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Yarra Glen

Yarra Glen, Tourism Victoria

Population 2598

Yarra Glen is in the heart of the Yarra Valley wine region, nestled between the Yarra River and the Great Dividing Range. A gorgeous area featuring lush, vine-covered hills and fertile valleys; all within easy reach of Melbourne. Fine wines and top-quality local produce; fascinating antique, specialty gift and clothing shops; and not forgetting restaurants; are all in town to entice. For the more adventurous, Yarra Glen is home to hot-air ballooning, scenic helicopter flights over the valley and even skydiving at nearby Coldstream airfield. The bushfire of February 2009 came very close to the township of Yarra Glen, and some businesses and townsfolk were directly affected.

Visitor Information

Yarra Valley Visitor Information Centre, Old Courthouse, Harker St, Healesville; (03) 5962 2600

www.yarraglen.com.au

Nearby national parks

  • Kinglake National Park

    Surrounding the township of Kinglake, this bush retreat close to Melbourne offers views of the Yarra Valley, the city skyline and Port...more

  • Yarra Ranges National Park

    Lofty mountain ash bathed in mist, rare and endangered plants and animals, snow in winter and pristine pockets of bushland make Yarra Ranges...more

  • Dandenong Ranges National Park

    The towering forests of mountain ash and cool, sun-filtered fern glades, now protected within Dandenong Ranges National Park, have been a...more

Nearby towns

  • Healesville

    To the west of Yarra Ranges National Park and within easy reach of Melbourne, Healesville has a charming rural atmosphere. There are good...more

  • Olinda

    Olinda is in the centre of the Dandenong Ranges, a landscape of towering mountain ash forests, lush fern gullies, waterfalls, English...more

  • Warburton

    Warburton was established when gold was discovered in the 1880s, but its picturesque location and proximity to Melbourne meant it quickly...more

In Town

Yarra Glen Grand Hotel: imposing heritage-listed and National Trust–classified hotel, built in 1888 with a recently refurbished restaurant, stands like a sentinel in the main street; 19 Bell St; (03) 9730 1230. Hargreaves Hill Brewing Co: the old Colonial Bank building houses a fine-dining restaurant specialising in local produce and an extensive choice of Yarra Valley and European boutique beers; 25 Bell St; (03) 9730 1905. Tea Leaves of Yarra Glen: a treasure chest containing Melbourne's largest range of premium-quality teas, novelty teapots and tea accessories; 3 Bell St; (03) 9730 1955. Den of Antiquities and Yarra Valley Antique Centre: boasts large collections of genuine antique furniture, china and glass, vintage radios and other collectibles; Bell St; (03) 9730 2111. Yarra Glen Railway Station: old station on the 1888 Healesville–Lilydale railway line, rebuilt in 1915 and now being restored as part of the Yarra Valley Tourist Railway; King St.

Nearby

Yarra Valley wine region With over 50 cellar-door outlets and around 100 wineries, the Yarra Valley is home to some exceptional names. De Bortoli is Australia’s oldest family-owned winery and is well recognised throughout the country. Owned by the legendary Moet & Chandon, Domaine Chandon makes sophisticated sparkling wines that can be enjoyed in the glass-walled tasting room overlooking the vines. Yering Station produces excellent shiraz viognier as well as award-winning pinot noir. It is also the site of a produce store, a good restaurant, and the Yarra Valley Regional Farmers’ Market held in an old barn (third Sunday of the month). To combine wine with art, head to TarraWarra Estate, well known for its chardonnay and pinot noir, and its modern gallery that holds exhibitions of work by Australian greats from Arthur Boyd to Peter Booth. For a trendy wine experience, Giant Steps/ Innocent Bystander is a thoroughly modern cellar door near the town of Healesville with an excellent cafe/bakery (try their Portuguese tarts), bistro serving mouth-watering pizzas and cheese room.

