A visit to Churchill Island (located off Phillip Island) calms the mind, with wide-open spaces to wander and fresh air to breathe. Explore the historical grounds and farming activities, soak in the tranquil scenery on bay trails, enjoy the bird watching, or relax on the deck of the café with a hot drink in hand.
As you wind your way across the bridge, you’ll be greeted by honking Cape Barren geese, fossicking purple swamp hens, and curious highland cattle relaxing in the grassy paddocks. Churchill Island has been a farm, a vegetable garden, and a summer retreat for the well-heeled since European settlement. The Victorian gardens are a legacy of this history and are lovingly tended to explore today. While in the farm precinct, try your hand at the daily heritage farming activities like sheep shearing, working dogs, cow milking, and whip cracking. Then take the walking track around the edge of the island to enjoy views of Western Port Bay.
Order a delicious farmhouse breakfast in the cafe from 9:00am on weekends and enjoy the peaceful views from the deck across to French Island. Or reward yourself with a coffee and cake any day of the week.
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Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
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ECO Certified (Advanced Ecotourism) by Ecotourism Australia
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When visiting Philip island a quick trip to Churchill island is a must. Arrived just in time for cow milking, sheep shearing and a working dog show.
The drive in is picturesque and thoroughly enjoyable for young and old
Chantilly Eng
Google review
What a pleasant surprise! Got to snap some amazing shots of the highland cows, and the lambs at the nursery were unbelievably adorable. Had a lovely stroll through the place, worth every minute!
Semii Kem
Google review
The experience was fun, had a good time watching a sheep shearing and hammer the dog guiding the sheep🥰. The view was amazing as well you can really enjoy it with your kids, partner or even with your family.
The cafe was a little pricey on the side. My partner got a vanilla milkshake but so disappointed, we can’t even taste the vanilla flavour nothing look alike the one in the picture they posted. It looks like they just put a milk and blended it. All we can taste is the bubbles from the milkshake. The farm itself was nice but the cafe was not.
Sujinda Jarubhat (CuteCuteChannel)
Google review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Churchill Island offers a very nice view and friendly staff. The highland cattle are adorable and add to the charm of the place. There are plenty of games to enjoy while waiting for the shows. During our visit, we played chess and watched the cow milking demonstration, which was quite interesting. They also have a sheep shearing show, but our group wasn’t interested in that, so we decided to skip it and head home.
VK
Google review
Awesome little island. The drive up is really scenic and fun, as a driver the roadis cool and abit different which is nice. They have a lot of activities at the island but I'd recommend going prior for 10:30am as I feel that's when the cooler Activites and shows are on.
Lots of animals to look at and maybe if you're lucky pet. Very nice little cafe aswell.