In this charming neighbourhood, the streets are lined with oaks and the properties are grand and imposing. In fact, Canterbury’s storied Golden Mile features some of the city’s most costly homes – it’s a promenade of multi-million-dollar mansions complete with bountiful gardens and (more often than not) sizeable swimming pools and tennis courts.
As is befitting of its status as the number one choice for Melbourne’s old (money) guard, this delightful suburb is incredibly green and leafy, offering a multitude of beautiful parks. Somewhat unsurprisingly, it is also home to a proliferation of the state’s finest learning institutions. These features make Canterbury rather attractive to families, and school-run traffic is a force to be reckoned with.
The centre of activity in this sleepy neighbourhood is Maling Road, with its small collection of lovely cafés and boutiques. While the area offers little to nothing in the way of drinking and eating come nightfall, this is just the way its well-heeled residents like it.