THINGS TO SEE & DO

SURFING

Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven offer some of the best surf spots in the state. With beaches facing south and east, good waves can generally be found somewhere close by and if you’re up to it, the legendary Bells Beach is just 20 minutes up the road.

FISHING

The sandy beaches to the west of the lighthouse produce salmon and the occasional snapper, gummy shark and flathead in the surf, and king george whiting, sweep and wrasse are often caught off the rocks to the east.

The creek directly in front of Butlers Bend is worth a try for bream. Your host, John is a keen angler and will be happy to provide his knowledge and experience in this regard.

BUSH WALKS

Approximately 1 kilometre up Bambra Road from Butlers Bend are the Distillery Creek Picnic Grounds. There are some great, well maintained walking tracks through the Great Otway National Park commencing from the picnic area; they are well sign posted and the approximate distance and duration of each walk is listed. Similar picnic ground facilities and walks can be found at Moggs Creek, approximately 4 kilometres down the Great Ocean Road towards Lorne.

Aireys Inlet also offers mountain bike and canoe hire and horse riding.

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