TreeTops Visitors Local Area Guidebook
Food Scene
Restaurants, Cafes and places to buy good food in the area
Excellent pies and cakes to take on your picnic to Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens just up the road.
Pastry King Cafe/Bakery
60 Vincent StExcellent pies and cakes to take on your picnic to Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens just up the road.
It's a beautiful pub in the middle of nowhere and certainly not on a Mountain!
17 locals recommend
Swiss Mountain Hotel
3454 Midland HwyIt's a beautiful pub in the middle of nowhere and certainly not on a Mountain!
Istra Bacon! This is possibly the best bacon around. Go to the farm shop and get it for a reasonable price.
8 locals recommend
Istra Smallgoods
36 Wheelers Hill RdIstra Bacon! This is possibly the best bacon around. Go to the farm shop and get it for a reasonable price.
A beautiful farm with a cafe and shop. Great for families.
80 locals recommend
Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm
350 Hepburn-Newstead RdA beautiful farm with a cafe and shop. Great for families.
Spa Bar
22 Howe StPizza with live music! Locals hang out here.
Pizzeria La Luna
24 Albert StThey will deliver you a very nice pizza!
Casa El Rey
27 Albert StSometimes you just want Mexican food and this one can be a bit hard to find.
Red Ginger Thai
31 Albert StA solid Thai restaurant in Daylesford
Open second Saturday of the month and only 30 mins from Daylesford. Local produce (including truffles when in season).
Ballan
Open second Saturday of the month and only 30 mins from Daylesford. Local produce (including truffles when in season).
TruffleTreasures
68 Sultana RdIf you love a good truffle you'll get them fresh here.
Excellent pizza made with fresh ingredients. Pasta is also a winner! ....and it’s only a short walk from TreeTops!
31 locals recommend
Rubens @ Hepburn
70 Main RdExcellent pizza made with fresh ingredients. Pasta is also a winner! ....and it’s only a short walk from TreeTops!
Beppe
32 Raglan StExcellent Pizza and delicious Norther Italian style food.
This place does a seriously good Butter Chicken and seriously good samosas, and seriously good mango lassi...actually it is just a seriously good place to eat!
9 locals recommend
Taj Mahal Authentic Indian Restaurant
51 Raglan StThis place does a seriously good Butter Chicken and seriously good samosas, and seriously good mango lassi...actually it is just a seriously good place to eat!
Great place to grab an early morning coffee and a delicious muffin or breakfast. Milk, bread and local produce too.
40 locals recommend
Hepburn General Store
102 Main RdGreat place to grab an early morning coffee and a delicious muffin or breakfast. Milk, bread and local produce too.
Fantastic collection of small batch wines, expert advice and a wonderful selection of cheese and deli. Great spot to grab a drink before dinner or organise a post dinner cheese platter.
18 locals recommend
winespeake cellar + deli
26 Vincent StFantastic collection of small batch wines, expert advice and a wonderful selection of cheese and deli. Great spot to grab a drink before dinner or organise a post dinner cheese platter.
This place is now called Daylesford Meat Co and has some of the meat and pies you will ever eat, seriously. Try the beef pie and, if you fancy a BBQ, grab a porterhouse (or ask for them to recommend something good!).
Spa Centre Meats
37 Vincent StThis place is now called Daylesford Meat Co and has some of the meat and pies you will ever eat, seriously. Try the beef pie and, if you fancy a BBQ, grab a porterhouse (or ask for them to recommend something good!).
Shopping
You'll find the beautiful, the quirky, the crazy and the funky here. Second hand antique market with a great little coffee shop inside.
88 locals recommend
The Amazing Mill Markets - Daylesford
105 Central Springs RdYou'll find the beautiful, the quirky, the crazy and the funky here. Second hand antique market with a great little coffee shop inside.
Nursery and cafe with heritage seeds, hard to find seedlings and some beautiful grounds to walk around.
14 locals recommend
The Garden of St Erth
189 Simmons Reef RdNursery and cafe with heritage seeds, hard to find seedlings and some beautiful grounds to walk around.
Every Sunday at the old Train station. You can even catch the heritage train to Bullarto and back.
14 locals recommend
Daylesford Farmers Market
102 Vincent StEvery Sunday at the old Train station. You can even catch the heritage train to Bullarto and back.
Buster McGee
10-12 Howe StGood quality clothing and a great selection of cool little bits and pieces.
