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Kings Domain

Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden - Kings Domain

Covering more than 106 acres of parkland, Kings Domain is characterised by sweeping lawns and is located adjacent to the Royal Botanic, Alexandra and Queen Victoria gardens.

Within the domain there are a number of sculptural and botanic features, including the sunken Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden and The Grotto, a lush fern gully. As well, the domain houses the Shrine of Remembrance, a striking memorial to Victorians killed in active service, Governor La Trobe’s Cottage, the original Victorian government house, and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, an outdoor performance venue used for concerts in summer. Behind the shrine is one of the city’s most significant trees, a solitary Calabrian Pine germinated from a seed brought to Australia by a young returned soldier who fought at Lone Pine in Gallipoli during WWI.

The domain is circled by ‘the tan’, a four-kilometre path that was once a horse exercising track and now is a favourite with city joggers.

Address
St Kilda Road, Melbourne

How to get there
Tram number 15 south along St Kilda Road to stop 20.
Melway map reference 2F K10

Opening hours
Daily

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Accessibility
Kings Domain encompasses a hill which rises steeply from the Yarra River, Alexandra Avenue and Linlithgow Avenue and then falls gently to St Kilda Road. There are four, four-hour dedicated parking spaces in Linlithgow Avenue and two, two-hour spaces across the road, with a crossover to the sand and crushed rock tan track.
Parking spaces provide closest access to the Myer Music Bowl, otherwise there is poor access to Kings Domain. The grade up to the Bowl is steep and, as the Bowl is fenced off, there is no access to other paths except by crossing a large gutter to a poorly maintained steeply sloping path. The majority of paths in Kings Domain are surfaced with a sand and crushed rock mixture which is stable but can be soft when wet.
An accessible unisex toilet is available in the block adjacent to the Bowl but cannot be accessed from other parts of Kings Domain. The nearest accessible unisex toilet is near the Shrine or in the Observatory Gate Visitors Centre.