Kinglake National Park Kinglake's beautiful messmate forests, fern gullies, panoramic lookouts and bushwalking tracks were devastated by the bushfire of February 2009. Park access and camping have reopened after extensive restoration works. Phone Parks Victoria on 13 1963 for further information.

Gulf Station: this National Trust–owned pastoral property, preserved as it was during pioneering days and recently restored, features old-fashioned farming implements and early animal breeds; open Wed–Sun and public holidays; 2 km NE. Yarra Valley Dairy: a working dairy with sales of specialty cheeses, clotted cream and local produce; 4 km S. Ponyland Equestrian Centre: trail rides and riding lessons; 7 km W. Sugarloaf Reservoir Park: sailing, fishing and walking, with barbecue and picnic facilities available; 10 km W. Yarra Valley Regional Food Trail: a self-guide tour, taking in the many gourmet food outlets in the region; details from visitor centre.

Fishing spots near town

St Kilda 43 km

St Kilda Marina gives boat anglers easy access to excellent snapper and whiting grounds. Inshore there is plenty of seagrass and sand areas for whiting while the deeper waters offer reef areas for snapper. The St Kilda... Find out more


Maribyrnong River 44 km

The age-old adage about the grass supposedly being greener somewhere else applies to fishing around Melbourne. Many anglers who head out of town do so because they don’t believe any serious fishing is possible... Find out more


Yarra River 46 km

Mulloway are one of the most sought and least caught Victorian species. Anglers often put in hundreds of hours in unsuccessful quests for a trophy of this enigmatic species. During autumn, reports tell of mulloway being... Find out more


Patterson River 50 km

The Patterson River is well known for bream, and walking and bike tracks on both sides of the river offer ease of access for bank fishing. The most productive waters are in the marinas between the Mornington Peninsula... Find out more


Altona to Williamstown 51 km

The skyline stretching around the shore from Altona to Williamstown provides an unlikely backdrop for top fishing. Industry dominates, in particular refineries, with flames burning off gases. However, anglers who fish... Find out more


Carrum 51 km

The Launching Way boat ramp facility at Carrum is the best in the bay but during snapper season anglers who haven’t launched their boats and parked their cars by about 6am have to go elsewhere. Managed by Parks... Find out more


Goulburn River 55 km

The Goulburn River from Eildon Pondage to Alexandra is one of the most popular stretches of trout water in Victoria. Places like Thornton, ‘Gilmore’s Bridge’ and the Breakaway, where the Acheron River... Find out more


Rubicon River 56 km

The Rubicon, one of Victoria’s legendary trout waters, is popular with trout anglers who fish using all methods available. Rising in forested hills with a steep gradient in the headwaters, the river varies from... Find out more


Eildon Pondage 68 km

Boating is not allowed on Eildon Pondage, which is just below the dam wall at Eildon. Nevertheless, it is one of the most heavily fished waters in the state and is an ideal family spot, with barbecues and toilet... Find out more


Lake Eildon 70 km

Lake Eildon is Victoria’s most popular freshwater fishing spot. Part of its popularity is due to its proximity to metropolitan Melbourne. Lilydale is just a 90 min drive away, either over the Black Spur or via Yea.... Find out more


Eco-friendly activities around town

Bicentennial National Trail - Healesville starting point 13 km

Acclaimed as the longest-marked, nonmotorised, multi-use trekking route in the world, this track traverses an incredible 5330 kilometres from Healesville to Cooktown in north Queensland, passing through 18 national... Find out more


Dandenong Ranges National Park 20 km

About an hour’s drive out of Melbourne, some 35 kilometres east of the city, this park has forests of towering mountain ash and lush, damp fern gullies. Around 300 kilometres of walking tracks crisscross the park,... Find out more


Indigenous tours - Melbourne 40 km

To grasp what Melbourne was like before the skyscrapers arrived you can take a two-hour Koori Heritage Trust walking tour. You will gain an insight into Indigenous history and the natural and cultural landscape of the... Find out more


