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Bells Beach
Australia's most famous surf beach near Torquay at the start of the Great Ocean Road, home of the world's longest-running surfing contest, the Rip Curl Pro, each Easter.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Hamlyn Heights
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Hamlyn Heights
Hamlyn Heights is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Newtown, 56km from Erskine Falls.
Hamlyn Heights is in Victoria, Australia, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Newtown, about 4 km away.
Hamlyn Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong. It located to the west of the city on hills that overlook Corio Bay.
It was named after Sidney Hamlyn, a local resident in the 1940s.
At the 2016 census, Hamlyn Heights had a population of 6,293.
The suburb boundaries are Church St, Ballarat Rd, Moorabool River andRead more
two unmarked boundaries extending between Church St to Moorabool River and between Moorabool River and Ballarat Rd.
Hamlyn Heights has two retail areas. A large shopping strip is located in Vines Rd.
The Post Office opened here on 2 February 1959 it is known as Vines Road, Geelong.
A small group of shops also exist in Fairlie St.
Hamlyn Heights was the home to international actor Guy Pearce who lived in Hamlyn Heights during the 1990s.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hamlyn Heights?
Within an hour or so of Hamlyn Heights: Bells Beach (28 km), Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch Cafe (46 km), Teddy's Lookout (Great Ocean Road) (56 km), Erskine Falls (56 km).
Are there any good drives near Hamlyn Heights?
The nearest famous roads are Great Ocean Road.
Where is Hamlyn Heights?
Hamlyn Heights is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Newtown.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,146
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -38.1211, 144.3280
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Worth the detour from Hamlyn Heights
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch Cafe
The starting point cafe at the iconic timber arch gateway to the Great Ocean Road in Eastern View, where every Great Ocean Road trip photo begins.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Teddy's Lookout (Great Ocean Road)
A clifftop viewpoint above Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with sweeping views along the coastline and the forested Otway Ranges.
56 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Erskine Falls
A 30-metre plunge waterfall in the Otway Ranges, reached by a sealed road from Lorne and a short staircase to two viewing platforms among tree ferns. Skipped by most Great Ocean Road traffic that stays on the coast.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Hamlyn Heights
- 56 kmTeddy's Lookout (Great Ocean Road)A clifftop viewpoint above Lorne on the Great Ocean Road with sweeping views along the coastline and the forested Otway Ranges.
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