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GROUP TOURS
This page contains information about
tours of the Museum and the lighthouses associated with the Museum
Click here to for the
Lighthouse tours
section of this page
Museum tours
The Museum conducts guided tours which take approximately
1 hour and can be tailored to suit specific groups such as:
Our guides are local people who have an
extensive knowledge of the maritime history of Queenscliff and southern Port
Phillip and they make the tours interesting, informative and exciting. All
tour guides have current Working With Children Checks.
Hours of opening and the price of admission
including tour prices are given on the Hours
of Opening page on our web site.
Museum
Tour Bookings
Contact the Museum by phone to 03 5258 3440 between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to
Friday or contact us by email.
Tour bookings
should be made at least 2 weeks ahead so that we can organise our guides.
Once a tour is booked we arrange a guide/guides to conduct the tour.
When
requesting a tour please advise the approximate number in the group and the
number of teachers/carers who will attend. For school tours we need to
know the age level so that the guide can tailor the tour to suit.
We can tailor the tour to your special interests such as
shipwrecks or Port Phillip history, or for the subject area students are
studying.
The Museum can provide worksheets for school
students on request or you may design your own worksheet with the help of
information we can supply prior to the visit. Work
Sheets for lower-middle primary school students may be downloaded
from the
Defiance page
Payment
Tours can be paid for on the day by cash or
cheque or a Tax Invoice can be issued.
Teachers, assistants, carers and bus drivers
are not charged an admission fee.
Amenities
Car/coach
parking close by, wheelchair friendly facility, toilets, nautical gift shop,
short walk to Queenscliff shopping precinct, Historical Museum, Bellarine
Tourist Railway, Fort Queenscliff, harbour, pier and ferry terminal.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse
Tours
Tours of Point Lonsdale Lighthouse are conducted by Queenscliffe
Maritime Museum by arrangement with the Port of Melbourne Corporation which
controls the lighthouse. Access to Point Lonsdale Light is by
pre-booked guided tour only. All tours take approximately 1/2 an hour.
SAFETY is important whilst
visiting the Lighthouse
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a
reasonable level of fitness is required to climb the steep stairs inside the
tower
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people
with pacemakers are not permitted
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appropriate
footwear is essential - no thongs, slip-on shoes, crocs or high heels
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children
must be at least 5 years old and a minimum of 95cm tall
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a limit of 8
people per group applies
All Lighthouse
Tour Guides have current Working With Children Checks and Certificate
2 First Aid
Amenities
Parking
and toilets nearby
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Tour Bookings
Advance bookings are required for
all Lighthouse tours
Tours are available on Sundays
throughout the year between 9.30 am and 1.00 pm.
Tours for schools and community
groups can be arranged for other times.
Lighthouse tour
bookings should be made at least 2 weeks ahead so that the Port of Melbourne
Corporation can be notified and guides organised.
Contact the Museum by phone to 03 5258 3440 / 0419 513 007 (message service)
between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday or
contact us by email.
SCHOOL TOURS
of Pt Lonsdale Lighthouse
Children must be
at least 5 years old and a minimum of 95cm tall; a
maximum of 8 children and 1 teacher per tour
Cost $4.00 per student (we do not charge
for teachers or accompanying adults)
ADULT GROUP TOURS
of Pt Lonsdale Lighthouse
Cost : Adult Groups $6.00 pp
Concession Groups $5.00 pp
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