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Queenscliff (also known as Queenscliffe) is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea. The town is dotted with museums, grand hotels and also a fine variety of restaurants and eateries. It is most known as the port of call of the Searoad Ferry, which connects the region to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
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was built in the 1880s as a defense against Russian invasion. The Black Lighthouse is in its grounds. There are guided tours at weekends and public holidays, strictly at 11am and 1:45pm only. Because the fort is an active Defence Department site, visitors need to show their passports to enter (photo ID is sufficient for Australians). Tours also possible weather permitting weekdays at 11am. Note there are no toilets onsite.
A hotel with grand, heritage architecture and rooms.
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