Cycling around Melbourne 40 km

Melbourne has an active cycling community that has helped develop and establish some great routes and a network of cycle paths. One of the best sources of information is Bicycle Victoria. One option is to hop on the Main... Find out more


Melbourne Zoo 40 km

Melbourne has a choice of two excellent zoos: Melbourne Zoo, with more than 320 species on display; and the 225-hectare open range zoo at Werribee, about 30 minutes drive from the city centre (access from the Princes... Find out more


Mountain-biking around Melbourne 40 km

With 20 kilometres of tracks developed by the Mountain Bike Association of Australia, Lysterfield Lake Park has something for all standard of mountain-biker, including family-friendly loops and exciting single-track... Find out more


Baw Baw National Park 87 km

This 13 300-hectare national park cradles the low-key ski resort at Mount Baw Baw, the closest downhill ski resort to Melbourne. Near the resort are 10 kilometres of groomed cross-country trails (and you can hire gear at... Find out more


Kayaking on Phillip Island 89 km

For a great way to start the day, join a kayaking breakfast tour at Phillip Island Holiday Hire, which starts with a 45-minute paddle from Cowes and includes a civilised breakfast at a cafe. There is also a Devonshire... Find out more


Marine Discovery Centre, Queenscliff 92 km

Primarily set up to educate school children about the marine environment, this government-run facility also has an interesting holiday program and an interactive aquarium and touch tanks. Holiday activities include... Find out more


Swim with dolphins, Sorrento 94 km

In the warmer six months of the year, the eco-accredited Moonraker Charters will help you get in the water, swimming alongside Australian fur-seals and bottlenose dolphins. Of course, swimming is not compulsory on the... Find out more


Golf courses around town

The Heritage Golf & Country Club (St John course) 10 km

Jack Nicklaus, the golfer, was the most powerful player of his generation and also its finest strategist, a man who could win a tournament based on smart play and at other times on pure heroics. Jack Nicklaus, the... Find out more


RACV Healesville Country Club 11 km

Of the 120 golf courses featured throughout these pages, the new layout at Healesville is the odd one out. It could, in fact, be considered a minnow among giants, for this par-68 measures only 4872 metres from the... Find out more


Riversdale Golf Club 33 km

Victoria’s second oldest club, formed 18 months after Royal Melbourne, began life in humble circumstances as the Surrey Hills Golf Club. After a brief stint at Camberwell the club moved to its present location... Find out more


Huntingdale Golf Club 38 km

Huntingdale – Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath aside – is arguably the most famous of Melbourne’s sandbelt courses, home to the Australian Masters for 30 years. A parade of the game’s best... Find out more


Metropolitan Golf Club 38 km

Metropolitan has changed dramatically over the past century but has never been short of plaudits. The club, the second oldest on the Melbourne sandbelt, was established in 1908. J. B. Mackenzie was one of the founding... Find out more


Spring Valley Golf Club 39 km

The story of Spring Valley Golf Club’s early days is not dissimilar to that of many clubs which now call Melbourne’s sandbelt home. Spring Valley began its existence outside the sandbelt, as Forest Hills... Find out more


Commonwealth Golf Club 39 km

It is nearly 90 years since the first rounds were played where the Commonwealth Golf Club now lies. The club was constituted in 1920 and land – regarded as scrub country, and comprising only 89 acres – was... Find out more


Yarra Yarra Golf Club 40 km

First-time visitors to Yarra Yarra Golf Club, expecting the river with the similar name to play a pivotal role, might be surprised. The closest the Yarra gets to this acclaimed sandbelt course is the spot where it... Find out more


Kingston Heath Golf Club 42 km

Kingston Heath has long been regarded as the second best course in Australia, only marginally behind nearby Royal Melbourne’s West course. Both layouts call on players to be strategically smart from tee to... Find out more


Southern Golf Club 43 km

Southern is one of the Melbourne sandbelt’s least-known courses, but in recent years its star has been on the rise. The original layout was created by Sam Berriman, a British expat who began his working life in... Find out more


