Coolart Homestead is a magnificent late Victorian mansion situated on the shores of Western Port Bay within the township of Somers. The historic homestead dates from 1895 and features a superb collection of historic photographs and letters you can delve into. Other historic buildings to explore whilst there include the stable, coach house, barracks, meat house and buttery.

A series of walking tracks start at the Visitor Centre, allowing you to explore coastal woodlands, wetland areas, lagoons and the formal gardens which surround the homestead. Coolart is a wonderful place for bird-watching and its diversity of habitats means that you might see over 60 species in one day. The mammals at Coolart are mostly nocturnal and usually only become active at night, however if you look carefully you may be lucky enough to spot a Swamp Rat, Echidna or even a Ring-tail Possum hiding in a tree top drey (nest).

BBQ’s and picnic tables are available here along with flushing toilets. All terrain wheelchairs may be borrowed from the Visitor Centre for people with limited mobility.

Snakes are also another creature that calls this area home, so please stay on the existing paths to avoid any unnecessary encounters.