Browse property in Forest Road

Forest Road threads through Lara’s residential core, where historic subdivisions such as Lara Lake, the Cheddar estate and Swindon estate have created a varied streetscape of family homes set alongside leafy avenues and heritage‑listed sites, including the former Lake Bank Hotel now operating as the Lara Museum and Historical Centre on the corner of Forest and Canterbury Roads. The road is flanked by green spaces like Austin Park and St Lawrence Park, reinforcing the town’s open, park‑like character.

Public transport is well served, with Lara railway station (about 2 km away) providing regular V/Line services to Melbourne and Geelong and CDC Geelong bus routes 10, 11 and 12 linking the station to surrounding suburbs. Residents enjoy easy access to everyday amenities – Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, a post office, banks, a library, numerous cafés and restaurants, and sporting facilities – all within a few kilometres of Forest Road, while the Princes Freeway and nearby Avalon Airport facilitate regional travel.