Little Wren Guidebook to the Macedon Ranges

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Little Wren Guidebook to the Macedon Ranges

Winery

Beautiful relaxed setting with lovely outdoor space, nice indoor space great wine, and fantastic friendly hosts.
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Hesket Estate Macedon Ranges Winery & Accommodation
856 Romsey Rd
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Beautiful relaxed setting with lovely outdoor space, nice indoor space great wine, and fantastic friendly hosts.
Relaxed winery with friendly hosts, great wine and platters, music and fire pit. Great in fine weather. There is indoor space but outdoors is best.
Lyons Will Estate
60 Whalans Track
Relaxed winery with friendly hosts, great wine and platters, music and fire pit. Great in fine weather. There is indoor space but outdoors is best.
Dine in at the restaurant or enjoy a pizza lunch at the cellar door. On sunny days take your pizza and wine outside to the picnic tables or sit on a blanket.
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Mount Macedon Winery
433 Bawden Rd
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Dine in at the restaurant or enjoy a pizza lunch at the cellar door. On sunny days take your pizza and wine outside to the picnic tables or sit on a blanket.
Another great winery that does delicious food also. A good winery for a rainy day as they have good indoor space. Limited seating, bookings essential
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Mount Towrong Vineyard
4 Taylors Rd
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Another great winery that does delicious food also. A good winery for a rainy day as they have good indoor space. Limited seating, bookings essential
MONA's architect, Nonda Katsilidas, created Mt Monument winery to showcase our cool region wines, tasting platters, excellent dining and his curated sculpture walk. Only 800m down the road. One of the few wineries to offer Friday lunch.
Mount Monument
1399 Romsey Road
MONA's architect, Nonda Katsilidas, created Mt Monument winery to showcase our cool region wines, tasting platters, excellent dining and his curated sculpture walk. Only 800m down the road. One of the few wineries to offer Friday lunch.
Enjoy award winning wines, cheese platters, art and sculpture, and spectacularly beautiful scenery. Best on fine days, indoor space is nothing to write home about. Open every day.
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Hanging Rock Winery
88 Jim Rd
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Enjoy award winning wines, cheese platters, art and sculpture, and spectacularly beautiful scenery. Best on fine days, indoor space is nothing to write home about. Open every day.
Beautiful spot particularly in fine weather, large grassy areas to sit and enjoy the finest Pinot Noir the region has to offer.
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Curly Flat Vineyard
263 Collivers Rd
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Beautiful spot particularly in fine weather, large grassy areas to sit and enjoy the finest Pinot Noir the region has to offer.
Well off the beaten track and surrounded by gorgeous countryside, the perfect spot on a sunny day to put a rug down under a gum tree and enjoy a bottle or two, and an excellent and extensive tasting with winemaker Llew Knight.
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Granite Hills Winery
1481 Burke and Wills Track
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Well off the beaten track and surrounded by gorgeous countryside, the perfect spot on a sunny day to put a rug down under a gum tree and enjoy a bottle or two, and an excellent and extensive tasting with winemaker Llew Knight.

