Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Review

Best place to visit if you are a plant nerd or someone who wants to learn some botany under the sun.

Lovely place to visit. Has many different gardens on display. Has many natives planted. Very well laid out. Has children's playground. For a small cost there's a bus that takes you around the grounds. Once you pay you can ride this bus a few times. The tour comes with a talk. Very worth a visit. Can take a picnic lunch or buy your lunch.

We were there for lunch. It was a lovely meal, super quick service and friendly staff. Going back again.

Beautiful place. So many diverse environments and sites

Hop on a train to Cranbourne and grab an Uber to visit this little gem. A perfect way to spend a day in nature.

A 1.8km walk turned into a 5.5km walk because so many paths aren't signposted and the cute little outposts that I'm guessing were once looked after are now in such a state of disrepair that even if they weren't covered in masses of spider webs, they wouldn't be safe to sit and have a rest in.
Wallabies are cute at least.

Great experience! Beautiful gardens and very friendly staff willing to answer questions. A wonderful day.

Great ideas for natives particularly ones requiring less water.

Fabulous place, from the cleverly designed Australian Garden to the wonderful walking paths. Don't miss it.

Highly Recommend. Very impressive landscaped gardens, incredible variety, beautifully done. No charge. Also paths for walking and bikes surround gardens.

Terrific place. Gardens and water spaces are well worth a visit. There is a trolley bus that runs every 25 min with various stops to get off a view the surroundings. Nice cafe and gift shop. It is quite a long walk in from car park to the centre if elderly. Perhaps ring ahead and check if there is a visitor wheel chair.

Beautiful place. Great walking tracks for all ages.

Such a lovely relaxing place to visit. It will surprise you

Excellent great tours too very informative. Saw echidna on way out

Weird. Deserted. Kids liked the water feature thing.

Great place for a visit, lots to see and do. Great for families.

Beautiful Walking tracks, look out ,gardens are amazing, bush walk love it

Poor pathways sand unpleasant to walk on no good for oldies and young children

A very beautiful national park-like botanic garden. I went there for a meeting with my supervisor. Hope to visit there soon with my bike.

A calm place to walk and the eucalyptus trees will calm your mind down

Beautiful garden for family picnic and and any small social celebration. Water ways attractive for kids. Good for walk around the lake and bush. If you wanna know about some plants, i am sure you will find rare plants. There is nice restaurant available, good for breakfast, lunch or even Sunday morning breakfast with your love bird.

Its always a great place to visit and enjoy the plants. Ideal weather conditions.

It's amazing place for families and kids to have fun and knowledge

Amazing place for a walk around with enjoying the great scenes

Interesting formal areas with some really nicee surounding areas for walks.

Amazing garden! Not many people would think of this botanical garden when you re thinking of Cranbourne & honestly it is a must to see. Located a couple minutes from the shopping centre I d definitely pay this place a visit if I were ever close by.

Spacious garden and full of flowers.
We were there on december. It was a bit hot. There are not many place to hide from the sun. But there is a small stream where kids can be play with water.
The garden comes with many special trees and plants. There are many bottle trees here. Flowers are colorful and well integrated into surrounding.
The drawback come from the way to get the garden. It is actually located in a rural area. You have to drive through narrow and rough surface road.
I believe that this garden will please you and your family!

I was amazed at how these gardens have matured, having not seen them for about 15-20 years!. Quite spectacular and something not to be missed. They are comprised of a number of themes and it takes several hours just to take it all in. After seeing the official Australian Gardens we walked one of the bush trails on which there are a number of small lakes - also very worthwhile.

Amazing display of Australian dry vegetation types. Inspirwd design by a team of geniuses. Arrive early or stay late for a chance to see bandicoots.

Probably the best in Melbourne if I had to choose between Cranbourne and Melbourne I wouldn't even think about it. Cranbourne everytime

Amazing place to visit..Was free, had a kids playground and a water area for them to play in..Kids loved it!

Really lovely, wide open natural space for the kids to run around and appreciate australian natives.

Love the water feature (bring spare clothes and a towel as it s somewhat unavoidable) playground is adorable and shaded.

Would haven given 5 stars, however the cafe staff could do with a bit of customer service training and the layout could be re-jigged. When it s busy, as the POS is near the entrance/exit. It clogs up and is hard to get through. A few times food hasn t been up to standard (burnt) and advised staff, however nothing was done about it and staff were rather complacent.
Service at the cafe is fast however.

