Guidebook for Hepburn Springs
Food Scene
Rubens is a fully licensed restaurant (No BYO) serving Mediterranean-style cuisine in a friendly atmosphere with relaxed table service. Located on the main road between the towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs you can enjoy bush views from the al-fresco dining area or warm up inside near the log fire.
Due to current capacity restrictions, we have limited seats available so bookings are advised. We do two seatings on weekends. Government covid guidelines state a maximum of two hours inside a venue.
Open for Lunch from Midday Wednesday to Sunday and Dinner 7 Nights a week from 530pm. We may be closed on Public Holidays.
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm.
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Rubens @ Hepburn
70 Main RdRubens is a fully licensed restaurant (No BYO) serving Mediterranean-style cuisine in a friendly atmosphere with relaxed table service. Located on the main road between the towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs you can enjoy bush views from the al-fresco dining area or warm up inside near the log fire.
Due to current capacity restrictions, we have limited seats available so bookings are advised. We do two seatings on weekends. Government covid guidelines state a maximum of two hours inside a venue.
Open for Lunch from Midday Wednesday to Sunday and Dinner 7 Nights a week from 530pm. We may be closed on Public Holidays.
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm.
The Argus Dining Room serves stunning modern Australian cuisine with an emphasis on fresh, clean flavors and regional produce. Guests can enjoy a varied seasonal menu in understated but sophisticated surroundings designed by interior designer Stuart Rattle.
Utilizing food grown on-site in the Argus Kitchen Garden, the menu is also complemented by rare breed beef and lamb from the farm Vale Hill in Smeaton.
The restaurant's extensive wine selection, hand-picked by sommelier Jeremy Shiell features boutique wines from small-scale, family-owned farms and growers expressing wine of terroir with minimal interventions or additions.
Awarded One Chef's Hat in The Age Good Food Guide 2015, The Argus was also listed in Gourmet Traveller's Top 100 Restaurants of 2015.
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The Argus Dining Room
124 Main RdThe Argus Dining Room serves stunning modern Australian cuisine with an emphasis on fresh, clean flavors and regional produce. Guests can enjoy a varied seasonal menu in understated but sophisticated surroundings designed by interior designer Stuart Rattle.
Utilizing food grown on-site in the Argus Kitchen Garden, the menu is also complemented by rare breed beef and lamb from the farm Vale Hill in Smeaton.
The restaurant's extensive wine selection, hand-picked by sommelier Jeremy Shiell features boutique wines from small-scale, family-owned farms and growers expressing wine of terroir with minimal interventions or additions.
Awarded One Chef's Hat in The Age Good Food Guide 2015, The Argus was also listed in Gourmet Traveller's Top 100 Restaurants of 2015.
he Farmers Arms offers a perfect blend of country charm combined with a sophisticated menu, extensive wine list, and professional service.
While it is a more relaxed style of service, with people coming to the bar to order food and drinks, the menu itself is far from your typical pub menu. Each dish has been carefully considered by the executive chef and the menu changes regularly depending on the season and local produce available.
The layout of the pub’s interior allows people to sit in several different areas, from traditional seating to around the bar, at high tables, in the more intimate cushioned booths, at the three long communal tables, and of course, the beer garden, where your pets are welcome to join you,
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Farmers Arms Hotel Daylesford
1 East Sthe Farmers Arms offers a perfect blend of country charm combined with a sophisticated menu, extensive wine list, and professional service.
While it is a more relaxed style of service, with people coming to the bar to order food and drinks, the menu itself is far from your typical pub menu. Each dish has been carefully considered by the executive chef and the menu changes regularly depending on the season and local produce available.
The layout of the pub’s interior allows people to sit in several different areas, from traditional seating to around the bar, at high tables, in the more intimate cushioned booths, at the three long communal tables, and of course, the beer garden, where your pets are welcome to join you,
Blue Bean Love Restaurant
115 Main RdFantastic for breakfast.
Alla Wolf-Tasker and team welcome you to Wombat Hill House Cafe for simple food, sourced locally wherever possible and served in one of Daylesford's most beautiful locations. Situated in the midst of wonderful gardens on an ancient extinct volcano- Wombat Hill House Cafe is a place of great enchantment where even a furry and ponderously slow wombat, might grow some wings and fly.
Drop-in for a great coffee, a glass of wine, a sweet or savory snack, or just a bit of warming comfort food. Wine by the glass and bottle to enjoy on the premises. A small range of beautiful mementos is also available to purchase in-store and online. Toy wombats are very popular as are the Grow. Cook. Eat books that raise money for the Daylesford Primary School Kitchen Garden Program. No reservations, free parking, pets welcome, and wheelchair access.
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Wombat Hill House
off Central Springs RoadAlla Wolf-Tasker and team welcome you to Wombat Hill House Cafe for simple food, sourced locally wherever possible and served in one of Daylesford's most beautiful locations. Situated in the midst of wonderful gardens on an ancient extinct volcano- Wombat Hill House Cafe is a place of great enchantment where even a furry and ponderously slow wombat, might grow some wings and fly.
