Sharon’s guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Castlemaine
Maldon
Kyneton
Bendigo
Food scene
All the usual things you’d expect in a General Store, including Bread, Milk, Newspapers, LPG Gas Bottle Swap and DVDs.
Chewton General Store
128 Main RdAll the usual things you’d expect in a General Store, including Bread, Milk, Newspapers, LPG Gas Bottle Swap and DVDs.
Red Hill Hotel,
163 Main RdLocal Gastro-pub with live music.
Innovative daily changing menu. Sensational seasonal produce. All food made on the premises.
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Togs Place
58 Lyttleton StInnovative daily changing menu. Sensational seasonal produce. All food made on the premises.
Bella Fresca Pizzeria
219 Barker StTraditional Neapolitan woodfired pizza.
Wild
26A Templeton Streetfood and wine
Trivia and pool nights, fabulous food & wine add up to lots of fun here.
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Railway Hotel Castlemaine
65 Gingell StTrivia and pool nights, fabulous food & wine add up to lots of fun here.
A funky Coffee Roastery and Coffee Shop filled with Viennese food, coffee, ephemera, books, music, art and of course, you can take home your favourite blend.
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Coffee Basics Das Kaffeehaus
9 Walker StA funky Coffee Roastery and Coffee Shop filled with Viennese food, coffee, ephemera, books, music, art and of course, you can take home your favourite blend.
Selling takeaway coffee, super-delicious cakes, pastries and pies.
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Johnny Baker
46 Forest StreetSelling takeaway coffee, super-delicious cakes, pastries and pies.
The Albion Kyneton
41 Mollison StChewton Service Station
37 Pyrenees HwySightseeing
Golden Point Rd, Chewton VIC 3451
(Approx 2km north on Golden Point Rd, off Main Rd/Pyrenees Hwy at entrance to Chewton)
Sitting below the Pass named by Major Mitchell when he led his expedition through the hills in 1836, the reservoir was built in 1868. It was fed from the Malmsbury - Bendigo water race, but now only gets water from Forest Creek. No longer used as a water supply it is a popular quiet recreational spot in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, used for fishing, swimming, boating, walking, birdwatching and picnicking.
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Expedition Pass Reservoir
Golden Point Rd, Chewton VIC 3451
(Approx 2km north on Golden Point Rd, off Main Rd/Pyrenees Hwy at entrance to Chewton)
Sitting below the Pass named by Major Mitchell when he led his expedition through the hills in 1836, the reservoir was built in 1868. It was fed from the Malmsbury - Bendigo water race, but now only gets water from Forest Creek. No longer used as a water supply it is a popular quiet recreational spot in the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, used for fishing, swimming, boating, walking, birdwatching and picnicking.
Buda Historic Home and Garden
42 Hunter StCastlemaine Botanical Gardens
2 Walker StForest Creek Historic Gold Diggings
166 B180Castlemaine Visitor Information Centre
44 Mostyn StGreat information and local art here
Castlemaine Farmers Market
Forest StreetTel 13 10 08 or (03) 8413 7212
Markets
Showcasing over 60 established and emerging artists, designers, and craftspeople, offering everything from handcrafted leather goods, to exquisite silver jewelry, slick screen-printed products, earthy ceramics, designer clothing, timber home wares, and much, much more.
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Victory Park
30 Mostyn StShowcasing over 60 established and emerging artists, designers, and craftspeople, offering everything from handcrafted leather goods, to exquisite silver jewelry, slick screen-printed products, earthy ceramics, designer clothing, timber home wares, and much, much more.
Central Victoria’s premier country market. Locally grown produce, plants, flowers, books, antiques & bric-a-brac, homemade cakes and preserves, woodcraft, clothing, handcrafts, food, chai tea and refreshments, music and more.
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Wesley Hill Community Market
149 Pyrenees HwyCentral Victoria’s premier country market. Locally grown produce, plants, flowers, books, antiques & bric-a-brac, homemade cakes and preserves, woodcraft, clothing, handcrafts, food, chai tea and refreshments, music and more.
Art
Castlemaine Art Museum
14 Lyttleton StFalkner Gallery
35 Templeton StHealth & fitness
Castlemaine Fruit Supplies
73 Mostyn StMount Alexander Golf Club
Lyttleton Street Medical Clinic
64 Lyttleton StTel (03) 5472 3233
Castlemaine Health
142 Cornish StLocal hospital Tel (03) 5471 1555
Mostyn Street Medical Clinic
11 Mostyn StTel (03) 5472 1255
Botanical Gardens station
Tel (03) 5470 6144 or (03) 5472 1844
Maldon Golf Course
11 Golf Link Rd