Daylesford Bazaar
34 Vincent StPlenty of second hand treasures at very reasonable prices.
Blakes is a relative newcomer to Daylesford and has a wonderful selection of local produce as well as some luxury overeseas produce.
8 locals recommend
Blake Family Grocers
1 Howe StBlakes is a relative newcomer to Daylesford and has a wonderful selection of local produce as well as some luxury overeseas produce.
Seriously good skincare and they make a very good gin too! The onsite apothecarist can consult and make up a blend to suit you.
Enki Apothecary & Distillery
77 Vincent StreetSeriously good skincare and they make a very good gin too! The onsite apothecarist can consult and make up a blend to suit you.
Parks & Nature
Lerderderg Heritage River Walk
Lerderderg Heritage River WalkBeautiful walk through national park.
Fresh water swimming hole that is now not recommended for swimming, but the walk around it is lovely. You can sometimes run into a resident wombat or echidna trundling along their morning or evening walks too!
Hepburn Outdoor Swimming Pool
4 The PoolwayFresh water swimming hole that is now not recommended for swimming, but the walk around it is lovely. You can sometimes run into a resident wombat or echidna trundling along their morning or evening walks too!
Great park, located just past the Bathhouse. Good for giving kids space to 'let off some steam'! Lots of play equipment and open space as well as 2 mineral springs. Electric BBQ's and picnic tables are also available.
Mineral Springs Reserve Road
Mineral Springs Reserve RoadGreat park, located just past the Bathhouse. Good for giving kids space to 'let off some steam'! Lots of play equipment and open space as well as 2 mineral springs. Electric BBQ's and picnic tables are also available.
Go to the website 'secret forest walk's to discover lots of beautiful walking trails in the region.
You can choose short walks, long walks or even super long hikes! https://secretforestwalks.com/walks-activities/walks/
Bullarto
Go to the website 'secret forest walk's to discover lots of beautiful walking trails in the region.
You can choose short walks, long walks or even super long hikes! https://secretforestwalks.com/walks-activities/walks/
Beautiful spot for a picnic and also great spot to try the local natural 'fizzy' spring water.
6 locals recommend
Sailors Falls & Mineral Springs
Ballan-Daylesford RoadBeautiful spot for a picnic and also great spot to try the local natural 'fizzy' spring water.
Essentials
Coles Daylesford
Bridport StreetDaylesford laundromat
27 Albert StThe hospital has 24 hour urgent care facility with nurse attending for urgent non-life threatening medical conditions.
For life-threatening illness and injury, including chest pain, stroke, snake bite, serious burns and possible fractures, do not delay!
Call 000 for an ambulance.
There is an ambulance station only a few minutes away in Daylesford.
Daylesford Community Health Centre
13 Hospital StThe hospital has 24 hour urgent care facility with nurse attending for urgent non-life threatening medical conditions.
For life-threatening illness and injury, including chest pain, stroke, snake bite, serious burns and possible fractures, do not delay!
Call 000 for an ambulance.
There is an ambulance station only a few minutes away in Daylesford.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cozy bar and lounge with excellent cocktails and nibble. Perfect for pre or post dinner drinks.
102 locals recommend
The Convent, Daylesford
7 Daly StCozy bar and lounge with excellent cocktails and nibble. Perfect for pre or post dinner drinks.
Cabaret, Bingo, great cocktails and more. It is always a great night out at the Palais.
28 locals recommend
Palais-Hepburn
111 Main RdCabaret, Bingo, great cocktails and more. It is always a great night out at the Palais.
Entertainment & Activities
Bustling little town in the middle of a renaissance. Craft beer, local produce, arts and crafts. You could spend a day here and have heaps of fun.
21 locals recommend
Castlemaine
Bustling little town in the middle of a renaissance. Craft beer, local produce, arts and crafts. You could spend a day here and have heaps of fun.
Look up Gold Fields Guide online to see all amenities. Giant slide, BBQs, swimming holes and lots more.
13 locals recommend
Vaughan Mineral Springs
Greville StreetLook up Gold Fields Guide online to see all amenities. Giant slide, BBQs, swimming holes and lots more.
Arts & Culture
Lunaris is a public Art installation that let's you walk on the moon! Download the augmented reality app and go see some beautiful geology set out as an art installation.
https://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/lunaris/
81A Bailey St
81A Bailey StreetLunaris is a public Art installation that let's you walk on the moon! Download the augmented reality app and go see some beautiful geology set out as an art installation.
https://www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/lunaris/