Goldfields Attractions

Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
Established in 1969 by local pharmacist and winemaking legend, Stuart Anderson, Balgownie Estate was the first boutique vineyard to be planted in the Bendigo district in more than 80 years...

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Gallery & Museums
The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery was established in 1884 and was the first provincial art gallery established in Australia...

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Zoos, Sanctuaries & Aquariums
Children can experience close contact with koalas, wombats, kangaroos and even crocodiles. Ballarat Wildlife and Reptile Park houses a rich collection of Australian wildlife in 16 hectares of natural bushland...

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Wineries/Breweries
Barfold Estate is located in the south west corner of the Heathcote region and is the most southern in the region...

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Gallery & Museums, Shopping
Bendigo Art Gallery, established in 1887, is one of the largest and oldest regional galleries in Australia...

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Food & Wine
Join chef Brad Ford aboard Bendigo ninesevensix a refurbished 1952 Melbourne SW6 tram donated to Bendigo in 1996 for conversion to a restaurant tram, which was completed in 1998...

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Gallery & Museums
Established in 1858, Bendigo Pottery offers a unique visitor experience of both historic and modern ceramic production...

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Heritage & Landmarks
With the boom of the gold rush in Bendigo came a wave of development in the late 1800s. A substantial tram network was established to link the city...

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Wineries/Breweries
ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE: The all-inclusive package: * Two nights luxury accommodation ideally suited to three couples (larger groups negotiable) at delightful Lynnevale Estate winery featuring ensuite bedrooms,QS beds, central heat...

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Wineries/Breweries
"This winery was named after an American sailor who jumped ship during the Gold Rush of the 1850s and made his way to this part of the world...

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Gallery & Museums
The Eureka Stockade of 1854 was a defining moment in the development of democracy in Australia. Blood on the Southern Cross tells the dramatic story of the Eureka Uprising by Ballarat's miners against unjust and corrupt colonial rulers...

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Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
Bress is a beautiful and idyllic biodynamic property, situated less than 80 minutes from Melbourne. * The property is home to mature vines and one of Australia's largest cider & apple orchards, producing acclaimed artisan crafted wines and ciders...

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Heritage & Landmarks
Buda Historic Home & Garden is one of the great heritage assets of the Goldfields region. Buda was built in 1861 and from 1863 was the home of noted silversmith Ernest Leviny and his family...

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Gallery & Museums
Enjoy the charm of Buda, an authentic house and garden surviving from the Gold rush era, tracing one creative family's history over 118 years...

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Gallery & Museums
The Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum is renowned for its collection of Australian art and for its unique assembly of historical artefacts relating to the Mount Alexander goldfields district in Victoria...

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Natural
The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, stretching from north of Chewton, south through the Fryerstown and Vaughan Springs areas, encompasses an area of approximately 7,500 hectares...

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Heritage & Landmarks
Experience underground mining of the past and see how miners lived and worked in Bendigo from 1939 to 1954...

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Wineries/Breweries
"The nucleus of the Connor Park vineyard is a block of shiraz planted by current winemaker Ross Lougoons' Uncle Tom in the late 1960s...

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Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
"Dalwhinnie is one of Victoria's greatest wine estates, making wines that are regional highpoints...

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Entertainment
Discovery Science & Technology Centre in Bendigo is regional Victoria s largest not-for-profit educational science centre and one of Central Victoria s premier educational facilities...

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Wineries/Breweries
"The spa country and gold mining towns north of Ballarat have plenty of interest for the visitor and Dulcinea makes a friendly stop along the way...

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Wineries/Breweries
"One of the two northern and warmer vineyards of the region growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in shallow basalt soils...

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Spas & Retreats
The name Elysium signifies the experience as a "place of perfect bliss" From the skin care products to the design of Elysium Day Spa everything is geared towards promoting a holistic approach to your health, wellbeing and beauty...

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Wineries/Breweries
Greg & Natala Flynn established Flynns Wines with a focus to make individual and premium wines that reflect our vineyard, the vintage season and Heathcote region...

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Gallery & Museums
The Gold Museum extends Sovereign Hill's story of Ballarat - a majestic provincial city built on the wealth derived from the great Australian goldrushes of the 1850s...

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Gallery & Museums
Since the goldfields in the 1850's to the present day, Chinese heritage has been an integral part of Bendigo's history...

