Guidebook for Mount Helen

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Guidebook for Mount Helen

Parks & Nature

45 locals recommend
Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Gillies Street North
45 locals recommend
Regional park, many bush tracks with mining and historical remains, wildflowers, grass trees
6 locals recommend
Woowookarung Regional Park
Recreation Road
6 locals recommend
Regional park, many bush tracks with mining and historical remains, wildflowers, grass trees

Food Scene

great atmosphere and coffee, breakfast and lunch
Krooze in Cafe
4 Boak Ave
great atmosphere and coffee, breakfast and lunch
11 locals recommend
Buninyong
11 locals recommend
great meals, white tablecloths, a bit of class at affordable prices
Barkly Motorlodge
57 Main Rd
great meals, white tablecloths, a bit of class at affordable prices
Mount Buninyong Winery Restaurant
210 Platts Rd
great burgers, glass of wine, relaxed atmosphere
Grill'd Ballarat
37 Sturt St
great burgers, glass of wine, relaxed atmosphere
6 locals recommend
Oscar's Hotel & Cafe Bar
18 Doveton St S
6 locals recommend

Sightseeing

7 locals recommend
Ballarat Bird World
408 Eddy Ave
7 locals recommend
hold a koala, pat a kangaroo, see Australian animals close up.
23 locals recommend
Ballarat Wildlife Park station
23 locals recommend
hold a koala, pat a kangaroo, see Australian animals close up.
stunning views of surrounding area from lookout tower
8 locals recommend
Mt Buninyong Extinct Volcano
8 locals recommend
stunning views of surrounding area from lookout tower
Night time sound and light show at Sovereign Hill - history of gold in Victoria, Eureka Stockade and the Goldfields of Ballarat
148 locals recommend
Sovereign Hill
148 locals recommend
Night time sound and light show at Sovereign Hill - history of gold in Victoria, Eureka Stockade and the Goldfields of Ballarat

Shopping

5 minutes away for bakery, butcher, IGA supermarket, chemist and take away food shops
Midvale SC station
5 minutes away for bakery, butcher, IGA supermarket, chemist and take away food shops
80 stalls of vintage, retro, antique goods. Coffee shop. Great place for a rainy day. (free entry)
15 locals recommend
The Amazing Mill Markets - Ballarat
15 locals recommend
80 stalls of vintage, retro, antique goods. Coffee shop. Great place for a rainy day. (free entry)
Myers, Target, speciality stores
16 locals recommend
Central Square Shopping Centre
18 Armstrong St S
16 locals recommend
Myers, Target, speciality stores
50 shops all under cover
21 locals recommend
Stockland Wendouree Shopping Centre
Gillies Street North
21 locals recommend
50 shops all under cover

Essentials

open 8am till 10pm
Eureka Medical & Dental Centre
14 Albert St
open 8am till 10pm
chemist open 24 hours
Sturt St UFS Pharmacy
717 Sturt St
chemist open 24 hours

Entertainment & Activities

Award winning tourist park - step back into the 1860's and be a part of history. Gold panning, horse carriage rides, shops with products of the times. Go Bowling, make candles, pan for gold, take an underground mine tour.
56 locals recommend
Sovereign Hill station
56 locals recommend
Award winning tourist park - step back into the 1860's and be a part of history. Gold panning, horse carriage rides, shops with products of the times. Go Bowling, make candles, pan for gold, take an underground mine tour.
Castle with shows, displays and skills of the time : archery, sword fights, dungeon, magic shows etc
41 locals recommend
Kryal Castle
121 Forbes Rd
41 locals recommend
Castle with shows, displays and skills of the time : archery, sword fights, dungeon, magic shows etc
6 locals recommend
Ballarat Tramway Museum
100 Wendouree Parade
6 locals recommend
113 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ballarat
40 Lydiard St N
113 locals recommend