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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Lilydale
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Lilydale
Lilydale is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Coldstream, 27km from Sandown Raceway.
Lilydale is in Victoria, Australia, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Coldstream, about 4 km away.
The Lilydale station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Lilydale line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale in Victoria, Australia. Lilydale is an elevated premium station, featuring an island platform with two faces.Read more
It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current terminus station and stabling provided in November 2021.
Initially opened as Lillydale, spelling that matched the original township, the station was given its current name of Lilydale on the 15 May 1888.
Built on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people, various elements of the railway station complex and the railway line were added to the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 2003 in recognition of its historical significance; and, on an unknown dates, were also added to non-statutory lists by the Victorian branch of the National Trust, the now defunct Register of the National Estate, and to other non-statutory lists.
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What is there to see near Lilydale?
Within an hour or so of Lilydale: Sandown Raceway (27 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (34 km), Petrol Circus (35 km), Albert Park Circuit (35 km).
Where is Lilydale?
Lilydale is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Coldstream.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,348
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7500, 145.3500
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Worth the detour from Lilydale
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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