Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Daylesford, Victoria

Join Scott from Wombat Discovery Tours in our custom 4X4 bus on one of our many fun and entertaining Tours through the local area , we run Day tours, Night Spotlight tours, Food and wine tours and Private tours from $35..... check out the website for more info, and we will see you soon.

FROM JUST $110 - join Matrix actor Clay Watson and his Labrador Maizy on relaxing fun 3 or 5 cellar door plus lunch tours. Visit the best of the boutique wineries, cidery, port, liqueur, gin & vodka cellar doors in the region, as well as tailored Corporate, Team Building breakouts, Private & sight-seeing tours. Daylesford Wine Tours is a great way to spend a day enjoying and learning about the area and it's amazing produce. Corporate Team Building, Xmas Parties and Hens parties please call for more information.

Secret Forest Walks has unique outdoor activities to enrich your Daylesford and Hepburn visit. Our fun and challenging GPS Treasure Hunt at Lake Daylesford is a hit with families, and for friends enjoying some time away together. With our Garmin GPS units, you’ll be searching for hidden objects, cleverly concealed around our beautiful lake and mineral springs to solve a puzzle and receive a prize. Bring a group and make it a team challenge. Or put on your walking shoes and experience the beauty and seclusion of the nearby Wombat Forest, using our specially programmed hand held GPS units as your guide. Choose from a selection of carefully mapped scenic bushwalks to suit your tastes and abilities. We also have special combinations of Treasure Hunts and walks designed for conference groups and organisations looking to develop connectedness and teamwork or simply to have some fun together. P.O.A. Treasure Hunt $15 pp- U/5 free, $40 min. Walks from $50 solo + $15pp.

A massage with us is a must do when in beautiful Daylesford. After enjoying one of our best relaxation, remedial or deep tissue massages you will leave feeling blissful, energised and completely transformed. We incorporate trigger point therapy, acupressure and hot stones into our massage sessions and each treatment is tailored to meet your individual needs. We are sure you will be visiting us again once you experience a massage with us at our beautiful studio in a convenient central location. We are registered for Health Fund Rebates and members of the Qualified Massage Association of Australia (MAA) and Massage Myotherapy Australia (AAMT) . We look forward to treating you soon! For more details about service packages and offers please visit our website.

Your imagination will be stirred, and secrets revealed, leaving you with a sense of wonder and surprise. It’s a fun and relaxing way to enjoy a few hours. The stories, history and herstory will come to life as you walk through the living museum that is the town of Daylesford. Your personal local guide will reveal and share secrets and stories from the region’s pre-colonial, colonial and prehistoric past to the present day. A unique and interesting excursion for all visitors and locals to gain further insight and knowledge into the Daylesford township and the untold stories of the people who have made it what it is today What you will see and hear on Alice’s Journey’s Walking Tours of Daylesford Early Italianate and Grand Victorian architecture and gardens Why multicultural and diverse communities have called Daylesford and Hepburn Springs home since the mid-1800s The region’s social, economic and political history Little-known women’s stories and legends

A feast for the senses, the gallery is more than a three level haven of fine art in an historic 19th century mansion. With its decadent retail areas, Mediterranean restaurant, relaxing Altar bar and lounge, restored chapel, nuns museum, penthouse apartment...

Welcome to the Amazing Mill Markets, where we sell amazing things. The Amazing Mill Markets are located in three locations - Ballarat, Geelong and Daylesford. Because the Amazing Mill Markets lease space to hundreds of different stallholders, each location has a diverse range of wares and new stallholders are always welcome. There is invariably something for everyone who visits with vintage clothes, vintage furniture, memorabilia, art, glass, jewellery, books, antiques and collectables to name a few.

A warm welcome awaits you at our tavern-style cellar-door, only 5 mins east of Daylesford (1.5hrs from Melbourne & Geelong, 1hr from Bendigo). Here we make a range of traditional style ciders using the heritage cider apples grown organically on the farm, alongside other locally sourced apples. Sample them all with a cider tasting paddle ($15, 7 glasses of different ciders) and pick which ones you want to take home with you. Lunch is served Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday, offering a modest menu which changes throughout the year. Expect wood fired pizza, platters & light lunches during the warmer months, and heartier warming dishes during winter. Bookings for lunch are strongly recommended on weekends and public holidays, especially for groups. We also host private functions, live music, tours, picnics in the orchard, bridal showers, probus lunches, post-wedding recoveries & wedding ceremonies. Just get in touch to find out how we can help you with your next celebration, cheers!

Situated in the heart of the Spa Country the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre is the perfect place to commence your visit to this wonderful region. Whether you are here for a day or a week, their friendly volunteer staff members will be able to provide you with information on accommodation, attractions, things to see and do, events, eating out, regional information and much more. Located in the old fire station building, walking into the centre is like walking into another world. The interpretive mineral water display includes an educational and informative video, and a showcase area displaying information on many of the attractions the area has to offer. Available free to hire from the Daylesford Regional Visitor Information Centre is the TrailRider - All Terrain Wheelchair. This allows those visitors who have limited mobility to access walking tracks and trails that they would not normally be able to access. Contact them to get more information. Bookings essential.