Other things to see and do around Yack

Call Tom on 0423 745 930  or email for all your transport needs over Spring Migration
(Migration Bus will ferry you around)

Click here to find out how to get to Yackandandah


Yackandandah Trail Rides  Spring migraion.logo

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Yackandandah Trail Rides 
1 and a half hour rides $60.00 
Half day or 3hr rides with morning or afternoon tea 9.30am to 12.30pm or 1.30pm to 4.30pm $90.00. 
Full day rides with snacks and lunch 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Trail rides tour the Yack bush (eg; underground hut,wallabymind,ect)
All in all a great adventure with fantastic hosts.
Bookings: Call Lochie or Linda 02 6027 0618

ORGANISE A GROUP & BOOK THE MIGRATION BUS TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR TO WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO
CALL Tom on 0423 745 930  to discuss your needs


The Butter Factory Myrtleford  Spring migraion.logorainbow
butter.factoryGreat Alpine Rd, Myrtleford
Beakfast-Lunch-Dinner
Opening hours tue - sun from 8am
dinner fri,sat and sun - local produce, organic coffee, regional wine and gallery.
Phone (03) 5752 2300

The Old Tobacco Sheds (Bright) spring.logo
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Brights No. 1 AWARD WINNING Tourist Attraction. Tourist towns have normal shops, only Bright has THE OLD TOBACCO SHEDS. Boasting the equivalent of 28 NOT NORMAL shops in original Tobacco Sheds, this UNBELIEVABLE SHOPPING ADVENTURE will excite all ages. Tastefully displaying the art of mixing OLD with NEW - Antiques - Collectables.Books, Records, Retro, Gallery, Motor, China.Visit the Tobacco / Gold Museum, an Aussie 1st. Rummage in The Burley Shed for blokey stuff. See The Miners Hut and Historic Hut. On three landscaped acres you may also enjoy a delicious home made lunch or devonshire tea at Dredz Cafe. The cafe has a play area for kids, shady gardens with outdoor seating and air conditioning & open fire inside. It is licensed and caters for buses and groups. The menu features an all day breakfast or lunch from 11am

Phone: (03) 5755 2344  or visit our website



Beechworth Ghost Tours  spring.logo(get a group of friends together and have a ball here)

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Beechworth is known for its amazing stories and rich colonial history. Join our local guide to lead you on the Beechworth Ghost Tour through the halls and secrets of the former Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum in the grounds of La Trobe University at Beechworth.

As the dusk settles overlooking the township of Beechworth you will be led through the distant and deserted buildings of what once was one of the three major asylums in Victoria. 'The Beechworth Lunatic Asylum' as it was originally named was built during the height of Beechworth's gold rush period in 1867 and operated until it's closure in 1995.

You will go deep into the heart of the old hospital and experience the rooms and their mysteries that have been been sealed for over 30 years. Hear the stories, tales and myths that have led to this amazing tour and discover what life was like living and working in the institution during the 1860's.  

This tour is more than just a 'Ghost Tour', but then again... will you see something during your tour?
Phone for bookings:  0447 432 816  for more details Click here to visit our website


The Old Tobacco Sheds ( Bright)

Bright Berry Farms/Mt. Buffalo Vineyard  spring.logo
Contact name: Lorraine Leita
Address: 6300 Great Alpine Rd, Eurobin 3739. Vic.
Contact No; 03 57562523 Fax: 03 57562523
Email: 
lleita@mynewsat.com
Web - linked to visitvictoria.com.au

Bright Berry Farms incorporating Mt. Buffalo Vineyard is a local family operated business.
Produce includes-
*  Raspberries
*  Blueberries
*  Blackberries
*  Boysenberries
*  Youngberries
*  Cherries
*  Table grapes
*  Blackcurrants & many more
Nuts include chestnuts, walnuts & hazelnuts
We stock jams, syrups, cordials, fruit pies, Dry red wines & fruit wines.
Bike rider delights include - home made ice- creams & sorbets -Real fruit milkshakes Cool drinks Berry sundae
When riding along the trail between Myrtleford & Bright this is a must stop destination.
Facilities: Shaded area with table & chairs Toilet
Open – 7 days 9-5 Excluding Xmas day & Easter Sunday.



