About this property
Alternate search: Unit 13, 13 Mchaffie Drive.
13 Mchaffie Drive, Cowes VIC 3922, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 13, 13 Mchaffie Drive.
The address refers to a unit. It forms part of the residential accommodation in Cowes.
Phillip Island Nature Park is about 1.2 km away, roughly a 2‑minute walk from the property.
Cowes is approximately a two‑hour drive from Melbourne. Visitors can also travel by bus or take a passenger ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula.
Cowes enjoys an oceanic climate with mild, relatively dry summers and cooler, wetter winters. Average maximum temperatures range from about 24 °C in February to 13 °C in July, with around 150 rainy days per year.
The north‑facing Cowes Beach, renowned for safe swimming, is a short walk away, and the nearby Cowes Jetty supports fishing and boating. The area also provides easy access to the Penguin Parade and seal‑watching at Phillip Island Nature Park.
Within 1‑2 km you’ll find the Cowes Police Station, Cowes Post Office, several hotels such as Glen Isla House and Tropicana Motor Inn, and the town centre of Cowes itself.
Cowes sits on the traditional lands of the Bunurong people and was named by surveyor Henry Cox after the English seaport of Cowes. It developed from a 19th‑century fishing village into a popular seaside resort, with historic landmarks like the Cowes Jetty built in 1870.