Brunswick takes its name from Caroline of Brunswick, the estranged wife of King George IV.
The StayCentral – Brunswick Vibe serviced apartment is perfectly located in Brunswick, one of Melbourne's oldest suburbs. It is a multicultural suburb with Victorian architecture and narrow streets that welcomes all kinds of people. You will find families, professionals and those with an alternative view on life which is what makes it such an interesting place.
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| Church, Glenlyon Road | 5kms from CBD | Lots of bars |
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| Princes Park | Flat cycling country | Lots of restaurants |
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| Royal Park | Lots of Music | Great Tram System |
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| Cafes here & nearby | Lots of Festivals | Great salons & beauticians |
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| Lots of Great Shops | Eclectic Suburb | Exhibition Building Carlton |
(Most of these photos are courtesy of Google or PleaseTakeMeTo.com).
Brunswick offers an interesting selection of colourful stores, cafes, restaurants and bars, and a lively music scene. The Sydney Road Street Party is held every year in February and a main event in the suburb, this is followed by The Brunswick Music Festival in March, featuring blues, roots, and world music it is one of Victoria's leading music festivals and a major multi cultural event for Australia.
Due to the many ethnic and professional groups that live here side by side, Brunswick is a great place to visit for its eclectic lifestyles, chicness and culture. The area is among the best-served by public transport in Melbourne. Brunswick itself is relatively flat and is ideal for cycling.
Being one of Melbourne's oldest suburbs, Brunswick has a large number of places of heritage significance, in the form of individual buildings as well as urban conservation precincts covering entire streets or substantial parts of them.
Sister cities
Solarino, (Italy) and Sparta, (Greece)
Here are just a FEW examples of local attractions which are an EASY WALK (less than 1,000m away) from your Brunswick Corporate Apartment:
Royal Park and Princes Park
Two of Melbourne's well-known parks, Royal Park (170 hectares) and Princes Park (nearly 2kms long), are located within 200m of the Brunswick Vibe corporate apartment. Facilities include toilets, playgrounds, sports fields, barbecues, dog off-leash areas, & running/bike tracks.
Royal Park is the largest park within short walking (or tramming) distance from the Melbourne CBD, and on most days it is easy to find large expanses of park where you cannot see another living soul - quite remarkable for a city of 3 million people.
In recent years, the council has been managing the area as a native bushland park. Near the corner of Gatehouse Street and Royal Parade is the Australian Native Garden which is planted with many indigenous species.
Nearby you can see the Burke & Wills Cairn commemorating the departure point of the ill-fated expedition in 1860.
There is a multitude of restaurants along Sydney Road; (turn right at the front gate). Some deserve a special mention:
Tandoori Nights, Indian , great food, good prices. Halal
Tom Phat, Thai, Great food. Popular
Shinjuku, Japanese, Great traditional Japanese
For more trendy cafes and restaurants, visit Lygon Street in East Brunswick; straight down Brunswick Road.
Bars
Brunswick has some unique hotels and bars, both big and small. You can enjoy them by just wandering in and having a peek. And don't forget to visit Lygon Street in East Brunswick; straight down Brunswick Road. Atticus Finch is a great place with a good selection of wines and toasties.
Melbourne Zoo is located in Royal Park, and contains more than 460 animal species from Australia and around the world. It is Australia's oldest zoo and was modeled on London Zoo. The heritage listed Elephant House has been renovated and adapted for use by customers paying to sleep overnight in tents at the zoo in popular Roar and Snore evenings. The Zoo’s first elephant calf was born in January 2010.
Royal Park Golf Course is a Victorian Golf League affiliated sporting club at Melbourne's most inner city public golf course, with Sunday morning 18 and 9 hole competitions. Visit http://www.rpgc.org.au for more information.
Carlton Football Club is located in Princes Park, 600m south of the Brunswick Vibe corporate apartment. Nicknamed The Blues, it is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football clubs. They were the first premiers of the Victorian Football Association in 1877, and share the most premierships of any VFL/AFL club.
Melbourne General Cemetery is Melbourne’s oldest cemetery; (behind Princes Park or walk down Lygon St). The 43 hectare grounds feature several heritage buildings, many in bluestone, including a couple of chapels and a number of cast iron pavilions. The gatehouses are particularly notable. Four Australian Prime Ministers have headstones in the Melbourne General Cemetery, as well as many famous explorers, politicians and sports people. Robert Lindrum’s snooker table tombstone is a great example of many of the unusual tombstones here.
You will find every shop and service you need very close to the Brunswick Vibe serviced apartment. The shops start less than 50m away.
