Bacchus Marsh Tourism Association

Activities Throughout Town

GROWERS & FARMGATES including Avenue Of Honour

1. Bacchus Hill Winery & Restaurant 11am – 8pm
100 O’Connell Road, Bacchus Marsh.
Cider/wine tasting 11 - 5, Provender tastings 11 – 3, Kids face painting + plaster painting 12-4. Bobby Ballinger Jazz Trio 12.30-4.30. Field to Fridge display. Book for lunch/dinner 5367 8176. Advise of special dietary needs at time of booking.  Wine, cider and treats for sale. Feature events: Winery Tour 1.30pm, Apple Pie Judging 2pm, Grapestomp 2.30pm

2. Naturipe Fruits – Pick Your Own  9 til 5
638 Bacchus Marsh Road (Avenue of Honour)
Strawberry and apple picking/sales. Strawberry jams, vinegar, local garlic.  Free jumping castle  Feature Event: Meet The Grower tour 10.30am
* Pay to pick your own, or buy freshly picked

3. Jeff Jones Plants & Produce  9 til 5
388 Bacchus Marsh Road (Avenue of Honour)
Local apples, pears, pumpkins, vinegar + more.  Local musician Jimi Nare 11-4, Country Women’s Association stall, Peppercorn Grove Olive Oil, plus Relay for Life Sausage Sizzle. Musician and artist Jimi Nare on-site 12 til 4. Winners - Moorabool’s Best Backyard Veggie Patch + Kids Colouring Competition.    Feature Events: Gumboot Throwing, Meet the Grower 1130, and 2pm

4. Paynes Boutique Orchard      Open if fruit is in season. Check signage
372 Bacchus Marsh Road (Avenue of Honour)
Visit a boutique cherry orchard along the Avenue, and meet the grower.

5. Allawah Vegetable Farm / Janice Webster’s Studio  10 til 4.30
390 Werribee Vale Road, Bacchus Marsh
Growers of beetroot, spinach, rhubarb and silverbeet. Sales available.
Feature Event: Meet the Grower at 2.15pm approx

6. Ballan Community Garden   Tour at 12.30pm approx
33 Cowie Street, Ballan township
Ballan Community Garden, a new feature at the Ballan & District Hospital, a not for profit organisation. Includes organic composting demonstration. Ballan is approx 15 min drive from Bacchus Marsh and is the direction towards Ballarat.

7. Yuulong Lavender Estate        10 til 5 
Yendon Road, Mt Egerton Small entry fee applicable
National Collection of Lavenders and creators of two new varieties specific to Yuulong. Chutneys, honey, jams and other lavender products available for purchase.  Mt Egerton is approx 30 drive from Bacchus Marsh and is in the direction towards Ballarat.

8.  Mona’s Café  9 til 5
432 Bacchus Marsh Road (Avenue of Honour)
A coffee or cake in between farmgates! Housemade cake and pies – apple, quince, pumpkin or rhubarb: Meet the Owner: 11.15am approx

BACCHUS MARSH TOWN CENTRE SELF GUIDED WALKING TOUR

Town Centre Entertainment with thanks to Central Business Bacchus Marsh.

Browse and taste your way through Bacchus Marsh township.

Museums, cafes, harvest menus, crafts, books, wellness, Harvest Windows

9. Lerderderg Library & Visitor Centre
Cnr Lord & Main Streets
Home of the Visitor Information Centre AND Bacchus Marsh Historical Society
Visit the Bacchus Marsh Visitor Information Centre for directions and event assistance

10. Bacchus Marsh Village Shopping Centre   10 til 5
Enter carpark via Young or Bennett Streets
In-store promotions and kids activities especially for Harvest Sunday

11. Angelo’s Bakery Café   Sun 7 til 3
170 Main Street
All goods baked on site by talented pastry chef Chris & team. Harvest menu: apple pies, turn-overs, pumpkin pie, petit fors, and gingerbread cookies

12. Fresh Produce Swap  - Bacchus Marsh   1-2
Eddie Toole Reserve, Main Street / Town Centre
A regular monthly event. Bring along your home grown fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs to swap with other local growers 

13. Cones n Candy    9 til 5
154 Main Street
1950s themed family friendly atmosphere. Special Harvest Menu, delicious coffee and hot chocolate. Fruit sorbets and ice cream with free tastings (one per person)

14. Flanagans Border Inn Hotel   10 til late
139 Main Street
Historic Flanagans Border Inn Hotel.  Generous meals and more

15. Our Seahorse Wellness Centre   11 til 2 
Shop 3, 2-4 Graham St (in the side street up from Flanagans)
Second year Harvest Window’s entrant. Unique giftware and wellness services

16. Bacchus Marsh Farm Supplies   9 til 1
126 Main Street
Stop by to check out a real farm supplies store and say hi to the pet parrot

17. Studio Crafts by Karen       11 til 2
114 Main Street
Browse the beautiful range of gollies, teddies, scarves, jewellery, and country homewares.  Beautiful window display

18. Baby Black Café    8 til 5pm
10 Church St (around the corner from Studio Crafts)
Sip quality Genovese coffee, any way you like it, whilst enjoying delectable harvest inspired cakes and muffins. Eclectic setting / historic cottage

19. The Stomp Factory Gallery 11 – 2
8 Church Street
Art Gallery within a heritage building. Original and unique printing presses on display. Cherelle Pisani is the on-site create director.

20. The Blacksmith Cottage  Sun 10 til 4
100 Main Street Gold coin entry
Tour through the historic Blacksmith Cottage and life from a bygone era

21. The Forge Book Barn Sun 10 til 4
100 Main Street
Second hand books for purchase within the historic blacksmith forge

22. Catholic Museum of Bacchus Marsh    1.30 til 3.30
Drive or walk up the driveway opposite the CFA, in Main St Bacchus Marsh
(up the hill from The Forge & Blacksmith Cottage)
Gold coin entry. Pioneer history. Mary MacKillop, stained glass windows + more

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