For information on COVID-Safe Summer restrictions, Council's Community Support Packages and where to get tested, see the link below and stay safe.
Coronavirus community information
Please note - Due to the impacts of COVID-19 and the increased usage of the Williamstown Botanic Gardens, we are currently not able to take any bookings for wedding ceremonies, small events or formal picnics during peak use times.
Nestled by the sea, complete with rare and significant trees, a formal palm avenue and a charming Edwardian ornamental pond among its many attractions, the Williamstown Botanic Gardens, opened in 1860, provides a peaceful setting in which to enjoy a picnic, take a stroll along the intricate pathways or just relax and daydream on the cool green lawns.
An easy 10 minute walk from the ferry service in Commonwealth Reserve and just a few minutes from the Williamstown Beach Railway Station, the gardens have good accessibility with firm gravel paths and facilities nearby. Williamstown Botanic Gardens are one of Victoria’s first public gardens and are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register as significant for their historical, aesthetic, scientific (horticultural) and social significance to the state of Victoria. They are also listed on the National Register and classified by The National Trust of Australia (Vic.)
The gardens are a quiet retreat and a place set aside for passive recreation.
Visitors can help us protect and care for these historic gardens by walking bikes through, keeping dogs on a lead, keeping off the mulched garden beds and taking ball games to Fearon Reserve adjacent to the gardens or to the Hatt Reserve on the Esplanade.
We encourage visitors to enjoy picnics on the lawns. Barbecues and shelters of any kind are not permitted anywhere within the Williamstown Botanic Gardens – that is the area bounded by Osborne, Giffard, Esplanade and the Fearon Reserve boundary. Electric barbecues are available at Hatt Reserve on the Esplanade.
For more images of the gardens please visit the Williamstown Botanic Gardens Flickr page.
97-99 Osborne Street, Williamstown 3016 View Map
97-99 Osborne Street , Williamstown 3016
Storytime - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Bulbs in Elm Avenue - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Drinking Fountain - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Gates - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Golden Elm - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Lawn - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Mums and Bubs - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Paint-The-Gardens - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Palm Walk - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Pond 1 - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Purple Iris - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Bulb Avenue 2 - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Daffodils in Bulb Avenue - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Paint the Gardens Painting - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Paint the Gardens Guests - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Canna Lily - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Shady Path - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Main Path 2 - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Winding Path - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Blue Gum Lawn - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Red Hot Pokers - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
The Moreton Bay Fig - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Succulents - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Flag Pole Lawn 2 - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Flag Pole Lawn - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Canna Lily Bed - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
Granny's Bonnets - Williamstown Botanic Gardens
The gardens were designed by Edward La Trobe Bateman, designer and artist, and laid out by William Bull in 1856. Read more . . .
The Friends of Williamstown Botanic Gardens (FOWBG) is a community-based, volunteer organisation Read more . . .