top of page
canola.jpg

Spring canola fields , Vinoca Road.

menuicon.png

A different Destination Experience

Avoca and surrounding hinterland

Attractions

Know the stories behind the attractions. We reveal human and natural tales. Narratives are full of drama, history and engaging knowledge. "Rippin great yarns" but not too long. You will want to share them.

THINGS TO DO

Learn How to use Video Guided Story Trails

We believe technology should inform and engage your destination experience.

AVOCA: Township Trail

Follow our Story Trail and discover the following:

  • Historic Avoca Hotel

  • How Avoca was founded by mounted troopers

  • Avoca River nature trail

  • How a house built in Germany arrived in Avoca

  • Chinese garden

  • Cobb & Co and gold prosperity

  • The oldest apothecary

  • Victoria Hotel

  • Bullocks and Barrells 

trooper2.png

2 Hrs approx.

Explore and uncover the following:

  • Barking Owl Silo Art

  • Gallery 127

  • Memorial Contemplation Garden 

  • Avoca Railway Station

  • Avoca Primary School

  • Ice Pump

  • Rutherford St Churches

  • Bank of Victoria

  • The Camp - Police Precinct

2 - 3 Hrs approx.

  • Watford House

  • High St. - Northbound

  • High St. - Southbound

essentials3.jpg

AVOCA Art & Historic buildings

Art Trail
Town Trail

Union Jack Mine - Percydale

Follow our Story Trail and discover the following:

  • How a fiddle started a gold rush

  • Could you endure the hardships

  • Avoca cemetery

  • An original pioneer cottage

  • A slate dairy

  • Deep lead mine - Union Jack

  • Cyanide baths

  • The big "Bail Up"

2-4 Hrs approx.

fiddle.png

Be enthralled by the following:

  • Panoramic vistas

  • The expansive vineyards

  • Learn about Mjr. Mitchell 

  • See the Avoca Falls

  • Pyrenees State Forest Fauna

  • No. 2 Creek Valley

  • Pyrenees State Forest Flora

  • Mt. Avoca Organic Wines

  • Taltarni Winery

3 Hrs approx.

kooka.gif

Vistas | Valleys | Vines

UnionJack
Vistas

Golden Valley - Elmhurst

Follow our Story Trail and discover the following:

  • Amphitheatre

  • Jarob Wool Farm

  • Garvanie Olives and Capers

  • Elmhurst

  • Really! A dead body in a tree!

  • Glenpatrick

  • Wimmera Hills Winery

  • Mrs Baker Still (Gin) House

2-4 Hrs approx.

sheep.png
sallyspaddock.jpg

Just a short drive north
from Avoca is a great family
owned winery with delightful
red varietals. Stay for lunch.
Enjoy afternoon tea or sample our wines
over a relaxing cheese platter.

1 - 3 Hrs approx.

Sally's Paddock Winery - Redbank

golden

WINE MAKING NEAR AVOCA
STORY TRAIL

IMG_20220124_103727.jpg

2 - 3 Hrs approx.

blue-pyrenees01.jpg

Blue Pyrenees Estate Wines

Follow the Waterfalls sign to Vinoca Rd:
Enjoy:
A relaxed short drive
Panoramic vistas
The expansive vineyards
Wide section of popular wines.

1-3 Hrs approx.

Follow our Story Trail and discover the following:

  • Mackereth Wine Pioneers

  • Chateau Remy Vines

  • Blue Pyrenees

  • Mt Avoca Organic Wines

IMG_20211128_112540.jpg

FISHING & PHILOSOPHY
STORY TRAIL

kara.jpg

Will the fish be biting?
No matter, the drive and scenery will make it worth it.

4 - 5  Hrs approx.

aMAZING PYRENEES MTS.

Coming Next.

1-3 Hrs approx.

fishing
pyreneessunset.JPG

My Avoca

My Pyrenees

bottom of page