Cafes & restaurants around town

Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company Restaurant

An old bank building in the main street of Yarra Glen has become the public face of the much-awarded and admired Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company, located in nearby Steel’s Creek. The front bar is the scene of both... Find out more


TarraWarra Estate Wine 
Bar Cafe

The TarraWarra winery has one of the more spectacular cellar door buildings in the Yarra Valley, including a cellar door, a stunning gallery of modern Australian art and an elegant wine bar that takes in the views of... Find out more


Eleonore’s Restaurant 
at Chateau Yering

Hidden behind cypress pines, historic Chateau Yering is a luxury hotel nestled among established gardens adjacent to the vast Yering Station winery complex. This 1850s homestead boasts one of the most elegant restaurants... Find out more


Yering Station Wine Bar Restaurant

With its soaring, curving roof and floor-to-ceiling windows capturing some of the Yarra Valley’s best views, this winery restaurant certainly offers diners a dramatic sense of place. The wine list mainly sticks to... Find out more


Nearby breweries

Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company

Craft brewers come from all sorts of different backgrounds but classical pianist Simon Walkenhorst and his opera singer wife Beth Williams are among the more exotic. Together, they started Hargreaves Hill Brewing Company... Find out more


3 Ravens Brewing Company 32 km

This microbrewery began operating from the basement of the successful Thornbury-based engineering company Zetkin and has proved to be an interesting diversion or sideline for the principal business. Some of the company... Find out more


Mountain Goat Brewery 36 km

Kicking off in 1997, home-brewer Dave Bonighton and music industry booking agent Cam Hines proved that two good mates can start a successful microbrewery with no money, but with unlimited enthusiasm, dogged perseverance... Find out more


Foster's Group (Abbotsford Brewery) 37 km

Re-branded as the Foster’s Group in the 21st century, Carlton & United Breweries was formed in 1907 through an amalgamation of the city’s six largest beer-makers: McCrackens City Brewery, Victoria... Find out more


2 Brothers Brewery 41 km

A microbrewery is not exactly what you might expect to find tucked away among panel-beaters and sheet-metal fabricators in the industrial estates of Moorabbin, 20 minutes south-east of Melbourne. While the location may... Find out more


Matilda Bay Garage Brewery 45 km

Previously operating as the Stockade Brewery, this South Dandenong-based microbrewery was acquired by the Foster’s-owned Matilda Bay Brewing in 2004 and re-badged as their ‘garage’ brewery. Then head... Find out more


Jamieson Brewery 79 km

Looking for a drawcard to attract tourists to their Victorian High Country pub, owners Jeff and Jeanette Whyte installed a microbrewery into the Jamieson Hotel and started knocking out house beers in 2001. The equipment... Find out more


Holgate Brewhouse 82 km

Paul and Natasha Holgate have travelled a decidedly different path to most other craft-brewery operators over the past decade or so. They started brewing ales from a shed adjacent to their family home in Woodend in the... Find out more


Red Hill Brewery 87 km

Becoming hop farmers wasn’t part of their business plan when David and Karen Golding first applied to develop a microbrewery and cafe from their Mornington Peninsula property. Ultimately, though, they were advised... Find out more


Grand Ridge Brewery 108 km

One of the country’s longest-running craft breweries began life as the Strzelecki Brewery in 1988, but operated for only a brief period before being re-branded as Grand Ridge under new ownership. Over the ensuing... Find out more


Campsites around town

Longridge Park camping area 18 km

A one-time cattle-grazing area set within the pretty Yarra Valley Parklands, the turf at Longridge can now be booked through Parks Victoria (by phone or online) by individuals or groups of up to 40 for relaxing camping... Find out more


The Gums camping area 21 km

The Gums camping area can be reached by travelling 4 km down Glenburn Rd from Kinglake, and then continuing for another 6 km down Eucalyptus Rd. While the campsites here in the midst of the Great Dividing Range are being... Find out more


