What to do and see in Drysdale, Victoria: The Best Things to do

Dining on board The Q Train is a unique culinary experience. A restaurant on board a train, departing from the historic Drysdale Train Station, and travelling along the picturesque Bellarine Railway. Showcasing food, wine, beer and cider from the local regions.

'Hazy Tales' Studio host pottery and art kids birthday parties & holiday workshops. For adults there are pottery social evenings 'Clay & Cocktails' along with Hen parties, birthday parties and corporate events where there is a fab mixture of fun & creativeness! Resin and craft classes also available. It is a stylish light filled venue, with floor to ceiling windows & polished concrete floors.

Located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula, Scotchmans Hill has been producing premium cool maritime climate wines since 1982 & is rated among James Halliday’s Top 100 Australian Wineries. Make your way up the winding driveway through the vines to the newly renovated cellar door on the 120-hectare estate. Take part in a tasting, buy wine by the glass or bottle and soak in the atmosphere. Whether novice or connoisseur, our knowledgeable, passionate & friendly staff take visitors on a journey of fun and informative tastings leaving guests with a deeper understanding and appreciation of wine for years to come. Enjoy a glass of wine, a platter or light lunch at our Cellar Door which boasts beautiful decor, a fantastic alfresco area for the warmer months and a cosy fireplace for the colder months. The vineyard is just over an hours drive from the Melbourne CBD, and 20 minutes from Geelong. Catch the ferry from Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula or from Docklands, Melbourne.

Lighthouse Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a multi-award winning olive oil, grown and cold pressed on the Bellarine Peninsula. Our range includes many varieties of extra virgin olive oils ranging from mild to intense robust flavours. With the classic cool climate providing our olives with a distinct Victorian coastal character our oils are versatile and vary in their degrees of fruitiness. The Lighthouse Olive Oil Cottage is situated within the 165 acre working olive grove and Oakdene vineyards and is the perfect location for you and your friends to discover the Bellarine Peninsula. Boasting stunning scenery, every time you turn your head there is something different to see, the vineyard, the olive grove and sweeping views over Swan Bay to Queenscliff and the Mornington Peninsula. The house offers fully self-contained accommodation and boasts 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, sleeping 9 people comfortably.

We are a farm first and foremost and we focus on providing families with a first hand experience to pick their own blueberries and strawberries (when in season) and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We have a new cafe with new and/or young staff, learning the hospitality trade, offering cafe made cakes, light lunches, as well as milkshakes, ice creams and coffees. Visit us in season for a first hand experience of blueberry and/or strawberry picking.