MALDON & SURROUNDS:
Sunday House is in the heart ofMaldon’s historic township - Just 140kms northwest of Melbourne in the heart of the Victorian Goldfields. A well kept secret Maldon was declared ‘Australia’s First Notable Town’ - and is only a hop skip and jump to the food and wine regions of Castlemaine, Bendigo, Daylesford, Kyneton and Taradale.
Explore the historic streetscapes of Maldon, admiring the gold rush era architecture or browse through a huge selection of boutique stores, eclectic antiques, collectables and vintage pieces or take home a piece of quality local art, jewellery or fashion.
Maldon is well known for its local attractions such as Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum.
Sample seasonal produce in one of the many cafes or head into the Kangaroo Hotel (just 3 minutes walk away) for some great food and live music - or head out to one of the regions famous wineries or cider mills:
- Bress - Winery, Cider, Produce, Restaurant & Cellar Door
- Taradale Wine & Produce Store
- Sutton Grange Winery
- Black Jack Wines
- Harcourt Valley Vineyards
- Mount Alexander Winery
- Killiecrankie Wines
- Big Hill Vineyard
- Ellis Wines
- Sandhurst Ridge Winery
If you are lucky enough to be in town on the second Sunday of the month, don’t miss the Maldon Market, where you will find food, wine, music, art and more in a relaxed setting.
Be sure to take a ride on the historic Victorian Goldfields Railway steam train and enjoy a glass of local wine, while watching the world go by.
If you’re an art lover, be sure to visit Maldon’s Cascade Art, set in a stunning 1863 former Gothic Revival Church. Maldon’s township and surrounding forests abound with remnants of the goldrush’s mining past, with beautiful seasonal wildflowers and comfortable historic and scenic walking trails.
Maldon is a town, which is proud of its history, architecture and community... You will find a story around every corner and a local willing to share it with you. Maldon’s and its many local characters will have you coming back again and again.
MORE LOCAL EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS:
- Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
- The Mill, Castlemaine
- Goldfields heritage steam train rides
- Ales on Rails
- Wesley Hill Country Market, Chewton (Every Saturday)
- Castlemaine Farmers Market (First Sunday of the month
- Maldon Market - (Second Sunday of the month)
- Maldon Twilight Dinner - January
- Maldon Antique and Collectables Fair - February
- Maldon town wide garage sale - March
- Maldon Easter Fair - April
- Christmas in July - July
- Maldon Show - October
- Maldon Folk Festival - November
- Maldon Christmas Carols - December
- Maldon Rediscovered - Walking Tours
- Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum
- Maldon Cherry Farm
- Botanic Gardens
- Butterfly Farm
- Buda Historic House & Gardens
- Vaughan Springs
- Monument Hill views
- Maldon Dredge
- Dog Rocks - Mt Alexander
- Carman's Tunnel Tour - Maldon
- Old Jail
- Hanging Rock
- Lavendula
- The anticlinal fold
- Empyre Hotel
- Expedition Pass Reservoir
- Eureka Reef
- Garfield Water Wheel
- Elphinstone Pub
- Glenluce Springs
- Castlemaine Bazaar
- Das Kaffeehaus
- Harcourt Oak Forest
- Metcalfe Cascades
- Mia Mia General Store and Historic Bridge
- Captain Cherry’s Guitar Lounge
- Rock of Ages
- The Tower
EVENT & ATTRACTION LINKS:
https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/visit-castlemaine-maldon/whatson