Our last day in Castlemaine to end a weekend away, saw us head up to the hill to the old Castlemaine Gaol. It was built in the 1860s and permanently closed in the 1960s but now, it’s in the process of being made into different artisan workshops. Certainly last time I was there, there weren’t […]
Maldon Meanderings
Today we drove 15 minutes away to the township of Maldon and felt we were in a time warp back to 1853. We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at the hotel chatting with the owner and while I was waiting for the bread to toast, I perused the shelves and found the perfect book for Andrew! […]
Castlemaine’s Midland Hotel
For anyone who has travelled into regional Victoria, you’d know the history of the towns that sprung up in the gold rush years of the 1850s. We decided to take a short break and drive out to Castlemaine, a town north of Melbourne and at the heart of the gold fields. Here’s a short video. […]