What it is
The gardens were established in the 1850s. A statuary pavilion from the 1880s shelters marble sculptures, and further statues stand among the lawns and old trees. The Prime Ministers Avenue lines a path with bronze busts of every Australian prime minister.
The Robert Clark Conservatory shows changing floral displays, and the begonias are the centrepiece of the Ballarat Begonia Festival held here each year.
Getting there by bus
Bus 10 runs along Gillies Street North beside the gardens, with stops at Lake Gardens Ave/Gillies St N, Stirling Dr/Gillies St N and Botanical Gardens/Gillies St N. Route 10 runs from Ballarat Station through Wendouree.