Food scene

Easy Mexican food and plenty of cocktails.
Las Margaritas Woodend
81 High Street
Easy Mexican food and plenty of cocktails.
Delicious contemporary Asian cuisine in one of Kyneton's historic buildings
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Fook Shing
82-84 Piper St
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Delicious contemporary Asian cuisine in one of Kyneton's historic buildings
Cosy little place, small but delicious selection of Italian food and wine. Bookings essential.
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Spaghetti Bar
58 Piper St
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Cosy little place, small but delicious selection of Italian food and wine. Bookings essential.
One Hat in The Age Good Food Guide. Best place to eat in Woodend, fantastic Japanese food, plenty of sake and wine. Bookings essential.
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Kuzu Izakaya
42D Anslow St
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One Hat in The Age Good Food Guide. Best place to eat in Woodend, fantastic Japanese food, plenty of sake and wine. Bookings essential.
One Hat in The Age Good Food Guide. Small restaurant with delicious seasonal fare. Bookings essential, and check online to see if menu suits as it is a small selection.
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Midnight Starling
60 Piper St
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One Hat in The Age Good Food Guide. Small restaurant with delicious seasonal fare. Bookings essential, and check online to see if menu suits as it is a small selection.
Super delicious burgers, fired chicken, veg options, hot chips. Check their website for open hours for dine in streetside lunch and takeaways.
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Super Lekker
99 High St
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Super delicious burgers, fired chicken, veg options, hot chips. Check their website for open hours for dine in streetside lunch and takeaways.
Cocktail and tapas bar, delicious, cosy and cute.
Miss M's Lounge
Cocktail and tapas bar, delicious, cosy and cute.
Absolutely beautiful old space, with an incredible wine selection and excellent food. One of my faves and the other half of Piper St Wine Co. Check online and Insta for their open times and ever changing menu.
The Greenmarket
Absolutely beautiful old space, with an incredible wine selection and excellent food. One of my faves and the other half of Piper St Wine Co. Check online and Insta for their open times and ever changing menu.
Excellent Italian dining in a small historic building in the heart of Kyneton. Previously named Spaghetti Bar, now Marchesa, this is one of the finer dining options in the Ranges. Small seasonal menu, check online, and bookings essential.
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Spaghetti Bar
58 Piper St
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Excellent Italian dining in a small historic building in the heart of Kyneton. Previously named Spaghetti Bar, now Marchesa, this is one of the finer dining options in the Ranges. Small seasonal menu, check online, and bookings essential.

Bars and distilleries

Great spot for a pre dinner cocktail.
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Animus Distillery
89A Piper St
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Great spot for a pre dinner cocktail.
Enjoy a tasting of award winning whiskey and gins.
Mountain Distilling
Enjoy a tasting of award winning whiskey and gins.
Award winning gin, worth a visit to their distillery door.
Big Tree Distillery
307 Hennerbergs Rd
Award winning gin, worth a visit to their distillery door.

Sightseeing

Take a walk through the beautiful old forest surrounding the man-made Sanatorium Lake. Take a picnic to enjoy at one of the picnic grounds nearby. Popular place to spot unusual fungi.
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Sanatorium Lake
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Take a walk through the beautiful old forest surrounding the man-made Sanatorium Lake. Take a picnic to enjoy at one of the picnic grounds nearby. Popular place to spot unusual fungi.
Relatively easy walk with beautiful views and gorgeous rocky outlooks.
Camel's Hump
Cameron Drive
Relatively easy walk with beautiful views and gorgeous rocky outlooks.
Enjoy tea and scones at Top of the Ranges Tearoom and take a short walk to the Memorial Cross, enjoying the scenic lookouts along the way. Also a popular spot to enjoy the odd snow flurry.
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마운트 매세던 기념 십자가
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Enjoy tea and scones at Top of the Ranges Tearoom and take a short walk to the Memorial Cross, enjoying the scenic lookouts along the way. Also a popular spot to enjoy the odd snow flurry.
If visiting in Spring or Autumn, many of the beautiful historic gardens of Mt Macedon are open for visiting. Note that in Autumn these can get a little busy.
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포레스트 글레이드 가든
816 Mount Macedon Rd
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If visiting in Spring or Autumn, many of the beautiful historic gardens of Mt Macedon are open for visiting. Note that in Autumn these can get a little busy.
Relaxing spot to have a picnic and appreciate the beauty, followed by a climb to enjoy the rock formations and admire the views.
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Hanging Rock Summit Walk
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Relaxing spot to have a picnic and appreciate the beauty, followed by a climb to enjoy the rock formations and admire the views.
Excellent walking and hiking, some of the best in the area.
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Excellent walking and hiking, some of the best in the area.
Some of the best nature walking in the region
Conglomerate Gully F.R
Some of the best nature walking in the region

Craft beer

Run by the previous Mt Macedon Hotel manager, this place has tonnes of great craft beers.
The Bottle-O at Romsey
99A Main Street
Run by the previous Mt Macedon Hotel manager, this place has tonnes of great craft beers.