Drop-in for a great coffee, a glass of wine, a sweet or savory snack, or just a bit of warming comfort food. Wine by the glass and bottle to enjoy on the premises. A small range of beautiful mementos is also available to purchase in-store and online. Toy wombats are very popular as are the Grow. Cook. Eat books that raise money for the Daylesford Primary School Kitchen Garden Program. No reservations, free parking, pets welcome, and wheelchair access.
The restaurant has been recently rebuilt and is fantastic. Food and service are great and the staff friendly. Sits literally right in Lake Daylesford - views from every side amazing.
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Boathouse Daylesford
2 Leggatt StThe restaurant has been recently rebuilt and is fantastic. Food and service are great and the staff friendly. Sits literally right in Lake Daylesford - views from every side amazing.
You can't miss this stylishly renovated majestic hotel on the corner of Burke Square, nor should you. The pub has an excellent, ever-changing bar menu featuring fresh, seasonal produce in contemporary dishes as well as pub classics (you can still get a parma), and an impressive wine list and selection of tap beers. Try to claim a deck chair for a sundowner before settling in at the bar, verandah, or dining room.
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Daylesford Healing Massage
11 Howe StYou can't miss this stylishly renovated majestic hotel on the corner of Burke Square, nor should you. The pub has an excellent, ever-changing bar menu featuring fresh, seasonal produce in contemporary dishes as well as pub classics (you can still get a parma), and an impressive wine list and selection of tap beers. Try to claim a deck chair for a sundowner before settling in at the bar, verandah, or dining room.
Sault Restaurant is set behind a playing fountain in a beautiful two-story country house, Sault Restaurant gives visitors the impression they are deep within the heart of rural France. It is only when a kangaroo bound into sight across a distant paddock that you realize you are well and truly in Australia.
Taking its name from a French town famed for its lavender, Sault is also a working lavender farm and distillery sitting amidst acres of lavender and overlooking its own lake.
Head chef Santiago Nine-Fernandez hailing from Spain lends his hand to create a wonderful array of regionally inspired seasonal dishes. Sault has a full page dedicated to tapas, so guests can enjoy the beautiful Spanish influence on their menu along with a seven-course tasting menu, based around the ancient recipes of Spain but using the brilliant local produce that is available.
Sault also has a beautiful wedding barn overlooking their lake, and during the summer months when the lavender fields are in full bloom it is truly the region's most breathtaking wedding venue.
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Sault Restaurant Daylesford
2349 Ballan-Daylesford RdSault Restaurant is set behind a playing fountain in a beautiful two-story country house, Sault Restaurant gives visitors the impression they are deep within the heart of rural France. It is only when a kangaroo bound into sight across a distant paddock that you realize you are well and truly in Australia.
Taking its name from a French town famed for its lavender, Sault is also a working lavender farm and distillery sitting amidst acres of lavender and overlooking its own lake.
Head chef Santiago Nine-Fernandez hailing from Spain lends his hand to create a wonderful array of regionally inspired seasonal dishes. Sault has a full page dedicated to tapas, so guests can enjoy the beautiful Spanish influence on their menu along with a seven-course tasting menu, based around the ancient recipes of Spain but using the brilliant local produce that is available.
Sault also has a beautiful wedding barn overlooking their lake, and during the summer months when the lavender fields are in full bloom it is truly the region's most breathtaking wedding venue.
Bring your appetite to Larder, where every dish is a reverent showcase of the region's excellent local produce. Breakfast sees local free-range eggs paired with Istra bacon and chorizo, toast with house-made jams, and the Larder's own toasted muesli.
Enjoy lunchtime share plates with house-made dips, mousses, and parfaits or equally delicious mains, salads, and sandwiches. Wet your whistle with single-origin and cold drip coffee, specialty teas, as well as local beers, ciders, and wines.
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Larder Daylesford
57A Vincent StBring your appetite to Larder, where every dish is a reverent showcase of the region's excellent local produce. Breakfast sees local free-range eggs paired with Istra bacon and chorizo, toast with house-made jams, and the Larder's own toasted muesli.
Enjoy lunchtime share plates with house-made dips, mousses, and parfaits or equally delicious mains, salads, and sandwiches. Wet your whistle with single-origin and cold drip coffee, specialty teas, as well as local beers, ciders, and wines.
The team behind the 2018 revival of Daylesford’s iconic Cliffy’s Emporium has launched Beppe Kitchen & Bar, set to become another local dining institution. Inspired by tradition and paying homage to the strong Italian and general migrant communities in the Daylesford and Hepburn region.
With a fresh modern take, however, Beppe delivers a contemporary space that has quickly become a must-visit neighborhood trattoria.
Framed by tall leadlight windows and featuring a striking Italian wood-fired oven, the space offers diners both a restaurant and a more casual pizza bar.
A series of artworks by local artist Kim Barter showcase Italian migrant characters inspired by photos found at Daylesford’s local museum add another element of extending the hospitality to old friends, and new.
The seasonal menu offers traditional Italian cuisine, with a modern take. Dishes like lamb cutlets, eggplant parmigiana, and squid ink tagliolini with clams & prawns are offered alongside a pizza menu, with all pasta, bread, and pizza dough made in-house.
A mix of local and Italian wines, liqueurs, and spirits have all been selected to complement the menu.
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Beppe
32 Raglan StThe team behind the 2018 revival of Daylesford’s iconic Cliffy’s Emporium has launched Beppe Kitchen & Bar, set to become another local dining institution. Inspired by tradition and paying homage to the strong Italian and general migrant communities in the Daylesford and Hepburn region.
With a fresh modern take, however, Beppe delivers a contemporary space that has quickly become a must-visit neighborhood trattoria.
Framed by tall leadlight windows and featuring a striking Italian wood-fired oven, the space offers diners both a restaurant and a more casual pizza bar.
A series of artworks by local artist Kim Barter showcase Italian migrant characters inspired by photos found at Daylesford’s local museum add another element of extending the hospitality to old friends, and new.
The seasonal menu offers traditional Italian cuisine, with a modern take. Dishes like lamb cutlets, eggplant parmigiana, and squid ink tagliolini with clams & prawns are offered alongside a pizza menu, with all pasta, bread, and pizza dough made in-house.
A mix of local and Italian wines, liqueurs, and spirits have all been selected to complement the menu.
Daylesford & Hepburn Springs' newest cafe. The Virgin café marries cultures and unites taste buds, showcasing the talents of executive chef Tom Brockbank. An exclusive regional supplier of ‘Proud Mary’ coffee, voted the best coffee beans in Australia. Rich bread and baked goods. Part café, part gallery, admire the original artwork adorning the walls as you enjoy some of the finest culinary delights in Victoria.
Fresh and modern, The Virgin café marries cultures and unites taste buds, showcasing the talents of executive chef Tom Brockbank. An exclusive regional supplier of ‘Proud Mary’ coffee, voted the best coffee beans in Australia. Rich bread and baked goods. Part café, part gallery, admire the original artwork adorning the walls as you enjoy some of the finest culinary delights in Victoria.
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The Virgin Cafe
77 Main RoadDaylesford & Hepburn Springs' newest cafe. The Virgin café marries cultures and unites taste buds, showcasing the talents of executive chef Tom Brockbank. An exclusive regional supplier of ‘Proud Mary’ coffee, voted the best coffee beans in Australia. Rich bread and baked goods. Part café, part gallery, admire the original artwork adorning the walls as you enjoy some of the finest culinary delights in Victoria.
Fresh and modern, The Virgin café marries cultures and unites taste buds, showcasing the talents of executive chef Tom Brockbank. An exclusive regional supplier of ‘Proud Mary’ coffee, voted the best coffee beans in Australia. Rich bread and baked goods. Part café, part gallery, admire the original artwork adorning the walls as you enjoy some of the finest culinary delights in Victoria.
A wonderful neighborhood French Bistro. Your place to savor beautiful French food, together with a carefully selected drinks range.
The quick rendezvous. An extended liaison. A private indulgence.
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Bistro Terroir
8 Howe StA wonderful neighborhood French Bistro. Your place to savor beautiful French food, together with a carefully selected drinks range.
The quick rendezvous. An extended liaison. A private indulgence.
Generous servings and a friendly relaxed family vibe have Daylesford locals coming back time and again to Red Ginger Thai on Albert Street. A traditional ambiance of red feature walls, Thai accents, statues, and images of the Royal family on the walls greets diners as they settle in for a culinary adventure to remember. Perhaps start with a Chef’s special entrée of seafood spring rolls, or chicken satay skewers and housemade peanut sauce; before main choices such as Thai-style sweet and sour prawn stir fry, with mixed vegetables, pineapple and coconut rice. Those who like a hit of heat opt for hot and spicy red pork curry, with bamboo shoots and seasonal vegetables; while vegetarians delve into tasty tofu with mixed Asian greens in oyster sauce, best enjoyed with a cold glass of wine.
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Red Ginger Thai
31 Albert StGenerous servings and a friendly relaxed family vibe have Daylesford locals coming back time and again to Red Ginger Thai on Albert Street. A traditional ambiance of red feature walls, Thai accents, statues, and images of the Royal family on the walls greets diners as they settle in for a culinary adventure to remember. Perhaps start with a Chef’s special entrée of seafood spring rolls, or chicken satay skewers and housemade peanut sauce; before main choices such as Thai-style sweet and sour prawn stir fry, with mixed vegetables, pineapple and coconut rice. Those who like a hit of heat opt for hot and spicy red pork curry, with bamboo shoots and seasonal vegetables; while vegetarians delve into tasty tofu with mixed Asian greens in oyster sauce, best enjoyed with a cold glass of wine.
