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Captains Creek Organic Wines is a fourth generation family farm and vineyard that has been managed organically using natural and sustainable farming practices for over 25 years. Captain Creek Organic Wines Cellar Door, restaurant and vineyard is located at Blampied, just ten minutes drive from Daylesford and 30 minutes from Ballarat. Experience a warm friendly welcome and relax by an open fire in the tranquil rural setting. Enjoy their range of wines and apple ciders, regional beers, Goldfields Farmhouse cheese platters and a seasonal range of delicious lunch and dinner options. Purchase in season organic farm fresh produce. Delicious lunches served at weekends from 12pm to 3pm. Wood fired pizza during November to March and served 6pm to 9pm Fridays. Their food is sourced in season fresh from the family Captains Creek Organic Farm and surrounding producers of the district. Private and corporate functions are welcome. Their spacious cellar door offers the perfect venue for your birthday or wedding celebration, meeting or conference. Full catering is available

Have a great family fun day at the Tangled Maze and Mistydowns Nursery - a large and unusual maze just bursting with flowers. Mystery trails, puzzles and plenty of space for kids to burn up that unspent energy. Try a challenging game of mini golf or enjoy a leisurely game of bocce, giant chess, quoits or naughts and crosses to keep those busy minds occupied. Rain hail or shine the whole family can have fun in the indoor activity centre on the synthetic ice rink or get the adrenaline going with a game of laser tag. Relax and take in the fabulous views or enjoy the tasty meals in our tempting cafe. Browse in Mistydowns Nursery, well stocked with heritage roses, peonies and unusual perennials. Bookings made by any groups will enjoy hours of pleasure at special rates. Christmas break-ups and birthday parties can enjoy what is on offer with a difference. Seating available for up to 120 people. Tangles function room with its unique French Baroque decor is an ideal venue for weddings, conferences, parties or special events. Seating up to 120 guests with views to die for, it is fully licensed and completely self contained. The glass atrium entry is ideal for pre dinner drinks or small functions and overlooks beautiful wrought iron balustrade landing. Getting lost in the maze is half the fun at The Tangled Maze, beautiful gardens, fabulous views, delicious food and coffee, a delightful place for all ages to relax and enjoy a great day out. Weddings, corporate groups and conferences catered for both in their function room and team building activities outdoors. Visit the Tangled Maze next time you are in the Ballarat region. There is something for everyone to enjoy because getting lost is only half the fun.

Overwrought have been producing unique Australian metalwork for over eight years and have recently opened their own sculpture garden and gallery. Their gardens feature rustic metal sculpture and the gallery showcases local and interstate artists. Set on the plains of the Central Victorian potato growing district of Blampied, Overwrought offer the visitor a tranquil spot to sit by the pond and enjoy the ambience of the Australian countryside. Only eight minutes from Daylesford, toward Ballarat. Overwrought are easy to find and have ample parking for cars, coaches and caravans. On your next visit make sure to meet the artists who create the beautiful work on display - and say hello to the friendly alpacas too.

Located just a short drive from Daylesford, Rutherford Park Country Retreat is a group accommodation centre situated in picturesque countryside, with uninterrupted 100km views over the surrounding farmland to the hills beyond. With its quiet and private rural setting, Rutherford Park has been catering to the needs of Personal Development Retreats, Music Rehearsal, Conferences and various other community organisations for over 25 years. Rutherford Park offers guests a range of meeting rooms, large split level dining room, en suites to all accommodation rooms, a large deck with fire pit, tennis/basketball courts and a large lawn area with volleyball. With air-conditioning to the main meeting room and central hydronic heating throughout the entire facility, Rutherford Park is a great destination all year round. Rutherford Park prides itself on catering good wholesome country style meals of generous proportions. Guests with special dietary requirements are also happily catered for (with prior notice). Rutherford Park is located 15 minutes from Daylesford, 30 minutes from Ballarat, 80 minutes from Tullamarine Airport and 90 minutes from Melbourne's city centre....

In a postcard setting on the banks of Birch's Creek at Smeaton, Anderson's Mill stands as a powerful reminder of an industry that flourished after the gold rush of the 1850's. Standing today much like it was over 100 years ago, the five-storey bluestone building and its magnificent iron water wheel are still in place. Anderson's Mill is located in Smeaton, north of Creswick, in an area well known for it's fertile volcanic soils and goldmining past. Construction of the flour mill commenced in 1861 and it was operational within six months. The Oat section of the Mill was completed by the following harvest. Outbuildings such as the stables, grain store and bluestone office were added later as the operation expanded. The water wheel was developed from designs by John Smeaton and the patterns cast locally in Ballarat at Hunt and Opie's Victoria Foundry. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe....

At the direction of the Victorian Chief Health Officer, Parks Victoria has closed Andersons Mill until further notice. Please visit the website for the latest information. In a postcard setting on the banks of Birch's Creek at Smeaton, Anderson's Mill stands as a powerful reminder of an industry that flourished after the gold rush of the 1850's. Standing today much like it was over 100 years ago, the five-storey bluestone building and its magnificent iron water wheel are still in place. Anderson's Mill is located in Smeaton, north of Creswick, in an area well known for it's fertile volcanic soils and goldmining past. Construction of the flour mill commenced in 1861 and it was operational within six months. The Oat section of the Mill was completed by the following harvest. Outbuildings such as the stables, grain store and bluestone office were added later as the operation expanded. The water wheel was developed from designs by John Smeaton and the patterns cast locally in Ballarat at Hunt and Opie's Victoria Foundry. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website....

Overwrought Sculpture Garden and Gallery is an inspiring creative retail enterprise set on five acres of lush farmland in Blampied, Central Victoria just eight minutes from Daylesford on the Midland Highway to Ballarat. Artist David Dawson creates his uniquely Australian sculptural metalwork designs in his extensive workshop. He then displays them next door in the rustic hay-shed gallery and beautifully landscaped garden setting that he has created. His creations include garden art, native Australian animals and birds,furniture, wall art, magnetic creatures, privacy screens and much more. The gallery also offers the art and produce of thirty local and fair trade artisans, many whose work is not available to purchase elsewhere. For your enjoyment Overwrought provides toilets, drinks and ice creams and picnicking areas. They are also now offering great coffee and cakes takeaway or to be enjoyed in the sculpture gardens. Extensive parking is available for all vehicles including caravans and buses and large groups can be accommodated. The kids can even feed the fish in the garden ponds and pat an alpaca or two....

Maze House, located on the Midland Highway ten minutes from Daylesford and ten minutes from Creswick, with an old hedge maze, country carnival games, food garden and cafe milk bar. Maze House is open weekends, public holidays and school holidays from 10:00am to 5:00pm. All other times by appointment. The maze is set in a beautiful five acre garden featuring a creek, vegetable garden, orchard, cutting garden and native habitat. Children will enjoy the garden's country carnival feel and some of the garden attractions are likely to evoke nostalgic memories for adults. There is plenty of room to run or simply sit back and relax. A garden cafe which overlooks the property, serves good coffee, cakes, light lunches, ice creams and milkshakes. Maze House is a great unusual event venue for parties, weddings and corporate planning days. ...