Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village is an open-air heritage museum and maritime village located on Flagstaff Hill in Warrnambool, Victoria. Built around the original 1870s coastal fortifications, it recreates a 19th-century port with relocated historic buildings and extensive maritime collections. It is notable for artefacts from the Shipwreck Coast, including relics from the 1878 Loch Ard wreck, and for its evening sound and light show.

Visitors can explore a recreated 19th-century coastal village with original and relocated heritage buildings, streetscapes, and wharf area set on a hill overlooking Lady Bay. Inside, the maritime museum displays shipwreck artefacts, including the Loch Ard Peacock, navigation instruments and ship models. The site includes fort gun emplacements, a village with trades displays, a chapel and school, and an evening sound and light show that narrates Shipwreck Coast stories with projections and effects.