A feast for the senses, Bad Habits Café on Daly Street in Daylesford feeds mind, body and soul. Nestled in The Convent Gallery on the crest of Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens, this haven of fine art in a historic 19th Century mansion, boasts expansive views over the countryside. Diners can relax in an atmosphere enhanced by a high atrium ceiling, peaceful palms, and art-filled walls while perusing a Mediterranean-inspired menu with choices such as sweet corn fritters, avocado salsa, sour cream, chives, and smoked salmon. Be enticed by nice not naughty temptations like pan-fried calamari, gremolata, and Greek salad; or perhaps pizza appeals, with salami, caramelized onion, sautéed spinach, and feta. For a divine finish, try Moroccan orange and almond cake, orange syrup, and double cream.
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The Convent, Daylesford
7 Daly StA feast for the senses, Bad Habits Café on Daly Street in Daylesford feeds mind, body and soul. Nestled in The Convent Gallery on the crest of Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens, this haven of fine art in a historic 19th Century mansion, boasts expansive views over the countryside. Diners can relax in an atmosphere enhanced by a high atrium ceiling, peaceful palms, and art-filled walls while perusing a Mediterranean-inspired menu with choices such as sweet corn fritters, avocado salsa, sour cream, chives, and smoked salmon. Be enticed by nice not naughty temptations like pan-fried calamari, gremolata, and Greek salad; or perhaps pizza appeals, with salami, caramelized onion, sautéed spinach, and feta. For a divine finish, try Moroccan orange and almond cake, orange syrup, and double cream.
Essentials
Coles Daylesford
Bridport StreetIts Coles - there is nothing else unfortunately.
A gourmet super store filled with local artisan produce, cheeses, charcuterie, gourmet groceries, and much, much more.
So whether you’re cooking a feast, needing a great coffee, packing for a simple country picnic, or wanting to take home a taste of your holiday, you’ll find everything that you need (and crave) at Blake’s.
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Blake Family Grocers
1 Howe StA gourmet super store filled with local artisan produce, cheeses, charcuterie, gourmet groceries, and much, much more.
So whether you’re cooking a feast, needing a great coffee, packing for a simple country picnic, or wanting to take home a taste of your holiday, you’ll find everything that you need (and crave) at Blake’s.
The grass is thick and lush on our farm at Green Hills. You’ll find it out the other side of Malmsbury where the rich volcanic soil grows rich green pasture. Here, our prime lambs and cattle are free to graze. We spend a lot of time with our stock. This means they are used to people and are very calm. They enjoy the pasture and chew their cud resting in the shade of the old pine trees. We are very proud of the humane way our stock travel only a few kilometers for processing. Less stress means better meat. So, when you buy meat from The Daylesford Meat Co. you know it’s local, grass-fed, and always delicious.
Green Hills Natural Beef and Lamb are now some of the most sought-after meat in the country gracing the menus at leading restaurants across Victoria and Interstate. You can have it delivered directly to your door by ordering today on our website or dropping it into our shop in Daylesford.
Spa Centre Meats
37 Vincent StThe grass is thick and lush on our farm at Green Hills. You’ll find it out the other side of Malmsbury where the rich volcanic soil grows rich green pasture. Here, our prime lambs and cattle are free to graze. We spend a lot of time with our stock. This means they are used to people and are very calm. They enjoy the pasture and chew their cud resting in the shade of the old pine trees. We are very proud of the humane way our stock travel only a few kilometers for processing. Less stress means better meat. So, when you buy meat from The Daylesford Meat Co. you know it’s local, grass-fed, and always delicious.
Green Hills Natural Beef and Lamb are now some of the most sought-after meat in the country gracing the menus at leading restaurants across Victoria and Interstate. You can have it delivered directly to your door by ordering today on our website or dropping it into our shop in Daylesford.
An Old Fashioned Store with Modern Attitude.
Welcome to HGS, we offer a fabulous takeaway menu all MADE with LOVE, from fresh, seasonal, and local produce.
We also have a great selection of Homewares, Fashion & Gifts available instore & online.
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Hepburn General Store
102 Main RdAn Old Fashioned Store with Modern Attitude.
Welcome to HGS, we offer a fabulous takeaway menu all MADE with LOVE, from fresh, seasonal, and local produce.
We also have a great selection of Homewares, Fashion & Gifts available instore & online.
Based in Daylesford, 'winespeake cellar + deli' has been 7 years in the making. In 2013, a little wine shop and bar called Wine and the Country was established, showcasing the region's and the World's most sought-after producers. Owner Jen Latta started the business off the back of her husband Owen Latta's family vineyard and winery Eastern Peake, with the aim to bring extraordinary wines, into a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, in the heart of Daylesford.
Over the 7 years of having Wine and the Country, Jen also added a delicatessen/cafe next door (Dos Deli) and the two operated side by side and soon became must-visits in Daylesford.
'winespeake cellar + deli' is a culmination of the two previous businesses, coming together under the one roof and new brand to an iconic location in Daylesford. Now positioned in a stunning building with floor-to-ceiling windows, at 26 Vincent Street, this new location will help the 'winespeake cellar + deli' team to become an institution in Daylesford.
