Location: Malvern
Top Things to do in Malvern
What to do and see in Malvern, Australia: The Best Places and Tips
Malvern is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Malvern recorded a population of 10,066 at the 2016 Census.
Restaurants in Malvern
1. Hedgeley Dene Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By Karen Y - Melbourne, Australia
This is an amazingly beautiful garden to visit in the midst of a built up residential suburb. We had a very relaxing walk here. Lake with Bridges and ducks swimming in it. Series of mysterious paths around the lake made this place appear bigger than it really is.
2. Gardiners Creek Trail
Overall Ratings
5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By JohnG3121 - Greater Melbourne, Australia
one of the best trails in Melbourne. even if you don't ride they're plenty of great parks along the trail that you can access by car or public transport.
Highlights: Markham reserve, Glen Iris wetlands, local history park, gardiner reserve.. plus many more. The trail joins up with the yarra trail in Burnley and in the other direction links up with Blackburn lake.
TIP: if walking or exploring be aware that it's very common to have cyclists fly past. So keep eye out
3. Phoenix Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
4. The Sun & The Moon Sculpture - Paul Juraszek
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Alys-Schatzi - Melbourne, Australia
Here's a piece of dramatic public art in a middle-brow suburb. It dates from 1989 and is in dark bronze. There are two figures, each almost 3m high, with a lioness beside one of them. The figures reference classical Egyptian and Greek motifs and entities: hunting, horns, weapons, astrology, the hybrid animal-human, the Minotaur, Apollo, Diana. You could see it as a post-modern pastiche. It also has a whiff of the post-colonial and faux 'primitive' to it. The old 19th-century Town Hall building opposite is in the Classical Revival style, and so you might also see the sculptural group as a nod to that earlier nod to the Classical era.
Tram 6 from the city will take you to the major intersection where the sculpture stands. Tram 16 along Glenferrie Road gets you there too.
5. Central park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By JohnG3121 - Greater Melbourne, Australia
It's little wonder that Victoria used to have the garden state stamped on car number plates. There are so many great Gardens in Melbourne that it's hard to visit them all. This park is a treat. It's an Edwardian style garden that features a great running track and sporting oval. I particularly love the large Fountain located near the greenhouse.
TIP: best car parking is on Central Park Rd or Kingston St. A tram runs past park on Wattletree Rd (tram route 5)
6. Malvern Urban Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
7. Manyung Gallery Malvern
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Established in 2009, Manyung Gallery Malvern, formerly Glenferrie Road Contemporary Art, provides easy access for inner Melbourne based clients to view great Australian contemporary art in Malvern. taps into a great heritage of gallery expertise through sister gallery Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza. More than 40 years as a commercial gallery means we know where to source the widest range and very best of Australian contemporary art. Recently relocated to Claremont Avenue we now offer visitors access to a small sculpture courtyard to view a wider array of works.
8. Northbrook House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Alys-Schatzi - Melbourne, Australia
If you find yourself near Malvern Town Hall and the Malvern Public Library, take the time to look at historic Northbrook House behind the library. Northbrook is an Italianate villa built in 1888-89. We're lucky this grand old house has survived and is in public ownership, considering how many historic properties have not been maintained. You can walk all around the house's exterior at any time and entry is possible during the hours the Stonnington History Centre inside is open to the public (currently 10am-4.30pm Monday to Friday, later on Wednesdays, and 10am-1pm Saturdays). To the right of the front doors you'll see a big old mulberry tree. At the side and rear there is a small formal garden (low box hedges, standard roses) and a sculptural bust of former prime minister John Gorton. There is also a covered walk, with big thick Doric columns. When I visited on a Saturday afternoon the area was very peaceful; it would be a nice place to sit down for a while. The garden and covered walk would also be a good spot for taking posed photographs after a function; check with the Stonnington Council for permission.
9. Percy Treyvaud Reserve
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
10. Sir Robert Menzies Reserve
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Alys-Schatzi - Melbourne, Australia
For years I'd driven past this park and had the impression that it was an attractive bit of open space but long and narrow. Wrong. When I visited the park with a friend who was investigating finding accommodation in one of the boundary streets I discovered it is much larger and more user-friendly than I'd realised. There is a children's playground with swings, climbing and a slide, wisely set well back from busy Toorak Rd. There is a sports ground: cricket in summer, football in winter. Off-leash dog-walking is allowed. There are public toilets. And there are boundary trees, open lawns, and a few bench seats. The reserve is pretty much level, being situated on relatively high ground before the land falls away down to Gardiners Creek. All in all, a valuable community facility serving the surrounding residential streets.
Sir Robert Menzies was a significant Australian politician whose electorate took in Malvern East, Kew etc. He lived in Haverbrack Ave, Malvern.
The reserve is under the control of the City of Stonnington local government.
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