Neighbourhoods

Kyneton is the place to go for food and boutique shopping. The Botanical gardens are also a lovely walk.
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Kyneton
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Kyneton is the place to go for food and boutique shopping. The Botanical gardens are also a lovely walk.
Romsey is a small country town, not too much going on! Bakery is decent, and the Bottle-O has great craft beers.
Romsey
Romsey is a small country town, not too much going on! Bakery is decent, and the Bottle-O has great craft beers.
Cute little country town. Best place for the Farmers Market. Also has the best pizza and a decent bakery. The Lancefield Providore has a good selection of artisan and specialty foods, and good coffee.
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Lancefield
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Cute little country town. Best place for the Farmers Market. Also has the best pizza and a decent bakery. The Lancefield Providore has a good selection of artisan and specialty foods, and good coffee.
Beautiful old town, full of large majestic houses and equally large gardens. Melbourne’s wealthy elite of yesteryear built their country escapes here. Worth seeing the gardens, nursery, the Mt Macedon Hotel and the Trading Post
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Mount Macedon
Memorial Cross Loop Road
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Beautiful old town, full of large majestic houses and equally large gardens. Melbourne’s wealthy elite of yesteryear built their country escapes here. Worth seeing the gardens, nursery, the Mt Macedon Hotel and the Trading Post
Woodend is a gorgeous little town, with some good eateries and boutique shopping, regularly voted Best Regional Town
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Woodend is a gorgeous little town, with some good eateries and boutique shopping, regularly voted Best Regional Town

Pubs and breweries

Relaxed old pub with a large outdoor area, good for lunch, dinner, or a sunny afternoon. Beer taps change often so worth going to try a few brews.
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Mount Macedon Hotel
694 Mount Macedon Rd
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Relaxed old pub with a large outdoor area, good for lunch, dinner, or a sunny afternoon. Beer taps change often so worth going to try a few brews.
Cosy pub with a good local wine selection and yummy food.
The Lancefield Lodge
50 Main Road
Cosy pub with a good local wine selection and yummy food.
Old country pub, good meals, open fireplaces, plenty of space, and a bar upstairs.
Victoria Hotel Woodend
67 High St
Old country pub, good meals, open fireplaces, plenty of space, and a bar upstairs.
Relaxed little pub with good burgers and beer. Wooden bars, booths, all the cosy feels.
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Major Tom's
57 Piper St
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Relaxed little pub with good burgers and beer. Wooden bars, booths, all the cosy feels.
Another great dining spot in Trentham, plenty of indoor and outdoor space.
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The Plough @ Trentham
31 High St
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Another great dining spot in Trentham, plenty of indoor and outdoor space.
Great pies, decent beer, and a lovely outdoor garden to sit in and while away the hours. Often with a local band. Stunning rocky outcrops and scenery on the drive to Tooborac, makes it all the more worthwhile.
Tooborac Hotel and Brewery
Great pies, decent beer, and a lovely outdoor garden to sit in and while away the hours. Often with a local band. Stunning rocky outcrops and scenery on the drive to Tooborac, makes it all the more worthwhile.
Excellent old pub with plenty of outdoor dining, woodfired pizzas, great meals, lots of good wine and beer.
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The Cosmopolitan Hotel
21 High St
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Excellent old pub with plenty of outdoor dining, woodfired pizzas, great meals, lots of good wine and beer.
A good spot for a pre dinner pint, or a sunny afternoon seated outside watching the locals. Happy hour often fun and busy. There are two separate bars to visit. Keep an eye out for Empress on tap.
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Holgate Brewhouse
79 High St
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A good spot for a pre dinner pint, or a sunny afternoon seated outside watching the locals. Happy hour often fun and busy. There are two separate bars to visit. Keep an eye out for Empress on tap.
Somewhere a bit different and very quirky, in an old hotel restored in keeping with the style of the time.
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Radio Springs Hotel Bed & Breakfast
1 High St
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Somewhere a bit different and very quirky, in an old hotel restored in keeping with the style of the time.
Another spot for a beer and pub meal, in an old historic building
Newmarket Kyneton Hotel
100 Mollison St
Another spot for a beer and pub meal, in an old historic building