With the ethos fixed firmly around small production, biological and healthy vineyard management, minimal intervention in the cellar...these wines have become the most sought after all around the World. The delicatessen items are sourced much the same way.
Come and visit this wine and cheese lovers paradise. We can't wait to welcome you in!
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winespeake cellar + deli
26 Vincent StBased in Daylesford, 'winespeake cellar + deli' has been 7 years in the making. In 2013, a little wine shop and bar called Wine and the Country was established, showcasing the region's and the World's most sought-after producers. Owner Jen Latta started the business off the back of her husband Owen Latta's family vineyard and winery Eastern Peake, with the aim to bring extraordinary wines, into a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, in the heart of Daylesford.
Over the 7 years of having Wine and the Country, Jen also added a delicatessen/cafe next door (Dos Deli) and the two operated side by side and soon became must-visits in Daylesford.
'winespeake cellar + deli' is a culmination of the two previous businesses, coming together under the one roof and new brand to an iconic location in Daylesford. Now positioned in a stunning building with floor-to-ceiling windows, at 26 Vincent Street, this new location will help the 'winespeake cellar + deli' team to become an institution in Daylesford.
With the ethos fixed firmly around small production, biological and healthy vineyard management, minimal intervention in the cellar...these wines have become the most sought after all around the World. The delicatessen items are sourced much the same way.
Come and visit this wine and cheese lovers paradise. We can't wait to welcome you in!
Parks & Nature
Really cool to walk around - climb the old water tower if you are up to it.
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Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens
Really cool to walk around - climb the old water tower if you are up to it.
Get soaked by the spray from lush Trentham Falls, Victoria's highest single-drop waterfall. Formed some five million years ago by molten lava rapidly cooling as it flowed along the old Coliban River valley, Trentham Falls plunges 32 meters over basalt columns onto the quartz gravel below.
Deep in the Wombat State Forest, this moss-covered wonderland is especially magical in winter when every sleek rock and fern frond drips with water.
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トレンサムフォールズ、コリバンリバー
Trentham Scenic Reserve RoadGet soaked by the spray from lush Trentham Falls, Victoria's highest single-drop waterfall. Formed some five million years ago by molten lava rapidly cooling as it flowed along the old Coliban River valley, Trentham Falls plunges 32 meters over basalt columns onto the quartz gravel below.
Deep in the Wombat State Forest, this moss-covered wonderland is especially magical in winter when every sleek rock and fern frond drips with water.
Bring an empty water bottle and fill up on your favourite mineral waters from Australia's first mineral reserve, created in 1865. Visitors can sample water from the Soda, Sulphur, Locano, Wyuna and (a couple of kilometres' walk away) Argyle springs.
The reserve is a delightful picnic and walking area, with playgrounds for the kids, barbecues, graded walking trails, the Pavilion Cafe and the Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa.
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Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve
Bring an empty water bottle and fill up on your favourite mineral waters from Australia's first mineral reserve, created in 1865. Visitors can sample water from the Soda, Sulphur, Locano, Wyuna and (a couple of kilometres' walk away) Argyle springs.
The reserve is a delightful picnic and walking area, with playgrounds for the kids, barbecues, graded walking trails, the Pavilion Cafe and the Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa.
Served with helpings of drama and intrigue, and stunning wildflowers and animal life, your Picnic at Hanging Rock will be a gourmet affair if you gather your fare from the farm gates, provedores, and wineries and in surrounding towns.
An intriguing history
The legend of Peter Weir’s 1975 film of Joan Lindsay’s novel Picnic at Hanging Rock is probably part of your attraction to this landmark, though it's attracted picnickers since the early days of European settlement. Goldrush bushrangers like 'Mad Dog' hid out amidst the bizarrely perched boulders. You too can clamber over these rocks, re-enacting your favorite part of its history.
Celebrations
Tell your own stories at the picnic races, held twice a year on New Year's Day and Australia Day, and draw punters from afar. Local food and wine are justifiably celebrated at the annual Harvest Picnic in late February.
Check out classic cars at the annual Car Display picnic day, or race around the rock for Run The Rock every April. Catch huge international acts playing music against the Hanging Rock backdrop throughout the year. For the ultimate Hanging Rock experience, camp overnight and scare yourself silly with tall tales at Camp Out At The Rock.
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Hanging Rock Summit Walk
Served with helpings of drama and intrigue, and stunning wildflowers and animal life, your Picnic at Hanging Rock will be a gourmet affair if you gather your fare from the farm gates, provedores, and wineries and in surrounding towns.
An intriguing history
The legend of Peter Weir’s 1975 film of Joan Lindsay’s novel Picnic at Hanging Rock is probably part of your attraction to this landmark, though it's attracted picnickers since the early days of European settlement. Goldrush bushrangers like 'Mad Dog' hid out amidst the bizarrely perched boulders. You too can clamber over these rocks, re-enacting your favorite part of its history.
