Location of Labyrinths in Melbourne and Victoria
In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an elaborate, confusing structure designed and built by Daedalus for King Minos of Crete to hold the Minotaur monster. Daedalus had so cunningly made the Labyrinth that even he could barely escape it after he built it.
In English, the term labyrinth is generally synonymous with maze. However, strictly a labyrinth is different to a maze in that a labyrinth is a meandering path with a singular path leading to a centre while a maze refers to a complex branching puzzle with choices of path and direction. A labyrinth has an unambiguous route to the centre and back and presents no navigational challenge which makes it a piece of cake even for those with a horrible sense of direction.
Labyrinths are an ancient structure dating back more than 4,000 years and were used for walking meditation or the site of rituals and ceremony, among other things.
Labyrinths with public access are located in the following locations:
Within Melbourne
Scots Uniting Church Labyrinth
Address: 1702 Sydney Road, Campbellfield
Southern Community Church of Christ Labyrinth
Address: 8 Chesterville Road, Cheltenham
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Merri Creek Labyrinth
Address: Wright Street, Clifton Hill (The labyrinth is located in a linear park that runs the length of Merri Creek in Clifton Hill. It can be reached on foot by walking north along the Merri Creek path from Wright Street, or south from The Esplanade. It lies in a hollow (Hewson's Hollow) under a cliff, opposite a willow tree on the bank of the creek.)
St Margaret's Anglican Parish of Eltham Labyrinth
Address: 79 Pitt Street, Eltham
St Faith's Anglican Church Labyrinth
Address: 4 Charles Street, Glen Iris
Healesville Community Labyrinth
Address: Old Railway Station Park, 10 Healesville-Kinglake Road, Healesville
St John's Catholic Church Labyrinth
Address: 52 Yarra Street, Heidelberg
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Labyrinth
Address: 190 Banksia Street, Heidelberg West
McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park Labyrinth
Address: 360 - 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin
Ascot Vale Uniting Church Labyrinth
Address: 60 Maribyrnong Road, Moonee Ponds
Outside Melbourne
Bacchus Marsh Uniting Church Labyrinth
Address: 24 Gisborne Road, Bacchus Marsh
Lake Sambell Lanyrinth
Address: McConville Avenue, Beechworth
Anglican Christ Church Labyrinth
Address: 7 Sladen Street, Birregurra
Ballarat South Uniting Church Labyrinth
Address: 301 Learmonth Street, Buninyong
Castlemaine Christ Church Labyrinth
Cnr Kennedy Street and Forest Street, Castlemaine
Dunkeld Arboretum Labyrinth
Address: MacArthur Street, Dunkeld
St Paul's Anglican Church Labyrinth
Address: 1A Clifton Street, Euroa
Our Lady of the Rosary Church & Labyrinth
Address: 53 Ebden Street, Kyneton
Lakes Entrance Labyrinth (private property but an appointment is not necessary)
Address: 7 Robin Street, Lakes Entrance
Anglican Parish of Marysville and Buxton Labyrinth
Address: 1139 Buxton-Marysville Road, Marysville
Ferrari Park Labyrinth
Address: 5 Echuca Road, Mooroopna
St Lukes Morwell Uniting Church Labyrinth (Created from beds of sunflower plants)
Address: 281 Princes Drive, Morwell
Meteorite Park Labyrinth
Address: 21 Stevenson Street, Murchison
St Peter's by the Lake Anglican Church Labyrinth
Address: 35 Newlands Drive, Paynesville
Queenscliff Uniting Church Labyrinth
Address: 83- 89 Hesse St, Queenscliff
River Connect Parkland Labyrinth
Address: 160 The Boulevard, Shepparton
Tarwin Lower Community Labyrinth
Address: 37 River Drive, Tarwin Lower
Tatura Sacred Heart School Labyrinth
Address: 69 Hogan Street, Tatura
Web Links
→ aMAZEing Melbourne (and Victoria)
→ Australian Labyrinth Network
