Under an hour's drive from Bendigo there really is some hidden gems just waiting to be discovered.
Pack the family and a picnic and do yourself a favor and visit some of these little country towns. From bushwalking to antique shopping or purely just a leisurely stroll along the banks of the Loddon River at Bridgewater, there truly is something for all age groups to enjoy.
Daylesford
- Lake Daylesford
- Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens
- Convent Gallery
- Sailors Falls & Mineral Springs
- Hepburn Spa
- The Mill Markets
- Mount Franklin
Maldon
- Victorian Goldfields Railway
- Mount Tarrengower Lookout
- Carman's Tunnel
- Lolly Shop
- Maldon's Dredge & Dragline
- Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum
- Beehive Mine Chimney
Castlemaine
- Botanical Gardens
- The Mill
- Burke & Wills Memorial
- Buda Historic Home & Garden
- Castlemaine Visitor Centre
- Castlemaine to Maldon Railside Trail
Harcourt
- Oak Forest
- La Larr Ba Gauwa Park
- Goldfields Track Cafe
- Barkers Creek Reservoir
- Mountain Bike Riding
- Wineries
Bridgewater on Loddon
- Bridgewater Swimming Hole
- Bridgewater Riverwalk
- Bridgewater Bakery
- Greater Bendigo National Park
Inglewood
- Melville Caves
- Eucalyptus Distillery Museum
- Kooyoora State Park
- Fusspots at Inglewood
Heathcote
- O'keefe Rail Trail
- Pink Cliffs
- Viewing Rock Lookout
- Mt Ida Lookout
- Wineries
