Take a walk through Yarra and explore our heritage walks.
View the Queens Parade heritage walk on Google Maps.
Download the Queens Parade heritage walk map [ PDF, 3.5 MB] .
This walk will take approximately 2.5 to 3 hours to complete. It covers a considerable distance, so you may prefer to walk sections separately.
About Queens Parade
Before 1850, Queens Parade was a track linking Melbourne to Heidelberg in the east and forking north to link to Northcote and the Plenty River district. It was known as Heidelberg Road, and the northern fork as Plenty Road, until they were renamed in the early 1900s.
Queens Parade formed part of the boundary between Clifton Hill and North Fitzroy. Lots on Queens Parade sold from 1865 to 1869, but it was largely undeveloped until after 1875 with the opening of the Daintons Family Hotel (later the Normanby Hotel) and the start of building work on the St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in 1876.
Cable trams started in 1887 with the terminus and tram sheds adjacent to the Terminus Hotel at the Merri Creek (see 492 Queens Parade).
Queens Parade is a good example of the mix of land uses in the inner city, which include industry, housing, retail, and community facilities.