A historic town with heart

Maldon is one of Victoria’s most beautifully preserved gold rush towns.
Just a short stroll from Fairbank House, you’ll find character-filled streets,
local flavours and experiences to enjoy in every season.

Discover Historic Maldon

Maldon Visitors Information Centre 93 High St (next to Maldon Gardens).  Open 9am to 5 pm every day. Tel 03 5474 2569.   
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum in Vincent’s Road. www.maldonmachinery.com.au.   
Maldon and District Museum Maldon Gardens, 93 High St. www.maldonmuseum.com.au. Temporarily closed.
Self-informed walking tours at www.tours.maldonmuseum.com.au.
Athenaeum Library 97 High St Maldon www.maldonlibrary.org.au.

Art & Creativity

Cascade Art, 1A Fountain St, Maldon www.cascadeart.com.au. 
MANet Arts Focus Gallery, 37 Main St, Maldon www.maldonartistnetwork.org.au/manet-gallery.
Newstead Arts Hub, 8A Tivey St. Newstead www.newsteadartshub.org. 
RedShed Arts workshop space, Church St, Newstead www.redshed.art.
Oxart Pottery and Learning Centre, 128 High St Taradale www.oxartpottery.com.au. 
Scorched Earth Ceramics, 128 Chaplins Rd. Walmer www.scorchedearth.com.au.
Possum Gully Gallery and Nursery, 428 Possum Gully Rd, Adelaide Lead. It’s 40 minutes’ drive from Maldon via Maryborough. www.possumgullyfinearts.com.au. 

Food & Drink

Golden Nugget, Porcupine Village, 8 Allens Rd, Maldon www.porcupinevillage.com.au.
Maldon Rose Official Café, 6 Main St, Maldon https://maldonroseofficial.square.site.
Maldon Takeaway 10 Main St, Maldon https://tinyurl.com/52p7maef.
Blue Cockatoo Cocktail Bar 10 Main Street, Maldon https://tinyurl.com/4vmxmby2.
The Good Food Providers 12 Main St, Maldon https://www.thegoodfoodproviders.com.au.  
Maldon IGA and Drinks 11-17 Main St, Maldon www.iga.com.au/stores/iga-maldon-plus-liquor. 
Maldon Quality Butchers 19 Main St. 5475 2271.
Maldon Fudge and Icecreamery, 29 Main St. Ph 0447 573 050. 
Gold Exchange Café 46 Main St, Maldon. Ph: 0439 368 077.  
48 Main St Bar, Maldon https://www.facebook.com/48mainbar. 
Café Maldon, 52 Main St. https://order.platform.hungryhungry.com/cafemaldon/menu. 
Maldon Bakery, 51 Main St. www.maldonbakery.com.au. 
Maldon Hotel, 58 Main St. https://www.maldonhotel.com.
Maldon Lolly Shop, 20 High St. https://themaldonlollyshop.square.site.
This Little Piggy Market, Post Office Residence, 95 High St. www.facebook.com/yummytown44.  
Kangaroo Hotel, 89 High St. Maldon www.facebook.com/Kangaroohotel.
Warral Maldon 36 Boundary Rd, Maldon for everything honey www.warralmaldon.com.au. 

Markets

Maldon Makers Market,  1Church St, Maldon, second Sunday of the month https://www.maldonnc.org.au/maldon-market.  
Wesley Hill Market 149 Pyrenees Highway/cnr van Heurck St, every Saturday, 9am-1pm. www.wesleyhill.au/market. 
Castlemaine Farmers’ Market Weekly, Camp Reserve, Forest St. every Wednesday, 2.30pm-5.30pm https://castlemainefarmersmarket.org.au.
Castlemaine Farmers’ Market Monthly, Western Reserve, Forest St. First Sunday of the month, 9am-1pm https://castlemainefarmersmarket.org.au. 
Talbot Farmers Market, 40 Scandinavian Crescent. 3rd Sunday every month 9am to 1pm talbotmarket.org.au. 
Dunolly Country Market, Broadway, 4th Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm https://www.facebook.com/DunollyMarket.  

Wineries & Cellar Doors

Killiecrankie Wines Cellar Door, 30 Main St, Maldon https://killiecrankiewines.com. 
St Anne’s Winery, 3 Belvoir Park Rd, Ravenswood. https://stanneswinery.com.au/. 
Harcourt Cider at Little Red Apple, 8795 Midland Highway, Barkers Creek, https://harcourtcider.com.au/.
Bress Wines, 59 Franklings Rd, Harcourt www.bress.com.au.
Sutton Grange Winery, Carnochan’s Road, Sutton Grange, www.suttongrange.com.au. 
Panacea Estate, 329 Seers Road, Welshman’s Reef https://panaceaestate.com.au.
Welshman’s Reef Vineyard, Maldon Newstead Road http://welshmansreef.com/. 
Grangehill Vineyard, Gallaghers Lane, Eastville (off Maldon-Bridgewater Rd) Eddington. https://tinyurl.com/mwjnhvc6.
Blackjack Winery, 3379 Harmony Way, Harcourt https://blackjackwines.com.au/. 
Harcourt Valley Vineyards, 3339 Harmony Way Harcourt https://www.harcourtvalley.com.au/.
Wombat Forest Wines, 189 Springhill Rd, Denver, (from Malmesbury on Daylesford Rd,) 45 mins from Maldon www.wombatforestwines.com.
Passing Clouds, 30 Roddas Lane, Musk (about 40 minutes from Maldon) https://www.passingclouds.com.au.

Experiences

Harcourt’s Victorian Miniature Railway, 3643 Harmony Way, Harcourt. Open Sundays 10am–4pm, with miniature steam and diesel trains running on 2.7km of safe railway tracks. Tickets available at the station. See www.vmr.com.au.
Victorian Goldfield’s Railway, Castlemaine to Maldon. Heritage steam train experiences run regularly, with special events including Festival of Lights, Teddy Bear Adventure, Ales on Rails and themed journeys. Check dates, tickets and availability at www.vgr.com.au.
Goldfields prospecting experiences, Maryborough and surrounds. Try your hand at gold detecting with local hire and guided prospecting options available nearby — a very fitting way to explore the region’s gold rush story.
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum, Vincent Street, Maldon. A character-filled local museum showcasing historic machinery, engines and rural ingenuity, open selected days and market Sundays www.maldonmachinery.com.au.
Buda Historic Home & Gardens, 42 Hunter Street, Castlemaine. A beautifully preserved historic home and garden offering a glimpse into Goldfields life, with tours, exhibitions and special events www.budacastlemaine.org.

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