Guidebook for Oakleigh
Food Scene
Across the road, open long hours (9.00am - 10.00pm), friendly staff, and Mary, the host, maintains the lovely gardens surrounding the car-park (she does love gardening!).
Lazy Moe's OAKLEIGH
90-94 Warrigal RdAcross the road, open long hours (9.00am - 10.00pm), friendly staff, and Mary, the host, maintains the lovely gardens surrounding the car-park (she does love gardening!).
European flavours throughout Eaton Mall, 5 minutes walk from the cottage.
13 locals recommend
Eaton Mall
European flavours throughout Eaton Mall, 5 minutes walk from the cottage.
Parks & Nature
Lovely spot for a walk after filling yourself up with cake and coffee at the nearby Eaton Mall!
Warrawee Park
95 Drummond StLovely spot for a walk after filling yourself up with cake and coffee at the nearby Eaton Mall!
This place gives me a nature-fix, with it's open green spaces full of gumtree and kookaburras. Careful of snakes! I love to go for jog along the sandy track. Care to join me?!
Braeside Park station
This place gives me a nature-fix, with it's open green spaces full of gumtree and kookaburras. Careful of snakes! I love to go for jog along the sandy track. Care to join me?!
Mordialloc Beach
195 Beach RdAmazing, step on a train and walk a few meters, and you have these beautiful gardens to wander around in. Nearby is also the Fitzroy Gardens.... All of Melbourne central is lovely, with little gardens tucked away, and art galleries to peruse....
1262 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Amazing, step on a train and walk a few meters, and you have these beautiful gardens to wander around in. Nearby is also the Fitzroy Gardens.... All of Melbourne central is lovely, with little gardens tucked away, and art galleries to peruse....
Essentials
Health foods and products are sold here. I buy my spelt sourdough bread from here - it's a winner!
Botaniko
41 Portman StHealth foods and products are sold here. I buy my spelt sourdough bread from here - it's a winner!
Sightseeing
All around this region we experience the gorgeous rainforests of Australia, the lyrebirds, the cute and quaint little coffee shops and antique shops. St Nicholas Memorial Gardens are within this region too, as are many gorgeous gardens and nurseries. A lovely day excursions, only 45 minutes drive away.
48 locals recommend
Mount Dandenong
All around this region we experience the gorgeous rainforests of Australia, the lyrebirds, the cute and quaint little coffee shops and antique shops. St Nicholas Memorial Gardens are within this region too, as are many gorgeous gardens and nurseries. A lovely day excursions, only 45 minutes drive away.
All around this area we have beautiful old houses, mansions, many being protected by heritage control laws. Beautiful architecture of Australia. Makes for a lovely walk.
Drummond Street
Drummond StreetAll around this area we have beautiful old houses, mansions, many being protected by heritage control laws. Beautiful architecture of Australia. Makes for a lovely walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
Caravan Music Club
1 Victor RdLive music if you're in the mood.
Shopping
The familiar faces in this village style market is friendly and a regular hit for me each Sunday morning, for produce and bits and pieces I might need to make my house more beautiful!
Oakleigh Rotary Sunday Market
Atherton RoadThe familiar faces in this village style market is friendly and a regular hit for me each Sunday morning, for produce and bits and pieces I might need to make my house more beautiful!
All the big stores are here, as well as newly built enormous cinemas. I tend to get a bit lost in Chadstone, but it's great to have it 20 minutes walk away, or a 5 minute bus-ride.
42 locals recommend
Chadstone
All the big stores are here, as well as newly built enormous cinemas. I tend to get a bit lost in Chadstone, but it's great to have it 20 minutes walk away, or a 5 minute bus-ride.