Nioka Bush Camp 24 km

The tiny 1.2 ha Nioka Bush Camp is a Parks Victoria site beside the Plenty River on the outskirts of Melbourne. It’s a peaceful retreat where you can fish, bushwalk or just hang around doing not much at all.... Find out more


Bull Creek camping area 31 km

From the Melba Hwy, turn east on Murrindindi Rd to the south of Devlins Bridge. The Bull Creek camping area is signposted off this road at the southern end of the Murrindindi Scenic Reserve.... Find out more


The Ferns camping area 31 km

This camping area beside the Murrindindi River is signposted off Murrindindi Rd about 400 m north of the Bull Creek campground.... Find out more


Water Gauge camping area 32 km

The Water Gauge camping area is located off Murrindindi Rd some 1.4 km north of The Ferns.... Find out more


Kurth Kiln picnic and camping area 32 km

This camping area is accessed via Soldiers Rd, which branches off the Gembrook–Launching Place Rd. As you stroll through the mountain ash, keep your eyes peeled for swamp wallabies and echidnas.... Find out more


Pine Tree camping area 34 km

About 2.8 km north of Water Gauge, you’ll see signposted access off Murrindindi Rd to the Pine Tree camping area.... Find out more


Blackwood camping area 34 km

Less than 0.5 km north of the Pine Tree camping area along Murrindindi Rd is signposted access to the Blackwood campsites.... Find out more


Suspension Bridge camping area 34 km

The Suspension Bridge camping area is signposted off Murrindindi Rd about 200 m north of the Blackwood access. This site can accommodate smaller caravans.... Find out more


Caravan parks around town

Crystal Brook Tourist Park 20 km

This park is undergoing a transformation and will cater for tourists. It has good facilities and is located in a leafy area of the northeastern suburbs of Melbourne. A minimum-length stay applies during holiday periods.... Find out more


Wantirna Park 25 km

This is a large park with a limited number of tourist sites. Located in the eastern suburbs, its facilities include tennis courts and a recreation room. It is good value. Bookings are required in peak periods.... Find out more


Melbourne BIG4 Holiday Park 35 km

This is a tourist park in a quiet area of Melbourne’s northern suburbs, just 9 km from Melbourne’s CBD. The park has relatively easy access to the Hume Highway and other northern approaches and is a popular... Find out more


BIG4 Dandenong Tourist Park 45 km

Just 6 km south of Dandenong, this is a good quality park, ideal for those wanting to stay on the eastern side of Melbourne. It is very close to the Jayco factory. Bookings are required in peak times and a minimum-stay... Find out more


BIG4 Frankston Holiday Park 61 km

This is a good quality park in the far outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It is a great base for those exploring the Mornington Peninsula or those connecting with the Sorrento to Queenscliff ferry. Bookings are... Find out more


Glen Cromie Caravan Park 65 km

In a large, park-like setting on the banks of a stream, this is a popular caravan park during weekends and holiday periods. It is a great place for a family break and just a short drive from the greater Melbourne area.... Find out more


Goulburn River Tourist Park 73 km

This park is about 1 km from the town centre in a quiet off-highway location on the banks of the Goulburn River. The park offers good clean facilities and is easily accessible. There are canoes for hire. Bookings... Find out more


Warragul Gardens Holiday Park 74 km

This owner-operated park has spacious grassy sites, good facilities and great amenities. However, the focal point is the magnificent gardens; these alone make the park worth a visit. Bookings are required in peak... Find out more


Bellarine Bayside Holiday Parks - Portarlington 82 km

This beachfront park with a large number of powered sites is a very popular summerholiday park on a safe, bayside beach, with loads of appeal for families. The park has extensive facilities and is just 1.25 km from the... Find out more


Hotels, motels & B&Bs around town

Art at Linden Gate

Art lovers will especially relish the little touches that make a stay at these mud-brick and timber suites so special. After all, the property is the home of noted steel and stone sculptor Ernst Fries, who welcomes... Find out more


