Sunflowers: Picking, Picnics and Photos
The Moorabool region is blessed to be home to three gorgeous sunflower fields. Pack a picnic and make the most of a day among nature, with a picture-perfect photo backdrop.
Pickings are usually available throughout February and March
Spa Country Sunflowers
You might know Bolwarrah Springs from their delicious fresh produce, but the farm is also home to Spa Country Sunflowers, an amazing photo-picnic-picking experience, close to Ballan and Gordon.
Open weekends and public holidays during the picking season
Sunflowers at The Farmgate
Along with quality produce, Elaine’s Farmgate Shop has a 21-acre field where you can pick your own gorgeous sunflowers during blooming season.
Open daily during blooming season
Dellios Orchards
At Dellios Orchards, Bacchus Marsh, you can pick your own delicious cherries or take home a box of freshly picked, pre-packed cherries, perfect for Christmas.
Pickings are seasonal
Montanah's Playroom
Montanah's Playroom is a modern retro toy shop in Ballan stocking a great range of excellent quality kids toys and craft products from top brands.
Open daily
The Good Ship Lollipop
Relive your childhood with nostalgic lollies and old time favourites, or sample some of their 25 – yes, 25! – fabulous ice cream flavours, including seven dairy free and vegan sorbets.
Open daily
Horse Shepherd Equine Sanctuary
Horse Shepherd Equine Sanctuary offers fun and informative walking tours of their 275 acre property in Gordon.
Tours: Thursdays and Saturdays
Bacchus Marsh Visitor Information Centre
If you’re looking for the good oil on all that Bacchus Marsh has to offer, make the Bacchus Marsh Visitor Information Centre your first stop.
Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat - Sun: 10am - 4pm
FlackPTO Gallery
Iconic 1864 post and telegraph office which has found a new life as a visual arts gallery and studio space, with a regularly updated collection of paintings and photographic art.
Open Fri-Sun until 3
The Skin Inn
Handmade products made from Australian sheepskin and other hides, ranging from Ugg boots and moccasins through to soft furnishings, bags and upholstery.
Open Wed-Sun
St Annes Cellar Door
Visit St Anne’s huge bluestone cellar door inn Myrniong, offering free tastings of their wine range, along with from-the-barrel port sampling.
Open daily
Lal Lal and Moorabool Falls Trail
Setting out from Lal Lal Falls Reserve, you’ll experience three separate waterfalls on this grassy walking trail across open plains, finishing at the 27 metre single drop waterfall of Moorabool Falls.
Open 24 hours
Wombat State Forest
Wombat State Forest has become a beloved destination for off-road driving, hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, bird-watching, fishing, and earns its reputation as one of the best areas for mountain biking in Victoria.
Open 24 hours
Long Forest Nature Conservation Reserve
A 600-hectare protected area boasting over 400 native plant species and over 160 bird species. Car parks with information boards are located at the entrance to the Happy Valley Track and on Canopus Circuit.
Open 24 hours
Lal Lal Bungal Historic Area
Located within the 75 acre Lal Lal State Forest, this historical area offers an insight into the fascinating history of its region, along with walking trails, a picnic area, toilets, barbecues, fire pits and camping.
Open 24 hours
Werribee Gorge State Park
Werribee Gorge State Park has a selection of shorter and long loop walks to choose from. All walks are Grade 3, meaning a moderate level of fitness is required, walking on uneven ground with many steps, some rock hopping and steep hill sections involved.
Open 24 hours
Lerderderg State Park
Covering 20,546 hectares and stretching some 20 km between Bacchus Marsh and Blackwood, Lerderderg State Park offers several tracks, camping, swimming, rock-climbing, fishing and scenic driving.
Open 24 hours
Pick Your Own Fruit
Get some sun and taste Moorabool’s fabulous country air when you spend a day picking your own at one of our famous berry orchards or local farms.
Open daily during picking season
Pick Your Own Sunflowers
This picturesque sunflower farm was Victoria’s first and remains its largest, attracting thousands of people on weekends while the flowers are in season.
Open daily during blooming season (usually Feb-Mar)