Nothing negative about this place. Amazing, fun experience

It wasn't the greatest of days weather wise. There were plenty of signs notifying of track closures due to fire hazard conditions, which was helpful. Pleasant enough and we managed to have the playground to ourselves which allowed for us to act like big kids.

An amazing place to spend the day with the family. Great for all ages.
Free.
Make a voluntary donation to the upkeep.

A nice, long walk in the fresh air with so many interesting plants to see. The displays are interesting & the 'hills' give great viewing across the landscaping. Would not recommend visiting on a hot day. There is a cafe & gift shop at the entrance & a kiosk at the far end of the gardens.

Wonderful gardens with great open spaces and wildlife. Kids had a ball enjoying the playground and the water play area. Highly recommend for a day out of all ages.

Fantastic day at the Gardens! Great place for kids and adults alike! And the great coffee is a bonus!

A fantastic place to explore with kids. Water play and nature play areas. FREE. Great in any season with a beautiful Australian Garden area. Wheelchair accessible throughout including a changing places bathroom.

Amazing!!!!! Never knew they existed, well worth the trip for us. A fantastic day out, take a picnic or eat at the cafe. You could definitely spend all day here.

Beautiful place to spend time with family. There was a lot to learn about Australian flora and fauna.

We walked around in the bush part of the park on the hiking trails and saw three wallabies, two echidnas and tons of birds. Great nature walk - and a great place for amateur animal snappers to get the chance to practice. (Naturally, it helps if you are patient and quiet while walking.) Please note: pets are prohibited.

Beautiful Australian flora. And there were bandicoots near the picnic area.

Very beautiful, well maintained. Good to visit to explore, relax or for BBQ in their picnic area. You can even get ideas for your backyard garden.

The Australian Garden is beautiful place and a great place for a picnic with friends.

A well looked after park, great for a nice stroll with the family.

Fantastic bushland and gardens. Cafe is nice, but slightly expensive.

Each season offers a varietal offering of blooms and photo opportunities. A pleasant waking experience with an optional cart train available for the less agile. Best to take your own thermos and picnic lunch unless you want the more expensive cafe option onsite. The gift shop has an interesting array of products that on the whole are reasonably priced. Plenty of parking and good toilet facilities. A hidden gem. Free entry.

The best atmosphere and information on gardens. Great for kids and excellent food.

Beautiful gardens, ideas on how to use natives and a great place for adults and kids.

A superbly landscape garden with much to see and do.

Sensational experience for anyone with even the slightest interest in Australian flora. Set up for the enthusiast and the mildly curious alike. One warning, you will very likely want to return again and again. A very special place.

Bob and Bev of Doncaster

A wonderful place to visit,didn't see half of it.....will certainly go back for more exploring.

Absolutely beautiful place for a coffee and to also view the gardens in all its glory.

It is also a brilliant place to take your mountain bike for an easy ride along the tracks around the gardens too! A perfect place for the family and the kids. As well as the young at heart

Great gardens well planned out and compacts heaps of displays in such a small space. Tip if you are walking take the right hand path from the information centre it is downhill then the other side is slightly uphill. Found the arid garden interesting as are the water features and small offshoot gardens.

They have 2 automatic gates to enter the botanic garden front office only open till 9am-5pm. You need to drive about 2KM to reach the carpark area and you need to take a walk to the front office.

There really isn't much that can be said
It's better than the mount Annan botanic gardens that's for sure
May be smaller but it has fitted lots of native plants into such a small area

An incredible place of desert native plants well set out. Plants generally labelled such as the experimental espalier snow gum in the photo. Birds everywhere. Great views. Cafe was fine for coffee and lunch. Took heaps of photos and paths were great for kids and strollers and wheel chairs. A pay for shuttle is available for folks if too hot. Various directly events are always on - see photos. What a great way to learn about Australian desert plants!

Beautiful done garden with variety of plants and birds.
Has lots of water features. Great place to walk n relax in quite .No admission fee.

Free entry, suitable for family excursions, good landscape planning

Amazing. Suitable for all ages to enjoy. We took our own picnic lunch. The children enjoyed paddling in the 'creek' and exploring the many different gardens.

Enjoyed our day out. Well maintained grounds. Plenty of different walks for all levels of fitness. Lots of shelter and picnic spaces. Free Entry. Good COVID-19 protocols. Took the "golf cart bus" tour with commentary. Very informative. Recommended for a visit.

Beautiful native gardens. Amazing contrucion of rocks, steel and lakes

Great place to explore. Native gardens and creek where you can dip your toes on a hot day.