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GROUP TOURS
This page contains information about
tours of the Museum and the lighthouses associated with the Museum
Click here 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
The lighthouse tower has very steep,
narrow and winding stairs; some spaces are confined and have limited headroom.
The carrying of babies or toddlers is not possible. Young children, the
elderly and people with a disability may have difficulty in taking the tour.
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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 between 10.00am & 4.00pm Monday to
Friday, or 0419 513 007(message service), or
contact us by email.
SCHOOL and YOUTH GROUP TOURS
of Pt Lonsdale Lighthouse
Please note safety requirements above. At
all times groups must be supervised and accompanied by a teacher or group
leader.
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 $5.00 per student (we do not charge for teachers or accompanying
adults)
ADULT GROUP TOURS
of Pt Lonsdale Lighthouse
Cost : Adult Groups $7.00 pp
Concession Groups $6.00 pp
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