Ballarat is only a 1.5-hour drive from Melbourne but we felt like we’d flown to Europe for the weekend!
There’s so much to explore here, but this is how we’d suggest spending your weekend away:
Day 1
🐨 Meet the animals at the Ballarat Wildlife Park
🧀 Enjoy delicious tapas at Meigas
🍸 Have a nightcap at Roy Hammond
🌲 Stay in the delightful A Thousand Pines
Day 2
🍳 Try the brunch at Webster's Market and Cafe
🌺 Explore the Ballarat Botanical Gardens
🌿 Marvel at the views from Mount Buninyong
☀️ Wander the city centre and see the interesting architecture
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Ballarat Wildlife Park
Winner of Victoria’s Best Attraction at the 2023 Victorian Tourism Awards and silver in Major Attractions 2024. Ballarat…
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Roy Hammond
Roy Hammond welcomes you to a place where stories and memories are made. Be inspired by their collection…
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A Thousand Pines
Welcome to A Thousand Pines, the little white, picked-fenced cottage filled with precious wonders of the days past.…
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Webster’s Market and Cafe
For more than a decade, Webster’s Market and Cafe has been welcoming Ballarat locals and visitors with a…
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Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Located on the western shore of Lake Wendouree, approximately four kilometres from Ballarat’s city centre, the Gardens are…
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Mount Buninyong
Mount Buninyong is an extinct volcanic mountain 745 metres above sea level. It’s a great landmark of the…
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