Walk & Mid-week Lunch at Drouin

Enjoy a train ride to Gippsland and a country pub meal followed by a stroll through a park.

GRADE: Social with a short walk. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Travel will be by train (car optional).  On arrival at Drouin, it is a 5 minute walk to the Family Hotel, situated on the main street across from the station. There is an outdoor deck which looks out towards Civic Park where we can have lunch. Seating is bench style. If it is too hot or wet, we can move indoors for lunch. After lunch we will go for a walk in Civic Park for up to an hour before catching the train home.

BOOKING: By Sunday 11th April. To register, click on Get Tickets.

NOMADS COVIDSAFE CHECKLIST: Checklist 210414: Walk and mid-week lunch at Drouin.

FURTHER INFORMATION: vline.com.au | metrotrains.com.au | drouinfamilyhotel.com.au.

MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:15am at Southern Cross Railway Station for a 10:24am departure, or at stops en route. We will travel in the rear car. Check monitors for the platform number.

MAP REFERENCE:

• Southern Cross Station: Melway map 1A grid A6 | Google map goo.gl/maps/9fKccFxNupbMGEBNA. 
• Drouin Family Hotel: Melway map X928 grid A7 | Google map goo.gl/maps/hJwKHqgEngUYvXz86.

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: Distance to Drouin is 100 km, 93 minutes by train.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

• Departure: Traralgon train departs Southern Cross at 10:24am (Flinders Street at 10:29am, Caulfield at 10:43am, Clayton at 10:54am, Dandenong at 11:10am, Pakenham at 11:29am) arriving Drouin at 11:57am.
• Return: Departure from Drouin at 3:10pm, arriving Southern Cross at 4:44pm with stops at the same stations as the outbound train, except Clayton. The next train departs Drouin at 4:04pm, arriving Southern Cross 5:39pm.

FOOD: Pub food in the Family Hotel bistro. Check their bistro menu/prices (PDF).

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Casual. Sunglasses, hat, sunscreen, repellent, face mask and hand sanitiser. Dress for weather forecast.

LEADER: Paul K. | Email the Leader if you have any questions.
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