Celebrations
Tell your own stories at the picnic races, held twice a year on New Year's Day and Australia Day, and draw punters from afar. Local food and wine are justifiably celebrated at the annual Harvest Picnic in late February.
Check out classic cars at the annual Car Display picnic day, or race around the rock for Run The Rock every April. Catch huge international acts playing music against the Hanging Rock backdrop throughout the year. For the ultimate Hanging Rock experience, camp overnight and scare yourself silly with tall tales at Camp Out At The Rock.
Relax by the water at picturesque Lake Daylesford. Find paddleboats for hire, a children's playground, undercover barbecues, and on weekends, usually a wedding or two to stop and look at.
Allow around 45 minutes to walk around the lake's gentle, sloping tree-lined path, taking in a couple of stops (the jetty is a good one) to soak up the stunning vistas.
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Lake Daylesford
Relax by the water at picturesque Lake Daylesford. Find paddleboats for hire, a children's playground, undercover barbecues, and on weekends, usually a wedding or two to stop and look at.
Allow around 45 minutes to walk around the lake's gentle, sloping tree-lined path, taking in a couple of stops (the jetty is a good one) to soak up the stunning vistas.
Tracing the route of the old water races cut by miners last century, the Tipperary Walking Track passes disused goldfields, mineral springs, and stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn. Look out for the Blowhole, a tunnel built to divert water and allow sluicing for gold in the dry creek bed. Reward yourself with a relaxing spa and massage at the journey's end in Hepburn Springs.
Distance: 16km
Duration: 5 hours one way
Track condition: Moderate
Grade: Flat
Start: Lake Daylesford car park
Finish: Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve
Nearby: Daylesford.
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Tipperary Springs Picnic Area
Tipperary Springs RoadTracing the route of the old water races cut by miners last century, the Tipperary Walking Track passes disused goldfields, mineral springs, and stands of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn. Look out for the Blowhole, a tunnel built to divert water and allow sluicing for gold in the dry creek bed. Reward yourself with a relaxing spa and massage at the journey's end in Hepburn Springs.
Distance: 16km
Duration: 5 hours one way
Track condition: Moderate
Grade: Flat
Start: Lake Daylesford car park
Finish: Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve
Nearby: Daylesford.
Entertainment & Activities
A true classic. The quintessential cricket pitch in the middle of the bush. And a great cricket history museum.
Cricket Willow
355 Hepburn-Newstead RdA true classic. The quintessential cricket pitch in the middle of the bush. And a great cricket history museum.
Great spot - good for the family. Good food on site - nice gift shop.
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ラバンデュラ・スイス・イタリアン・ファーム
350 Hepburn-Newstead RdGreat spot - good for the family. Good food on site - nice gift shop.
Australia’s largest indoor antique market is also a must-see. Jam-packed full of clothes, furniture, books, art, and collectibles, this is an unforgettable experience for any antique hunter.
At the Amazing Mill Markets, you will find a selection of vintage clothes, vintage furniture, collectibles, antiques, memorabilia, home decor, fine china, art, glass, coins, jewelry, books, and records to name a few things.
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Mill Markets Daylesford
105 Central Springs RoadAustralia’s largest indoor antique market is also a must-see. Jam-packed full of clothes, furniture, books, art, and collectibles, this is an unforgettable experience for any antique hunter.
At the Amazing Mill Markets, you will find a selection of vintage clothes, vintage furniture, collectibles, antiques, memorabilia, home decor, fine china, art, glass, coins, jewelry, books, and records to name a few things.
Hepburn Springs Golf Club features a challenging 18 hole course, unsurpassed vistas, and the best grass greens in the Spa Country. The kangaroos, flora and fauna, and country hospitality will delight you and your friends.
The course is seldom crowded and visitors of all standards are welcome to play at any time. Group bookings are welcome and reasonable green fees offer visitors a wonderful day of golfing free of crowds and surrounded by wonderful native bushland.
The clubhouse is licensed and features a covered decking with spectacular views. Motorized carts, buggies, and equipment hire are available. The clubhouse is also available for hire and is a perfect venue for your next family gathering, birthday, or wedding.
The members of Hepburn Springs Golf Club welcome visitors to this region and hope that you will love playing on the golf course as much as they do. For further information about green fees, monthly golf specials, bookings, memberships, and venue hire please visit their website.
Hepburn Springs Golf
36 Golf Links RoadHepburn Springs Golf Club features a challenging 18 hole course, unsurpassed vistas, and the best grass greens in the Spa Country. The kangaroos, flora and fauna, and country hospitality will delight you and your friends.
The course is seldom crowded and visitors of all standards are welcome to play at any time. Group bookings are welcome and reasonable green fees offer visitors a wonderful day of golfing free of crowds and surrounded by wonderful native bushland.
The clubhouse is licensed and features a covered decking with spectacular views. Motorized carts, buggies, and equipment hire are available. The clubhouse is also available for hire and is a perfect venue for your next family gathering, birthday, or wedding.
The members of Hepburn Springs Golf Club welcome visitors to this region and hope that you will love playing on the golf course as much as they do. For further information about green fees, monthly golf specials, bookings, memberships, and venue hire please visit their website.
The Mineral Spa at Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel is an idyllic rural restorative haven; one of the largest and most acclaimed rural day spas in Australia.
Specifically designed as a sanctuary of healing and relaxation, The Mineral Spa connects body and spirit to the earth's natural elements through powerful healing and beauty treatments to reinvigorate and restore. Therapists, each with their own area of expertise and selected for their healing hands and calming spirits, ensure that every guest experiences a beautiful and personal spa experience.
The Retreat comprises two 100 percent mineral water spas, a cold plunge pool, steam room, infra-red detox box, and the only lavender-infused basalt stone sauna in the Southern Hemisphere. Water continues as a healing theme that runs throughout the entire spa, with highlights such as the 180 power jet massaging Hydro baths and Australasia's only Soft Pack Flotation Beds.
The Mineral Spa
124 Main RdThe Mineral Spa at Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel is an idyllic rural restorative haven; one of the largest and most acclaimed rural day spas in Australia.
Specifically designed as a sanctuary of healing and relaxation, The Mineral Spa connects body and spirit to the earth's natural elements through powerful healing and beauty treatments to reinvigorate and restore. Therapists, each with their own area of expertise and selected for their healing hands and calming spirits, ensure that every guest experiences a beautiful and personal spa experience.
The Retreat comprises two 100 percent mineral water spas, a cold plunge pool, steam room, infra-red detox box, and the only lavender-infused basalt stone sauna in the Southern Hemisphere. Water continues as a healing theme that runs throughout the entire spa, with highlights such as the 180 power jet massaging Hydro baths and Australasia's only Soft Pack Flotation Beds.
Since 1895, 'taking the waters' at Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa has been a must-do when visiting Australia's premier spa destination. After a $13 million redevelopment in 2008, the Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa is open every day of the year except Christmas Day, and visitors can enjoy traditional communal bathing in the Bathhouse and Sanctuary, or book into The Spa for a more private experience.
Throughout history, baths have been known as a gathering place for social activity. At Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa they encourage communal, shared rituals of traditional bathing in the region's mineral waters. Explore the curative effects of mineral water, saltwater, and steam in the facilities which include a relaxation pool, spa pool, an aroma steam room, salt therapy pool, monsoon showers, and spa couches submerged in mineral water, complemented by extensive relaxation decks.
From private healing mineral baths to signature rituals, steam therapies, massage therapies, facial therapies, body therapies, and more, every treatment at the spa will rejuvenate and reinvigorate.
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Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa
Mineral Springs Reserve RoadSince 1895, 'taking the waters' at Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa has been a must-do when visiting Australia's premier spa destination. After a $13 million redevelopment in 2008, the Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa is open every day of the year except Christmas Day, and visitors can enjoy traditional communal bathing in the Bathhouse and Sanctuary, or book into The Spa for a more private experience.
Throughout history, baths have been known as a gathering place for social activity. At Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa they encourage communal, shared rituals of traditional bathing in the region's mineral waters. Explore the curative effects of mineral water, saltwater, and steam in the facilities which include a relaxation pool, spa pool, an aroma steam room, salt therapy pool, monsoon showers, and spa couches submerged in mineral water, complemented by extensive relaxation decks.
From private healing mineral baths to signature rituals, steam therapies, massage therapies, facial therapies, body therapies, and more, every treatment at the spa will rejuvenate and reinvigorate.
Ten minutes north of Daylesford, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm is an iconic property nestled among the rolling hills of Shepherds Flat. The 100-acre property was once farmed by Swiss-Italians, who came to Australia in the 1850s looking for new opportunities.
European-style gardens were planted out to frame and meander around the original stone buildings. Productive vegetable and herb gardens were established to supply the cafe, La Trattoria. Lavender was planted out to provide quality materials for the creation of farm-made body lotions and creams, room mists and insecticides, and essential oil.
La Trattoria eatery serves late breakfasts, morning teas, lunches, and afternoon teas. Produce is sourced locally and from its own gardens. The cafe is fully licensed with a good range of local wines, beers, and ciders, including its famous lavender champagne.
Lavandula hosts three major festivals each year: Autumn Harvest (May); La Primavera (October); and Lavender Harvest (January).
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ラバンデュラ・スイス・イタリアン・ファーム
350 Hepburn-Newstead RdTen minutes north of Daylesford, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm is an iconic property nestled among the rolling hills of Shepherds Flat. The 100-acre property was once farmed by Swiss-Italians, who came to Australia in the 1850s looking for new opportunities.
European-style gardens were planted out to frame and meander around the original stone buildings. Productive vegetable and herb gardens were established to supply the cafe, La Trattoria. Lavender was planted out to provide quality materials for the creation of farm-made body lotions and creams, room mists and insecticides, and essential oil.
La Trattoria eatery serves late breakfasts, morning teas, lunches, and afternoon teas. Produce is sourced locally and from its own gardens. The cafe is fully licensed with a good range of local wines, beers, and ciders, including its famous lavender champagne.
