what we recommend

Eat

  • Little Koi for breakfast

  • The Bunyip Hotel Canendish for lunch or dinner [we recommend pre-booking!]

  • Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld [Parker Street project for a delicious, more relaxed meal and Wicken’s for a special occasion degustation]

  • Izzy’s Wilfred for a lovely dinner in the Hamilton main street

Hike

  • Mount Sturgeon [a family favourite for us! an enjoyable - yet steep - 7km round trip]

  • Piccaninny [a relaxed 2.4km return hike with breath-taking views]

  • Mount Abrupt [a more strenuous walk up to the summit. 6.5km return]

Walk

  • Lake Hamilton [an easy 4.07km stroll]

  • Nigretta Falls [depending on the time of year you visit you may see the falls running or dried up... either way it is a beautiful location to visit]

  • Byaduk Caves in Mount Napier State Park

Drink

  • Bochara Wines

  • Pierrepoint Wines

  • Suffoir Winery, Brewery, and Distillery