Werribee Mansion is a Italianate-style 1870s edifice brimming with colonial arriviste ambition.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Melbourne attractions

1. Werribee Open Range Zoo

0.58 MILES

Meerkats greet you at the entrance to this 225-hectare partly free-range zoo, 34km southwest of Melbourne. Admission includes a guided tour in a safari…

2. RAAF Museum

4.27 MILES

Tells the story of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second-oldest air force in the world, at the site of its inception.

3. Williamstown Beach

12.82 MILES

Forget St Kilda – the pleasant lopsided grin of coarse golden sand at Williamstown is a much more appealing place for a dip. It has its own surf…

4. ARHS Railway Museum

12.86 MILES

A fine collection of old steam locomotives, and mini-steam-train rides for kids.

5. HMAS Castlemaine

13.7 MILES

Take a look around the last of 60 Australian-built Bathurst Class corvettes still afloat. This one did time as an escort ship and minesweeper along the…

7. Seaworks

13.7 MILES

This marine precinct comprises historic boat sheds, a maritime museum, a pirate-themed tavern and Victoria's oldest morgue (1859; visit on a ghost tour)…

8. Sea Shepherd Australia

13.75 MILES

Seaworks is the headquarters for this anti-whaling crusader. It's often possible to drop by and look at displays about its direct-action campaigns and to…