Yarra Valley

see also:

• Nillumbik - Eltham, Christmas Hills, St Andrews region
• Dandenong Ranges
• Warburton and surrounds
• Marysville and surrounds

• rolling hills of wineries between the Eucalypt forests of the ranges
• Yarra valley:
  • Visit Yarra Valley tourist information
  • list of wineries
  • weekend markets

• Yering Station winery
  • Victoria's 1st winery est. 1838; Yering;
  • commercial ambience, but very nice restaurant and monthly Sunday farmers' markets
  • restaurant menu
• Sticks winery
  • live music Sunday afternoons Nov; open Thurs-Mon only
• Yarrawood Estate winery
  • live music Sat/Sun Nov-March
  • friendly ambience, open 7 days a week, have a cheese platter or salad with a glass of wine overlooking the valley
  • menu
• Domaine Chandon winery - Coldstream
  • commercial ambience, but very nice restaurant
  • brasserie menu
• Rochford wines
• Fergusson Winery and Restaurant
  • $50/head 2 course Sunday lunch featuring buffet of Prime Aged Charolais Beef cooked on the turning Spit
• Balgownie Winery
  • Friday or Saturday 3pm wine appreciation courses
  • Rae's restaurant
• Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
  • set on 16 acres; 35 Old Healesville Rd, YARRA GLEN; open 9am-5pm except Xmas Day
• Yarra Valley Dairy
  • makers of premium quality handmade farmhouse cheese
  • 70-80 McMeikans Road YERING cheese factory and shop is open 10.30am-5pm
• Alowyn Gardens
  • 1210 Melba Hwy YARRA GLEN (3.5km from the Yarra Glen Hotel towards Yea)
  • Rose and Wisteria Arbour; Birch Forest; Parterre Garden
  • open 10-5pm weekends and PH's;
• Natskin Day Spa

• Maroondah Reservoir picnic ground
  • gates close 8pm daylight savings times
  • spillway waterfall
  • 6km return walk to Donnelly's weir picnic area
• Healesville Sanctuary zoo - open every day of the year from 9am-5pm
• Badger Creek Weir picnic area and fern creek walk:
  • 5km south of Healesville
  • Slip Creek Track 1.4km (30min)
  • Coranderrk Track 1.1km (30min) via vehicle track
  • Lyrebird TRack 1.1km (30min)
  • opens 9am, closes 5pm June, July, 9pm Dec-Jan and at sunset at other times
• TarraWarra Museum of Art - 311 Healesville - Yarra Glen Road; open Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 5pm. Entry fee to gallery. Also has wine tasting and cellar door;
• Warramate Hills Flora and Fauna Reserve (towards Seville)
• urban spoon
  • Innocent Bystander winery restaurant menu
  • Mocha and Lime cafe
• the Black Spur route to Marysville and surrounds
  • Fernshaw's picnic ground
  • NB. most of the forest from Black Spur and to the north were burnt in the Feb 2009 bushfires, including Marysville township, however Marysville has been rebuilt and the forests are regenerating
• Don Valley route to Yarra Junction via Mount Toolebewong and Panton Gap
  • or faster, less mountainous Dalry Rd route to Woori Yallock or Yarra Junction