Valley Guest House

They are not even an hour from Melbourne, yet these six secluded suites could be hundreds of miles away. Situated in peaceful Steels Creek Valley, two hillside suites boast king-size beds with private balconies... Find out more


Chateau Yering

Hidden behind roadside cypress pines, this historic luxury hotel lies adjacent to the vast Yering Station winery complex. A graceful chateau built in the early 1850s, its entrance is framed by a picturesque garden,... Find out more


Eco-friendly places to stay around town

Alto Hotel on Bourke 41 km

Although it is not doing anything radical, this plush hotel on Bourke Street is one of the most ecologically aware in Melbourne, and should be commended for its power-saving measures, garbage sorting, supply of... Find out more


MillDuck, Harcourt North 127 km

This strawbale house won a Most Energy Efficient Home award (North West Region) when it was built. More than 1000 trees have been planted on the property since it was purchased, and it is now an alpaca stud. The B&B,... Find out more


The Buckland, Bright 168 km

With the same architect as The Odd Frog, The Buckland’s four luxury studio retreats have similar eco-design principles, and thousands of trees have been planted on the site. They are also powered by green energy.... Find out more


The Odd Frog, Bright 174 km

This place comprises five funky new luxury studios on a 4-hectare Land for Wildlife property. The studios have been architecturally designed to have minimal impact on the environment, with thought even given to their... Find out more


Apollo Bay Youth Hostel 193 km

This relatively new hostel was built with an eco-friendly design, including thermal storage banks and other passive solar heating and cooling. It also has solar hot water, rainwater tanks, a worm farm, drought-tolerant... Find out more


Cape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology 207 km

There are not many better-thought-out ecotourism ventures than this superb multi-award-winning facility on Cape Otway. It has its own 66-hectare wildlife refuge and doubles as a shelter for injured and orphaned wildlife,... Find out more


Rest areas around town

Yea East Rest Area 50 km

1 km E of Yea (R) or 30 km W of Alexandra (L) Large area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 12.758 E145 26.283... Find out more


Gumbuya Rest Area 52 km

77 km E of Melbourne (L) or 40 km W of Yarragon (R) Small secluded area well off the highway. Good shade and facilities. GPS: S38 04.274 E145 39.807... Find out more


Sheepwash Lagoon Rest Area 56 km

11 km E of Yea (R) or 20 km W of Alexandra (L) Large area adjacent to the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S37 09.841 E145 31.421  ... Find out more


King Parrot Creek Rest Area 58 km

21 km SE of Seymour (L) or 17 km NW of Yea (R) Large area well off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 08.741 E145 16.08... Find out more


Claires Rest Area 61 km

25 km E of Yea (L) or 6 km NW of Alexandra (R) Large area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 09.466 E145 39.699 ... Find out more


Bunyip Rest Area 61 km

29 km W of Yarragon (L) westbound only Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S38 05.446 E145 48.423... Find out more


Trawool Rest Area 65 km

10 km SE of Seymour (L) or 28 km NW of Yea (R) Small area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 05.445 E145 12.149... Find out more


Grass Tree Rest Area 79 km

25 km NE of Seymour (L) northbound only Large area just off the highway. Excellent facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 57.783 E145 10.839 ... Find out more


Coach Road Rest Area 81 km

90 km S of Benalla (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 56.537 E145 12.767... Find out more


Taungurung Rest Area 81 km

19 km S of Nagambie (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 56.894 E145 08.707... Find out more


Trafalgar Park Area 92 km

Middle of town Parking adjacent to the highway. Good facilities. GPS S38 12.481 E146 09.272... Find out more


Balmattum Rest Area 107 km

67 km NE of Seymour (L) northbound only Large area just off the highway. Good facilities. Limited shade. GPS: S36 42.821 E145 38.131  ... Find out more


