Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 03-5598 6305;
www.portcampbellhostel.com.au
;
18 Tregea St; dm/d from $28/70; )
A modern,
purpose-built, double-storey backpackers has rooms with western views, a huge shared
kitchen and an even bigger lounge and bar area. It's big on recycling and the toilets are
ecofriendly, too. Offers bike hire and tours in the area.
Port Campbell Holiday Park
( 03-5598 6492;
www.pchp.com.au
; Morris St; powered sites/cabins from $30/105; )
Comfortable
cabins are all neat with en suites; a two-minute walk to the beach and town.
CAMPGROUND
$
Port Bayou
( 03-5598 6009;
www.portbayou.portcampbell.nu
;
52 Lord St; d B&B $130, cottage $155; )
Choose from
the cosy B&B or a rustic self-contained cottage fitted with exposed ceiling beams and
corrugated-tin walls (we'd go for the cottage).
B&B
$$
Eating & Drinking
12 Rocks Cafe Bar
(19 Lord St; mains $20-36; 9.30am-11pm)
Watch flotsam wash up on the beach from this busy
eatery, which has perfect beachfront views. Try a local Otways beer with a pasta or sea-
food main, or just duck in for a coffee.
CAFE
$$
Port Campbell Hotel
(40 Lord St; 11am-1am Mon-Sat, noon-11pm Sun)
Head in for a beer and a feed with the locals.
Kitchen closes at 8.30pm.
PUB
Information
Port Campbell Visitor Centre
( 1300 137 255;
www.visit12apostles.com.au
; 26 Morris St; 9am-5pm)
Stacks of regional information and interesting shipwreck displays - the anchor from the
Loch Ard is out the front. Provides free use of binoculars and GPS equipment.
Getting There & Away
V/Line buses leave Geelong on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and travel through Port
Campbell ($28.60, five hours) and on to Warrnambool ($6.80, 1 hour 20 minutes).
