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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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Ringwood
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Ringwood
Ringwood works well as a base: 5 minutes from Croydon South, 16km from Sandown Raceway.
Ringwood is in Victoria, Australia, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Croydon South, about 4 km away.
Ringwood station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood in Victoria, Australia.
Ringwood is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with twoRead more
faces and one side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2016. The original single story brick station buildings, located on Platform 3, are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and today function as the ticket and staff offices. The station was reopened in January 2016 as part of a multimillion dollar redevelopment of the Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood Town Square and Railway Place.
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What is there to see near Ringwood?
Within an hour or so of Ringwood: Sandown Raceway (16 km), Luna Park Melbourne (23 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (23 km), Petrol Circus (24 km).
Where is Ringwood?
Ringwood is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Croydon South.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,144
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.8167, 145.2333
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112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Ringwood
7 notable places within an hour's 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.
23 km · about 25 min 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.
23 km · about 25 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.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
24 km · about 25 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.
24 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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