Chiltern Valley Cycle Route
Enjoy an interesting tour of the landscape and heritage features west of Chiltern, including Donchi Hill lookout, Chiltern Valley machinery museum shed and Chiltern Valley dams No: 1 and No: 2. Birdwatching is popular at both dams, and there are plenty of spots to park your bike to enjoy a bite to eat. Distance: 20…
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A tour south of the Hume Freeway, visiting Honeyeater picnic area and dam and Attreys Reef through ironbark and white box forests. Keep an eye out for tree goannas – they are often seen clinging to the side of tree trunks – and the beautiful array of wildflowers. Distance: 24 kilometres Sealed surface: Seven kilometres
Read MoreOut of Town Nursery and Humming Garden
Nestled in the foothills of the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park in North East Victoria, this four acre garden is comprised of many rooms each with its own character and style, crammed with an extensive collection of native and exotic plants. Unusual bulbs, ornamental grasses, succulents, perennials, water plants, flowering trees, shrubs and an extensive collection…
Read MoreDow’s Pharmacy
Step back into one of the few historically authentic shops in Australia with a visit to a country pharmacy. A pharmacy for over 160 years, this fascinating commercial premises was established in the mid-nineteenth century. The current building was constructed in 1868, but a pharmacy had been in operation on the site since 1859. David…
Read MoreLake View House
Acclaimed Australian author Henry Handel Richardson immortalised Lake View in her trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. Built in 1870, the red brick house is furnished in period style recreating a lakeside country villa residence in a prosperous mining town. In 1876 Lake View House was home to Ethel Florence Richardson (known by her pen…
Read MoreChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Located between Beechworth and the low hills surrounding Chiltern, Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park includes the striking Mt Pilot Range and Woolshed Falls, protecting the box-ironbark forest that once covered much of north-east Victoria. Short or day-long walks can be made on vehicle tracks through open forest and a 25 kilometre historic drive is marked from…
Read MoreChiltern Bakery and Cafe
At Chiltern Bakery and Cafe, great food, coffee and friendly service is their passion. They use only the finest and freshest ingredients to create cakes, slices and pastries that will fill your belly and warm your heart. Chiltern Bakery and Cafe have a spacious dining room and outside eating area. Come and visit – your…
Read MoreHotson’s Cherries
At Hotson’s Cherries, their cherries are a delicious seasonal treat, full of flavour and health giving qualities. The farmgate shop is only 1.5 Kilometres off the Hume freeway and is close to Chiltern, Wangaratta, Beechworth, Rutherglen and Albury/Wodonga. Cherries are available in one kilogram and two kilogram punnets and five kilogram boxes. Lois and Bill…
Read MoreLake Anderson Caravan Park
Lake Anderson Caravan Park is situated in the leisure/sporting precinct of Chiltern, Victoria. This precinct includes a children’s playground, swimming pool, tennis courts, skate bowl, as well as lawn bowls and a football and cricket club. The main street of Chiltern is a three-minute walk from your site or cabin. Lake Anderson Caravan Park is…
Read MoreThe Linesman’s Cottage
The Linesman’s Cottage offers comfortable self-contained accommodation in Chiltern. Nestled behind the National Trust listed Post Office in Chiltern’s Historic Precinct, The Linesman’s Cottage has retained its rustic exterior, while the interior has been transformed into stylish and modern guest accommodation. The Cottage interior features a modern kitchen, bathroom, queen size bed, split system air-conditioning…
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