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With its village-like atmosphere and its variety of excellent
accommodation
options, as well as good pubs, tearooms and restaurants, Port Fairy makes a good place to break your journey between Melbourne and Adelaide. The
Port Fairy YHA
, at 8 Cox St (tel 03/5568 2468, fax 5568 2302; under $20), is in a lovely old house right in the town centre. More luxurious is the
Seacombe House Motor Inn
at 22 Sackville St (tel 03/5568 1082,
www.seacombehouse.com.au
; $90 and upwards), one of many National Trust-listed buildings in the town, with gorgeous but pricey modern motel units and historic cottages. There are also a number of B&Bs in quaint colonial cottages, amongst them
The Douglass
, by the river at 85 Gipps St (tel 03/55668 1016,
http://users.bigpond.com/thedouglass;
$115-150), the
Merrijig Inn
at 1 Campbell St (tel 03/5568 2324; $90-115), and
Lough Cottage
at 216 Griffith St (tel 03/5568 1583; $70-90). Full details of all cottages and B&Bs, and of Port Fairy's six caravan parks, can be obtained from the visitor information centre.
The best
food
in Port Fairy is probably at the
Victoria Hotel
(tel 03/5568 2891,
www.vichotel.com
), a beautifully renovated building at 42 Bank St with a highly recommended atmospheric restaurant and a cheaper - but equally good - cafe (try the brunch for a real treat). Customers can use the
internet
in the hotel reception area for free; at the time of writing the hotel's new and very stylish accommodation ($90-115) was almost complete. There are other upmarket licensed restaurants at the
Merrijig Inn
and the
Seacombe House Motor Inn
(daily 6am-3pm; bookings required on 03/5568 1077).
Rebecca's
, at 70 Sackville St, serves breakfasts and light lunches, cakes and good coffee, and next door at no. 72 there's delicious home-made ice cream.
Culpepper's
, a healthfood shop at 24 Bank St, serves healthy soups and light meals. The best place to
drink
is the
Caledonian Inn
("The Stump"), on the corner of Bank and James streets - it's the oldest continually licensed pub in Victoria (since 1844). Other useful information
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