Welcome to the Country Cottage
Food and Drinks
Four Pillars is a born and bred Healesvillian institution and a must-see if you're a gin fan. The venue has had a recent $7m overhaul, doubling the size of the original venue and adding many funky details, including copper gin pipes, a gin garden and a mezzanine bar for events. The kitchen serves up great bar snacks.
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Four Pillars Distillery
2A Lilydale RdFour Pillars is a born and bred Healesvillian institution and a must-see if you're a gin fan. The venue has had a recent $7m overhaul, doubling the size of the original venue and adding many funky details, including copper gin pipes, a gin garden and a mezzanine bar for events. The kitchen serves up great bar snacks.
Located a short walk from the cottage, the Blueberry Winery Cellar Door offers spectacular sunset views. Try their sparkling blueberry wine or St Ronan's Pear Cider. Local's tip - their Blueberry Margarita is the best in town. Wash it all down with something from their homemade food menu.
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Badger Creek Blueberry Winery
11 Garnook GroveLocated a short walk from the cottage, the Blueberry Winery Cellar Door offers spectacular sunset views. Try their sparkling blueberry wine or St Ronan's Pear Cider. Local's tip - their Blueberry Margarita is the best in town. Wash it all down with something from their homemade food menu.
This is a great locals jaunt on a Friday evening. It's unpretentious yet stylish and full of personality. They often project movies on the shed walls to enjoy while you sip their wines. There's not much food on offer, but in summer, the Oyster Man occasionally sets up out the front - Yarra Valley Chard and fresh oysters... I think so!
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Payten & Jones Wines
3 Lilydale RdThis is a great locals jaunt on a Friday evening. It's unpretentious yet stylish and full of personality. They often project movies on the shed walls to enjoy while you sip their wines. There's not much food on offer, but in summer, the Oyster Man occasionally sets up out the front - Yarra Valley Chard and fresh oysters... I think so!
Think beers, pizzas and burgers! All at a great price without skimping on quality. Weekends often have live music. For the non-beer drinkers, there is a small selection of local wines and Four Pillars gin.
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Watts River Brewing
7 Hunter RdThink beers, pizzas and burgers! All at a great price without skimping on quality. Weekends often have live music. For the non-beer drinkers, there is a small selection of local wines and Four Pillars gin.
Just off the main drag in Healesville, this subterranean bunker wouldn’t be out of place in the city. The building is one of the most striking in town, and the interior is dark and slinky, with a masculine bronze, gold and black colour scheme and deco flourishes inspired by The Great Gatsby. There is an outdoor area and a great menu of share plates and rich flavours for an affordable price. The bar is open late.
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Herd Bar and Cafe
179 Maroondah HwyJust off the main drag in Healesville, this subterranean bunker wouldn’t be out of place in the city. The building is one of the most striking in town, and the interior is dark and slinky, with a masculine bronze, gold and black colour scheme and deco flourishes inspired by The Great Gatsby. There is an outdoor area and a great menu of share plates and rich flavours for an affordable price. The bar is open late.
Food scene
The Yarra Valley Dairy is an essential stop for any visitor to the Yarra. The cheeses are superb but the experience is made all the more enjoyable by browsing their impressive retail store, exploring wines from smaller Yarra Valley producers and taking in the breathtaking views of the valley. Y
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Yarra Valley Dairy
70-80 Mcmeikans RdThe Yarra Valley Dairy is an essential stop for any visitor to the Yarra. The cheeses are superb but the experience is made all the more enjoyable by browsing their impressive retail store, exploring wines from smaller Yarra Valley producers and taking in the breathtaking views of the valley. Y
No. 7 Healesville is an urban winery, restaurant and cellar door is great for a special occasion. Their current menu is an exploration of contemporary Mexican food paired with some of the best natural wines from around the world.
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No.7 Healesville
7 Lilydale RdNo. 7 Healesville is an urban winery, restaurant and cellar door is great for a special occasion. Their current menu is an exploration of contemporary Mexican food paired with some of the best natural wines from around the world.
Set in a converted church, Sister Mary Louise makes some of the best coffee in town. Lunch and brunch are on point too! A lovely interior, friendly staff and a large outdoor area to enjoy when the sun is out.
Sister Mary Louise
114 Maroondah HighwaySet in a converted church, Sister Mary Louise makes some of the best coffee in town. Lunch and brunch are on point too! A lovely interior, friendly staff and a large outdoor area to enjoy when the sun is out.
