Its a great experience to have train ride and the light house and the beach near by. Its a small and welcoming city. Worth to visit car museum if you like motor vehicles. The whale museum is also good. Its easy to spend half a day to one day. Ther is a beautiful lavendar garden on the way to great ocean road from portland, worth a visit.

Portland has so much to offer both in close vicinity and just a short drive away. From the interesting activities at the Port to the many walks around town, safe swimming at Nuns Beach and some very cute shops and cafes. A short drive to Bridgewater and you will find the most gorgeous beach that gives QLD beaches some strong competition. A few more min up from Bridgewater and there are spectacular view of Blowholes and the ocean at its fiercest. The historic lighthouse at Cape Nelson is a short drive from the other end of Portland.

Pretty country Victoria town on the sea. The beach is right in town, else you can drive 15mins to Bridgewater where there's a Cafe right beside the beach with extensive menu & lots indoor or outdoor seating. The Royal hotel in Portland city also offers an extensive menu, very reasonably priced with friendly service and multiple eating / drinking areas, plenty parking or 1 block walk from William Dutton hotel. Portland has Aldi, IGA & Woolworths supermarkets

We visited the park near the port, had a short walk along the beach. The area is clean and safe. We enjoyed the view. We also visited the botanical garden. It is great. Small garden, but lots of beautiful flowers. the city has got several very good places for lunch or dinner. We visited one and had a great lunch. I liked the view form the cliff to the port. It is unique, but it is hard to find the stairs to the beach from the cliff as it is hidden. February is a good time to visit: not too hot, and not cold, perfect.

The views, nature, walks and open countryside both in and around Portland make it a nature lovers paradise. Seals, birds, wallabies, koalas and at the right time of years Whales are abundant. The people are friendly and a good variety of places to eat for a small seaside town. Macs hotel does great meals right next to the port. Not commercialised, just a genuine rural town. Individual shops also small outlets of the large chains. Well worth a visit.

Portland has so much to offer. If you enjoy fishing, this is your destination. All the sightseeing places are worth the drive/walk. The mill is extremely interesting to watch from afar and its story is very fascinating. Plenty of eateries and drinking venues. We will be back and I would definitely recommend Portland