Traralgon Park Area 116 km

32 km E of Trafalgar (L) or 7 km W of Traralgon (R) Large area adjacent to the highway. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S38 12.670 E146 29.230 ... Find out more


Meredith Park Area 117 km

West side of town Large area located in a side street (turn off at the roadhouse) at Pioneer Park. Good facilities and shade. GPS: S37 50.818 E144 04.397  ... Find out more


Vaughan Springs Camp Area 117 km

T/O 9 km S of Castlemaine (L) or 27 km N of Daylesford (R) Small campground 6 kilometres east of the highway via Vaughan Springs Road. Good facilities at nearby picnic area. GPS: S37 09.576 E144 12.861... Find out more


Mount Franklin Rest Area 117 km

26 km S of Castlemaine (L) or 10 km N of Daylesford (R) Large secluded area located 1 kilometre off the highway in a very pleasant forest setting. Good shade. GPS: S37 15.937 E144 09.044... Find out more


Torquay Park Area 118 km

Middle of town via Gilbert Street Small town park on the Esplanade. GPS: S38 19.51 E144 19.38 ... Find out more


Calder Woodburn Rest Area 120 km

31 km N of Nagambie (L) northbound only Large area adjacent to the highway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 34.425 E145 20.558 ... Find out more


Jessie Kennedy Rest Area 122 km

6 km S of Castlemaine (R) or 30 km N of Daylesford (L) Large area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S37 06.621 E144 11.057... Find out more


Clarendon Rest Area 123 km

26 km S of Ballarat (R) or 60 km N of Geelong (L) Large secluded area just off the highway behind some shady trees. GPS: S37 42.501 E143 58.964... Find out more


Leigh River Rest Area 125 km

27 km W of Geelong (R) or 122 km E of Mortlake (L) Large grassed area just off the highway. Good shade. GPS: S38 05.945 E144 03.855  ... Find out more


Slatey Creek Camp Area 132 km

T/O at Creswick Small secluded campground located 6 kilometres south- east of Creswick via Bungaree Road, Slatey Creek Road, and Petticoat Road. NOTE: Access road part unsealed GPS: S37 27.744 E143 54.246... Find out more


Ravenswood Rest Area 132 km

20 km S of Bendigo (R) or 130 km N of Melbourne (L) Large open area just off the motorway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 54.589 E144 13.296... Find out more


Jock Comini Rest Area 133 km

18 km S of Bendigo (L) southbound only Large area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S36 53.57 E144 13.07... Find out more


Anglesea Park Area 133 km

West side of town Large area adjacent to the road on the west side of town. Good facilities. GPS: S38 24.33 E144 11.19 ... Find out more


Creswick South Rest Area 133 km

3 km S of Creswick (R) or 16 km N of Ballarat (L) Small area adjacent to the highway. Good shade. GPS: S37 26.581 E143 53.335... Find out more


Blind Joe Creek Park Area 134 km

21 km E of Traralgon (R) or 2 km W of Rosedale (L) Large grassy area just off the highway. GPS: S38 09.306 E146 45.890... Find out more


Willows Rest Area 136 km

1 km NE of Rosedale (L) or 25 km SW of Sale (R) Large grassed area just off the highway. Limited shade. GPS: S38 08.504 E146 47.481... Find out more


Stanhope Park Area 139 km

East side of town Small area adjacent to the highway. GPS: S36 26.842 E144 59.213... Find out more


Bendigo South Park Area 139 km

South side of town Parking adjacent to the highway. Good facilities. GPS: S36 47.308 E144 14.721... Find out more


What's on around town

Yarra Valley Farmers Market: historic barn at Yering Station; 3rd Sun each month.

Shortest Lunch: midwinter fine food and wine at the smaller boutique wineries; June

. Yarra Valley food and wine: regional produce and music throughout the year including the midsummer Twilight Cellar Door, Gumboot Season in the winter months and Shedfest in Oct; details from visitor centre.

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