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🧳 Things To Do: Explore Cook's Cottage, Visit the Conservatory, Enjoy a picnic, Walk around the gardens, Visit the Model Tudor Village, See the Fairy Tree, Photography. 🍔 Nearby Eateries: Plenty of cafes and restaurants in the vicinity of the gardens. ♿ Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible paths throughout the gardens.
Climb to the top and enjoy panoramic views of the gardens and the city. For the best viewpoints, head to the Conservatory, a stunning glasshouse filled with vibrant flowers and plants, or visit the Tudor Village, a charming replica of an English village.
Points of interest include the magnificent floral displays in the Spanish mission style Conservatory. Cooks Cottage, a scarred tree, the Fairies’ Tree and model tudor village, sculptures, fountains and a stormwater cleaning and re-use system. The Fitzroy Gardens visitor centre provides tourism information and entry tickets to Cooks Cottage.
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- The Rotunda
- River God Fountain
- Cooks’ Cottage
Officially known as the Temple of the Winds, this rotunda was erected in 1873. It’s a fine example of the sculptural and architectural elements popular in 19th century gardens. To this day, the tall rotunda is a good gardens meeting spot, and a handy shelter from sun or rain.
Did you know Melbourne’s oldest surviving public artwork is in the Fitzroy Gardens? Originally unveiled in the south-east corner in 1862, this fountain was created by leading sculptor of the day, Charles Summers. Topped by a bearded river god carrying a giant clam shell, it was put in storage in 1960. Nearly 40 years later, the restored fountain re...
Step back in time at Cooks’ Cottage, built in 1755 by the parents of Captain James Cook. Originally located in Yorkshire, England, it was brought to Melbourne in 1934 and rebuilt brick-by-brick. Consider taking a 30 minute guided tour of this little oddity, including the cottage garden. Cooks’ Cottage tickets are available at the visitor centre.
At the Fitzroy Gardens, there is plenty to see and do. Some of the most notable attractions at these gardens include Cooks Cottage, the Conservatory, the Carved Fairy’s tree, Sinclair’s cottage, English Elm avenue, model Tudor Village, ornamental follies and the Scarred tree.
In Fitzroy gardens tourists, families, shoppers and CBD workers take time out to lunch or enjoy a colorful walk. Conservatory, dolphin fountain, fairy tree and Cooks family house are some points of interest.
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Originally set aside as a reserve in 1848, the layout follows a classic Victorian–era design, featuring pathways lined with magnificent Elm trees, and a variety of flowers, ornamental shrubs and trees which together with extensive lawns create a diverse and layered landscape.