Picnics and walks
Maroondah Reservoir Park is located in Healesville and is accessible from the Maroondah Highway. Facilities at Maroondah Reservoir Park are extensive and include several picnic rotundas, gas and wood fired barbecues, picnic tables scattered throughout the garden area, a children’s playground and an information shelter. The accessibility of picnic tables varies depending on location and design. They can be found both in the open and under rotundas.
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Parque del Embalse Maroondah
Maroondah HighwayMaroondah Reservoir Park is located in Healesville and is accessible from the Maroondah Highway. Facilities at Maroondah Reservoir Park are extensive and include several picnic rotundas, gas and wood fired barbecues, picnic tables scattered throughout the garden area, a children’s playground and an information shelter. The accessibility of picnic tables varies depending on location and design. They can be found both in the open and under rotundas.
The weir was constructed in 1909 and is a water catchment area for Melbourne. A favourite picnic spot and walking track, located at the end of Badger Weir Road, which starts a few hundred meters from the Badger Creek Cottage. From the cottage, it's a 2.5-hour round easy round trip. You can also drive to the picnic grounds and enjoy one of the short walks around the weir itself. Old-style shingle roof rotundas, landscaped grounds and barbeques surrounded by the beautiful Mountain Ash trees of the Yarra Ranges National Park.
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Badger Weir Picnic Area
Badger Weir RoadThe weir was constructed in 1909 and is a water catchment area for Melbourne. A favourite picnic spot and walking track, located at the end of Badger Weir Road, which starts a few hundred meters from the Badger Creek Cottage. From the cottage, it's a 2.5-hour round easy round trip. You can also drive to the picnic grounds and enjoy one of the short walks around the weir itself. Old-style shingle roof rotundas, landscaped grounds and barbeques surrounded by the beautiful Mountain Ash trees of the Yarra Ranges National Park.
Neighbourhoods
Healesville is a major tourist destination in the famous Yarra Valley grape-growing region. The town is surrounded by mountains, forests and rolling hills dotted with wineries, fruit and berry farms. Over the last 10 years, this beautifully quaint town has lured people to its cosy streets with good food, wine, and nature. With a culinary culture that’s second to none, world-class wineries on its doorstep and one of Victoria’s great drives within its reach, Healesville is the perfect day trip from Melbourne (or a weekend getaway, if you’re that way inclined!).
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Healesville
Healesville is a major tourist destination in the famous Yarra Valley grape-growing region. The town is surrounded by mountains, forests and rolling hills dotted with wineries, fruit and berry farms. Over the last 10 years, this beautifully quaint town has lured people to its cosy streets with good food, wine, and nature. With a culinary culture that’s second to none, world-class wineries on its doorstep and one of Victoria’s great drives within its reach, Healesville is the perfect day trip from Melbourne (or a weekend getaway, if you’re that way inclined!).
Badger Creek is situated within the Coraderrk bushland. The name is generally believed to derive from the early settlers, who mistakenly thought the resident wombats frequently seen in the area were badgers. It's the location of the famous Healesville Sanctuary, home to hundreds of native Australian animals. The Badger Weir is an excellent picnic and a well-maintained barbeque area with walking tracks of varying difficulty. It's popular with families in summer as you can pop your toes in the fresh water and cool down after your hike or for a refreshing splash. The Badger Creek Blueberry Farm makes wine from 100% blueberries. Here you can try the sparkling, blueberry still wine, blueberry fortified wine and a barrel-aged blueberry fortified wine.
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Badger Creek
Badger Creek is situated within the Coraderrk bushland. The name is generally believed to derive from the early settlers, who mistakenly thought the resident wombats frequently seen in the area were badgers. It's the location of the famous Healesville Sanctuary, home to hundreds of native Australian animals. The Badger Weir is an excellent picnic and a well-maintained barbeque area with walking tracks of varying difficulty. It's popular with families in summer as you can pop your toes in the fresh water and cool down after your hike or for a refreshing splash. The Badger Creek Blueberry Farm makes wine from 100% blueberries. Here you can try the sparkling, blueberry still wine, blueberry fortified wine and a barrel-aged blueberry fortified wine.
Retail Therapy
Our local spice house stocks over 350 single-origin spices, herbs, salts, peppers, teas and sugars from around the world, mill over 100 unique small-batch blends. The blends are milled right here in Melbourne from whole ingredients ensuring freshness and the highest quality.
Gewürzhaus Spice House - Healesville
262 Maroondah HighwayOur local spice house stocks over 350 single-origin spices, herbs, salts, peppers, teas and sugars from around the world, mill over 100 unique small-batch blends. The blends are milled right here in Melbourne from whole ingredients ensuring freshness and the highest quality.