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Natural
This park includes the former Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks, One Tree Hill Regional Park, Mandurang State Forest and Sandhurst State Forest and spans 17 007 hectares...

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Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
"Not many country towns can boast a winery in the main street, but at Heathcote it s a part of the scenery...

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Natural
The Heathcote-Graytown National Park includes some of the most significant environmental, cultural and recreational values in the largest remaining Box-Ironbark forest in Victoria...

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Entertainment, Gallery & Museums
Her Majesty's is one of Australia's most historic theatres, and one of the busiest performing arts centres in regional Victoria...

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Wineries/Breweries
"Leigh and Johanne Hunt run a small cellar door just to the north of He their wines are assured and complex, and attract a very loyal following of cellar door and mail order customers...

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Heritage & Landmarks
A visit to the Bendigo Joss House (house of Prayer) provides a glimpse into the Chinese culture and tradition...

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Gallery & Museums
Kirrit Barreet Aboriginal Art and Cultural Centre is owned and operated by Aboriginal people.The centre was opened in 2005 and Kirrit Barreet means place of creation...

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Natural
Things to see and do * The park offers opportunities for sightseeing, picnicking, walking, nature study and camping * The Summit Track climbs between boulders to the summit and Melville Caves Lookout * The Eastern Walking Circuit traverses an area...

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Entertainment, Gallery & Museums
As you approach the imposing bluestone walls of Kryal Castle on a long straight stretch of road off the Western Highway there are two questions in your mind...

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Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
Langanook Syrah is a stunning Shiraz with an inviting aroma of white pepper and violets and an intense lenthy palate of plums, blackberries, mocha and dark chocolate...

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Natural
The reserve was established to protect relics from the gold mining era that gave birth to the township...

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Food & Wine, Wineries/Breweries
"A hop, skip and jump south east of Bendigo, Mandurang Valley is a haven for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay lovers in an area otherwise dominated by the mighty Shiraz grape...

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Entertainment, Food & Wine
With a proud Scottish tradition the Maryborough Highland Society was founded by Scottish settlers during the gold rush more than 147 years agoThe Club which is essentially a bowling and social club serves a membership today of over 500 people...

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Wineries/Breweries
Michael Unwin Wines was established in Ararat, Victoria in 2000 by winemaker Michael Unwin and his business partner, Catherine Clark...

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Natural
Things to see and do Panoramic views can be obtained from lookouts at Lang's Lookout, Dog Rocks and Shepherd's Flat after scrambling over a few rocks...

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Wineries/Breweries
Established: 1970 Wine Region: Pyrenees Winemaker: Matthew Barry Owners: Matthew & Lisa Barry Cellar Door: Manager - Leanne Etherton Open: Daily 10am-5pm except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day...

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Wineries/Breweries
"Mount Beckworth typifies the hard work and enthusiastic endeavour of many of this region's wineries...

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Natural
Mount Buangor State Park adjoins Mount Cole State Forest, 60 kilometres west of Ballarat. The 2400 hectare Park takes in varied eucalypt forest, creek flats, a waterfall, steep escarpments and Mount Buangor, the area's highest peak...

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Established: 1996 Wine Region: Ballarat Owners: Margaret and Ian Pym Open: 10am-5pm...

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"Turn off the busy Northern Highway and drive through a leafy glade to find this small winery. Situated right on the best Heathcote vineyard strip, it has a timeless feel emphasised by the simple, stone-floored, baltic pine tasting room, rustic homestead...

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Paddys Ranges State Park is a great place to observe relics of the goldmining era. This park is well known for its wildflower displays and is home to more than 140 native birds, including the rare Painted Honeyeaters and Swift Parrots...

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Wineries/Breweries
"The smiling, bearded face of Passing Clouds' jovial Graeme Leith is well-known in Victorian wine circles...

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Wineries/Breweries
Pondalowie Vineyards is dedicated to producing handcrafted premium red wines. Drawing on their experiences in France, Portugal and Australia Dominic and Krystina Morris produce wines that exude the characters of the grape variety and the Bendigo region...

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Wineries/Breweries
"Neill Robb's Redbank Winery is a bit of an institution, thanks in part to the vision and hard work of its creator, and the unique personality of its principal wine - Sally's Paddock, a characterful blend of Cabernet, Shiraz and Malbec...

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