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Things to Do and See in and around Trentham

Trentham is centrally located to sample the delights of Daylesford and the Spa Country, as well as Woodend/Hanging Rock and the Goldfields of Castlemaine, Bendigo and Maryborough.

Food

Pig and Whistle Hotel: James Lane, East Trentham. Home of the Dundee Pie, Guinness and Kilkenny on tap.

Trentham Hotel: 31-35 High Street Trentham. Country style counter meals 7 days a week, lunch and dinner.

Redbeard Bakery: In the laneway opposite the Trentham Hotel - offering a range of sourdough breads baked on the premises in a large 120 year old wood fired oven. Enjoy a coffee with home made delights or a large bowl of home made soup in this warm inviting environment. Open Wednesday - Sunday from 9 am til 3 pm. www.redbeardbakery.com.au

Trentham Bakery: 52 High Street Trentham. Baker, café and take away: renowned for their delicious pies and sponges. Open 6 days a week, closed Mondays.

Trentham Café and Country Crafts: 44 High Street Trentham. Light meals and crafts. Open 6 days a week, closed Tuesdays

Trentham Fish and Chips: 21 Market Street, Trentham. Also BBQ Chickens and Takeaway.

Lerdies on Martin: 15 Martin Street, Blackwood. Relax with great food prepared by the chef, and a selection of wines to suit all tastes in a friendly, unique country atmosphere. Open Thursday – Sunday.

Blackwood Cobb and Co Tearoom and Colonial Candy Store: Cnr Martin Street and Simmons Reef Road Blackwood. Café, light meals.

Blackwood General Store and Tourist Information Centre: Martin Street Blackwood. Breakfast, light snacks.
Café at Garden of St Erth: Breakfast and Lunch plus morning and afternoon tea. Garden and Cafe closed June and July. Re-opens August 1st.

Springhill Nursery: Trentham Kyneton Road Tylden. Large selection of garden plants and accessories. Gift shop. Devonshire Teas available weekends. Open 9.00am – 5.00pm

Markets

Trentham Neighbourhood Centre: Cnr High and Market Street Trentham holds a Mini-market 10.00am -1.30pm first Saturday of the month.

Railway Station: Victoria Street. Trentham Monthly Market 9.00am – 3.00pm on the fourth Sunday of the month.

Daylesford Sunday Market: Every Sunday an outdoor market is held at the Daylesford Railway Station. Available are produce, new and used goods, trash and treasure – free parking.

Kyneton Farmers’ Market: Piper Street Kyneton. Monthly Market 9.00am – 3.00pm on the third Saturday of the month.

Woodend Market: Third Sunday of the month September - May. Corner High Street nd Foresr Road.

Things to do

Trentham Railway Station (1880 - 1978), Victoria Street. Displays of vintage rolling stock. The Trentham Visitor Information Centre is located here and is open weekends only 10.00am – 4.00pm.

Trentham Golf Club: 54 Falls Road, Trentham. Extensive recent renovations with new holes and greens make Trentham one of Victoria's most pleasant and playable golf courses. For a full course description, events calendar and other details visit www.trenthamgolf.com

Dashwoods' General Merchants Harness Emporium: 32 High Street Trentham. Antiques, collectables and general bric a brac.

Trentham Woodworking Co.: Next to IGA supermarket, High Street Trentham construct a wide variety of furniture and designer pieces for the home in blackwood and huon pine. Commission the creators produce your own designs.

Feldspar Gallery and Gardens: 11 Falls Road Trentham. Well know local artist Carol Morris exhibits her work along with other exciting artists.

Pandora Ponds Gallery: Blackwood Road Trentham. Local artist Louise Otten has workshops and a gallery.

Twigs on High: 38 High Street Trentham. A home decorator’s dream. Furniture and home wares presented in pleasing surroundings.

Tudor Roses: 41 Park Street Trentham. Patchwork fabric, hand dyed fabric,threads, haberdashery and kits. Open Thurs – Mon 10.00am – 4.00pm
Caring for You: Lot 6 Fern Road Little Hampton. Massages and facials (mobile service available). Phone: 03 5424 1756

Garden of St Erth: Simmons Reef Road Blackwood. A must for Garden lover's. It features an attractive perennial garden and nursery and a stone cottage which is one of the few surviving buildings from the days when St Erth was a gold mining town in the 1860s. Perennial Festival in March/April. Open daily 10.00am –5.00pm. Closed June and July. www.diggers.com.au/GardensStErth.htm

Frogmores Nursery: Blackwood Road. 8 acres of spectacular herbaceous perennials.

