation of several councils in 1997.
Of particular interest in Drysdale is St. James Anglican Church (1872), and a cluster of buildings in the main shopping centre including the old courthouse, (now the Bellarine Historical Museum), and opposite, the Free Library and the former Colonial Bank.
The Lake Lorne Reserve is the northern terminus for the Bellarine Steam Railway from Queenscliff. Several craft shops and galleries will be found including Somerset Cottage on Geelong Rd, Pepper's Pottery in Central Rd, and Drysdale Crafts in the High St.
You can also pick your own blueberries at Tuckerberry Hill in January and February on Becks Rd., 5km. east.
Clifton Springs is just north of Drysdale on the coast.
A modern sporting and accommodation complex is near the site of the old therapeutic spring, once popular with visitors seeking its medicinal properties. There is an 18 hole golf course, tennis, bowls, swimming pool, and restaurant at the resort.

PLACES OF INTEREST:

Historic buildings

Bellarine Steam Railway

Clifton Springs

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INFORMATION CENTRES:

GEELONG - CORIO
Geelong Information Centre
Princes Hwy, Corio
Ph: 03 5275 5797 ph: 1800 620 888
Email: gotvic@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

Queenscliff Visitor Centre
55 Hesse st. Queenscliff. VIC 3225
Ph: 1800 035 567

HOW TO GET THERE:
By car from Geelong along the Bellarine Hwy.
By Ferry from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, then by car.

Coach from Melbourne