Boyntons Feathertop Wineryspring.logo
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6619 Great Alpine Road
Porepunkah, Victoria, 3740
Our cellar door is open for tasting & sales from
10am - 5pm 7 days.

Like all great success stories, the story of the birth of Boynton’s winery is filled with passion, adventure, disappointment and fear but above all strength, determination and an individual's belief in his dream despite the odds.


Boyntons was established in 1989 by Kel Boynton and is today still a family owned business.
 
Boyntons Cafe :
Boynton's Cafe successful lunches are continued to bring in the guests all Summer and Autumn, thank's to the fantastic local produce a la carte menu and the great weather we experienced.

A great place to ride too, sit in the terrace gardens and enjoy food influenced by local produce.

The "Chook Mahal" supplies our eggs and the vegie patch supplies fresh produce for the Boynton's menu.
Visit our website for more details



Hothouse
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Why not take in a show while your'e in the North East?
visit our website for program & full details


 



Yackandandah and District Historical Society
and Museum.
(temporarily closed due to fire)
With photo albums of buildings as they were back in the 1800's
and more of recent events eg. Making of Strange Bedfellows "the movie".

Yackandandah and District Historical Society Inc own and operate the Bank of Victoria Museum,
which houses a collection of local documents, photographs, objects and informaiton in two historic buildings
the Bank of Victoria (1860)  and managers residence (c 1858)  (located in the centre of town)




Yackandandah Walking Tracks

There are plenty of walking tracks around Yackandandah you can even get a map of a town walk from the Yackanandah Museum in High Street.
click here for an area map

The Gorge
At the top end of Whiskey Flat, Messes Edwards and party constructed a tail race in 1859.
This was deepened in the early 1880's and now forms the gorge which diverts the creek from its former course.
A two to three minute walk takes you to the gorge, two man made stone diversion walls and through an area that was extensively mined.
Return to town the same way turning right into Windham Street.

Former Beechworth Yackandandah Railway Station.
With great ceremony the first train ran on this line in 1891, after some years of pressure for improved transport.
On the steep inclines from Beechworth sand had to be placed on the lines in frosty weather. (see map at tourist centre)

Yackandandah General Cemetery
Established on its present site in 1859, the cemetery contains memorials and stories of many of the district's pioneers.
Up the hill and to the right there is an area reserved for Chinese graves.
Research into those buried here can be done hrough the local Cemetery Trust or Historical Society.
(see map at tourist centre)

Allans Flat
David Reid settled at Allans Flat in 1845 and a Cairn at the entrance to the Reserve on the southern side of the lake
commemorates this event. Gold diggers were active in this area from the 1850's till the 1890's.
The lake was created by barge mining, with alluvial gold extracted from the rock bottom of this valley from the 1890's till 1904.
(see map at tourist centre)

Osbornes Flat
Osbornes Flat was names after James Osborne, a squatter who took up land in October 1837
known as Yackandandah No. 1 Run, In this goldmining village fo the 1850's and later there were five hotels,
at least three stores, a lodging house, a bootmaker a blacksmith and a butcher as well as other traders and a school.
The main street ran close to where the road runs today. The original township has been "picked over" for gold
as a barge went up the creek mining the area. The gold from the diggings was then taken by horse and dray to Yackandandah.
(see map at tourist centre)

Rowdy Flat
Rowdy Flat was beleived to be a rough and noisy township. The area was one of the richest alluvial gold areas in the district.

Beechworth
Take a drive and visit beautiful Beechworth only 15 minutes from Yackandandah
click here to see more details on Beechworth

Albury/Wodonga
Only 20 minutes drive to Wodonga or 30 minutes to Albury for more sightseeing or shopping.
click here for more info on Albury/Wodonga

Myrtleford
Only 30 minutes drive  click here for more details

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