Acotts Nursery: 2-6 Bowen Street, Trentham. Specialising in English box hedges.

Cool Country Nursery: High Street Trentham. Specialising in exoctic plants propogated in the local area.

John's World Rose and Plant Nursery: 1875 Daylesford Road Trentham. Antique Roses, fuschias and a variety of deciduous trees.

Springhill Nursery: Cnr Trentham-kyneton Road and Tylden-Springhill Road. Large variety of plants and equipment for your garden.

Hollow Log Orchard and Berry Farm: Amblers Lane, East Trentham. Pick your own berries in January.

Minifles Berry Farm: Freshly picked or pick-your-own berries are available from December to January and March to May with frozen berries available throughout the year.

Trentham Garden Ornaments: Corner Victoria Street and Market Street.

The Great Dividing Trail: Community planned 260km public walking trail following the top of the Great Dividing Range from Bacchus Marsh to Bendigo. Four major tracks separated for easily accessible day or short walks.

Trentham and the surrounding area has many historical sites and wonderful state forests.

The Historical Society is located in the old police station and slab lock-up in Camp St Trentham.

Trentham Falls: Trentham-Falls Road. A short track leads to a Northern Lookout offering views of the Coliban River which falls some 32 metres over basalt columns originally formed by ancient lava flows boasts to be the largest single-drop waterfall in Victoria. It is an excellent spot for picnics and bushwalks. Further north by foot or 4WD are the Trentham Cascades.

Trewhalla Brothers Foundry: Victoria Street. Bill invented the Trewhalla jack which facilitated the movement of large mill logs. It was manufactured from 1893 until the foundry's closure in 1997.

Horse Troughs: Two of these relics survive and can be seen High Street.

Quarry St Reserve: The Quarry St Reserve and Lake is located on Stony Creek at the intersection of Quarry St and Victoria Street. The springs were created by means of voluntary labour and it is thought to have been Trentham's first water supply. There are gas barbecues, picnic facilities and toilets.

Enders Bridge and Smokehouse: Jeremiah Enders established one of the first mills in the area up stream from the Trentham falls on the Coliban River .The bridge has recently been restored. Note the fine stone work supporting the steel structure. To the south west of the bridge two smokehouses used to cure meat can be seen.

Lyonville Mineral Spring: On the Loddon River, the crystal clear spring flows all year round. There are fireplaces, picnic tables and toilets.

McLaughlins Lookout: Situated near the corner of Blackwood Ridge Road and Wheelers Track, this lookout at 830 meters above sea level offers panoramic views of Mt Macedon, the Dandenongs and the You Yangs.

Blackwood: A 15 minute drive south of Trentham is Blackwood which is situated on the Lerderderg River. There are mineral springs plus a flora and fauna reserve in Golden Point Rd. There are barbecues, a picnic area, toilets, parking and a kiosk. It is open in daylight hours and there is an admission fee per car.

The Wombat Forest: (69, 200 ha) Here you can enjoy bush walking, wildflowers and orchids.

Lerderderg State Park: 14 000-ha park, in which the major attractions are the rugged gorges and escarpments of the Lerderderg River. There are walking tracks that follow the river and the water races cut by goldminers when they were panning for gold in the bygone era. Sandy river banks enhance the swimming areas (particularly at Shaw's Lake) and bush camping is permitted away from main roads, making it very popular in the summer.

Firth Park: (100 ha) 5 km east of Trentham where there are fireplaces, toilets and picnic tables. It is close to several former sawmills, one of which can be seen via a walking track. This land was used for eucalyptus distilling and then Firth planted exotic trees which are still there today. They are labelled for identification. There is a lake and on display is an old horse-drawn timber tram. The wheels were used on Edward Firth's Nolan Creek tramway.

Domino Trail: A well-marked walking trail that loops along the old railway line from the Trentham Station toward Lyonville and return (9kms).