Brunswick City Baths, at14 Dawson Street, was initially opened in 1914. Today it comprises an indoor and outdoor heated pool, a spa and a gymnasium.
Galleries, at 233 & 264 Sydney Road. More can be found in nearby Lygon St.
The heritage-listed chimneys of Hoffmann's brickworks are in Dawson St. At their base, one of the brick kilns has been preserved. Other landmark buildings are the many churches along Sydney Road, the Brunswick Tram Depot, and the large bluestone warehouses in Colebrook Street.
More local attractions that are EASY TO REACH BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT from your Brunswick corporate apartment include:
The Brunswick Velodrome is in Brunswick East.
Though not actually within Brunswick, there is good access to the Merri and Moonee Ponds creeks, which are linear open spaces with bike paths along them, in Brunswick East and Brunswick West respectively, though neither of these can be described as flat.
Just North of the CBD
Royal Exhibition Buildings
Melbourne University
Queen Victoria Market & the
Night Market (during summer)
Lygon Street, Carlton (Melbourne's Italian precinct) Italian cafes, bistros and restaurants
East of the CBD
Bridge Road Richmond shops, cafes & clothing factory outlets
Victoria St, Richmond for the best Asian restaurants
Just South East of the CBD
Melbourne Park and Rod Laver Arena (The Tennis Centre)
The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) - famous for many sporting and entertainment events
Southbank Area
Southbank and Southgate Promenade shops, restaurants and cafés; right on the river
Southbank promenade forms part of the Capital City Bicycle Trail, which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern suburbs. A popular starting point for the trail is at Princes Bridge near Flinders Street Station. Bikes can be hired near the boathouses east of the bridge.
The beautifully landscaped Queen Victoria and Alexandra Gardens with its boathouses, jogging track, bike paths and river boats on the adjacent Yarra River
The Yarra River is a great way to see the city and hear about its history. The river cruises show you and tell you so much about the city.
The well-manicured Kings Domain (park and gardens) is also home of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International)
Ballet, Opera and Live Theatre at the State Theatre & Concert Hall
Victorian College of the Arts & Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne Exhibition Centre (Jeff’s Shed)
Melbourne Convention Centre (completed late in 2009)
Melbourne Maritime Museum (Polly Woodside)
Eureka Skydeck and “The Edge”
Shopping at Clarendon St, South Melbourne
South of the Southbank Area
Royal Botanical Gardens including the
Moonlight Cinema (during summer)
Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial
St. Kilda Road business district - a hop, step and jump away.
The Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC)
Fashionable, fabulous and funky shopping in Chapel Street , Prahran. Be sure to check out the wonderful Prahran Market while you're there. And the trendy shopping!
The beautifully landscaped Albert Park Lake with its swans, ducks and little boats is also home of the Grand Prix circuit every March. It boasts 225-hectares of beautiful parkland including a picturesque lake and network of trails. The park is a beacon to sporting and recreation enthusiasts with a superb 18 hole golf course, golf driving range, walking and cycling tracks and on-water activities. Other facilities include picnic tables, barbecue areas, playgrounds, restaurants and toilets.
St. Kilda and surrounding beaches - great for swimming, walking, jogging, bike riding or roller blading.
St Kilda Marina, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, and St. Kilda Baths; a popular indoor pool, surrounded by great courtyard cafés right on the beach.
St. Kilda’s huge Sunday Craft Market on the Esplanade and Luna Park Fun Fair
The cosmopolitan shopping, restaurant and café experiences of Carlisle, Fitzroy and Acland Streets, St. Kilda
West of the Southbank Area
Victoria Avenue (Vic Ave), Albert Park for another great variety of restaurants
Port Melbourne’s beautiful bayscape, Station Pier (ships and restaurants), cafes, great mix of corner pubs (great people and music); a great place to walk, cycle or roller blade to, and when you get there. Don’t forget the beaches. The bike paths go all the way around the bay, past St Kilda to Sandringham!
CBD and Docklands Areas
Etihad Stadium on the CBD edge of Docklands
Melbourne Aquarium; on the rivers edge
Federation Square with its galleries, exhibitions, restaurants and many cultural events
State Houses of Parliament
St Patricks Catholic Cathedral
State Library
Chinatown has a great variety of restaurants
Flinders Street Station is identical to one in Calcutta, India.
Southern Cross Station (Formerly Spencer Street Station)
CBD shopping including Elizabeth St, Bourke St mall, Collins St and Flinders Lane
Free city tram around the CBD - until 9pm
St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral and Melbourne Town Hall
Immigration Museum
Melbourne Observation Deck atop the Rialto Building
Fitzroy and Flagstaff Gardens on the edges of the CBD