Lavandula hosts three major festivals each year: Autumn Harvest (May); La Primavera (October); and Lavender Harvest (January).
A hot air balloon flight over the Daylesford Spa Country is a must when exploring Victoria's famous spa region. It is a region full of vibrant scenery; a landscape of rolling hills, rich red volcanic soils, beautiful blue waterways, and green forests.
This is hot air ballooning at its purest, most luxurious, and as close to nature as you can get.
Gift certificates are available. Free transfers are included.
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Daylesford Ballooning
98 Vincent StA hot air balloon flight over the Daylesford Spa Country is a must when exploring Victoria's famous spa region. It is a region full of vibrant scenery; a landscape of rolling hills, rich red volcanic soils, beautiful blue waterways, and green forests.
This is hot air ballooning at its purest, most luxurious, and as close to nature as you can get.
Gift certificates are available. Free transfers are included.
The Daylesford Sunday Market is held at the Daylesford Railway Station every Sunday from eight o'clock in the morning till mid-afternoon. This is a huge 'Trash to Treasure' Market and it has been going for many years.
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Daylesford Sunday Market
18 Raglan StThe Daylesford Sunday Market is held at the Daylesford Railway Station every Sunday from eight o'clock in the morning till mid-afternoon. This is a huge 'Trash to Treasure' Market and it has been going for many years.
The heritage-listed Palais - Hepburn was built in 1926, and boasts Victoria’s oldest sprung dancefloor.
Set in the tranquil and beautiful setting of Hepburn Springs, for over 100 years Palais - Hepburn has drawn musicians and performers from around the globe which has helped it be recognized as one of Country Victoria’s prime entertainment venues.
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Palais-Hepburn
111 Main RdThe heritage-listed Palais - Hepburn was built in 1926, and boasts Victoria’s oldest sprung dancefloor.
Set in the tranquil and beautiful setting of Hepburn Springs, for over 100 years Palais - Hepburn has drawn musicians and performers from around the globe which has helped it be recognized as one of Country Victoria’s prime entertainment venues.
Festivals & Events
From humble beginnings, ChillOut has grown to become the biggest and longest-running Country Queer Pride event in regional Australia, and the largest festival in Hepburn Shire. While events in the capital cities might be a lot bigger, ChillOut retains a relaxed, down-to-earth atmosphere with plenty of opportunities to let your hair down and has found a special place in the hearts of gay men and lesbians across Australia – and the world.
ChillOut began as an annual festival of the Springs Connection, a local gay and lesbian business group in Daylesford. The first festival was staged in 1997 and each year the festival has been hosted over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend in March.
ChillOut is a not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer pride within the unique setting of regional Victoria. We’re about building community, celebrating diversity, and sharing our love for this beautiful part of Australia while helping raise money every year for a dedicated worthy cause.
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Daylesford - Hepburn Springs
From humble beginnings, ChillOut has grown to become the biggest and longest-running Country Queer Pride event in regional Australia, and the largest festival in Hepburn Shire. While events in the capital cities might be a lot bigger, ChillOut retains a relaxed, down-to-earth atmosphere with plenty of opportunities to let your hair down and has found a special place in the hearts of gay men and lesbians across Australia – and the world.
ChillOut began as an annual festival of the Springs Connection, a local gay and lesbian business group in Daylesford. The first festival was staged in 1997 and each year the festival has been hosted over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend in March.
ChillOut is a not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer pride within the unique setting of regional Victoria. We’re about building community, celebrating diversity, and sharing our love for this beautiful part of Australia while helping raise money every year for a dedicated worthy cause.
Ten minutes north of Daylesford, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm is nestled amongst the rolling hills of Shepherds Flat. One of Victoria's most important rural properties, Lavandula boasts European-style gardens planted out to frame and meander around the original 1850s stone buildings. Productive vegetable and herb gardens supply the cafe, La Trattoria. Lavender provides quality materials for the creation of farm-made body lotions and creams, room mists and insecticides, and essential oil.
Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm has three festivals throughout the year:
in January they celebrate the Lavender Harvest Festival,
in May they celebrate the Autumn Harvest Festival,
in October the La Primavera Swiss Italian Festival
and how beautiful the garden is in spring.
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ラバンデュラ・スイス・イタリアン・ファーム
350 Hepburn-Newstead RdTen minutes north of Daylesford, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm is nestled amongst the rolling hills of Shepherds Flat. One of Victoria's most important rural properties, Lavandula boasts European-style gardens planted out to frame and meander around the original 1850s stone buildings. Productive vegetable and herb gardens supply the cafe, La Trattoria. Lavender provides quality materials for the creation of farm-made body lotions and creams, room mists and insecticides, and essential oil.
Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm has three festivals throughout the year:
in January they celebrate the Lavender Harvest Festival,
in May they celebrate the Autumn Harvest Festival,
in October the La Primavera Swiss Italian Festival
and how beautiful the garden is in spring.