Daylesford & Surrounds
Daylesford:
- historic, picturesque tourist centre in the heart of mineral spring region
- Boite Singers' Festival June 11 -
July 13, 2002
North:
South:
East:
- Trentham:
- Kyneton:
- mineral springs
- historic township with nice bluestone buildings
- Black Hill
- Kyneton Quarry
- Malmsbury:
- quaint town with a some old buildings, shops, a nice park and railway
bridge
- Woodend:
- golf
- junction of roads to Bendigo, Daylesford, Hanging Rock and Melbourne
- cottages and B&B:
- Hanging Rock:
- easy 35min by car from Keilor on Calder Highway
- open 7 days a week 8am-6pm (closed Xmas Day) - see website
- 6 million yr old volcanic hill (mamelon) covered in massive rocks -
lava has high soda content, forming unusual rock - solvsbergite (soda
trachyte) which is also found on nearby Camel's Hump
- great for exploring & photography especially if not too hot eg.
sunny or foggy winter's day - well worth it.
- $8 per car entry fee (more on special event days); cafe; tennis
courts, cricket ground, race course;
- 40min easy return walk to summit - night walks available by booking
- horse race carnivals especially on New Years Day & Australia Day
- Harvest Festival late February
- site of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" film based on schoolgirls
who went missing on Valentine's Day, in the early 1900's adding to its
mysterious atmosphere
- a couple of my photos of Hanging Rock:
- see also Wayne
Coshall's infrared images of Hanging Rock using modified Canon dSLRs.
- want to know more about infrared photography? see here
- Mt Macedon:
- one of the 3 tallest mountains in central and western Victoria at
1013m
- trendy up-market residential area with beautiful gardens
- Camel's Hump & summit walks
- golf
- on several occasions each Winter, cold air masses bring light snow
down to 600m for some snow play but no toboggan or skiing. On such
occasions, the following day, the max temp on peak is usually 2degC
whereas at the base is 7degC and in Melbourne 12degC.
- mountain resort accommodation:
- Craigielea - 3
secluded luxury mountain-top spa suites $250-$295/n on an historic
32 acre property on Mt Hope
- Gisborne:
- outdoor markets on certain weekend days
- Sunbury:
- Emu Bottom Homestead - historic homestead; dinners for large groups in Aussie surroundings
on a farm
- the birth place of The Ashes - Australia vs England test cricket.
- golf course
West:
