Clunes Historical sites walk
Clunes Historical sites walk
Starting at the traditional Clunes swimming pool, this walk takes you past the football ground, to the first gold discovery site, then Port Phillip Mine, Clunes museum and past the historic shops.
Summary
Starting at the traditional Clunes swimming pool, this walk takes you past the football ground, to the first gold discovery site, then Port Phillip Mine, Clunes museum and past the historic shops.
Description
Clunes was the site of Victoria's first gold strike. It is located in a steep valley surrounded by rounded hills, which are actually extinct volcanoes. They can be best seen 3 km south along the road to Ballarat.
Clunes still has one of those typically Victorian town swimming pools where you can spend a hot summer day lazing on the grass by the pool with friends. Patrolled and with sheltered areas.
Located on the hillside overlooking Clunes, Esmond Park contains a number of historical mining sites, including relics of the Port Phillip Mine.
From Esmond Park you can follow the winding Scenic Drive to the lookout for spectacular views over the town and surrounding countryside or take a stroll along the Clunes Creek Walk.
Clunes to reflect it's 19th century history, reopened in 2014 and it operates as a Hub housing the Museum, the Library, the Visitor information Center, the Hepburn Shire Service Center as well as event and meeting spaces.
Clunes is regarded as the best preserved 19th century historic town in the country. It is a feast of historic buildings and Fraser Street, the commercial center, is wide and elegant, full of 19th-century shops with original store-fronts and distinctive verandas
1018 Views
Points of Interest
1. Clunes Swimming Pool
There is a 25m main pool which varies in depth from 0.9m to 3.0m which is fringed by grass and a square toddlers covered by a shade sail which is 0.3m deep and flanked by two seats.
2. Esmond Park
Located on the hillside overlooking Clunes, Esmond Park contains a number of historical mining sites, including relics of the Port Phillip Mine.
3. Port Phillip Mine
Located on the hillside overlooking Clunes, Esmond Park contains a number of historical mining sites, including relics of the Port Phillip Mine.
4. Clunes Museum
reopened in 2014 and it operates as a Hub housing the Museum, the Library, the Visitor information Center, the Hepburn Shire Service Center as well as event and meeting spaces.
6. Fraser st.
It is a feast of historic buildings and Fraser Street, the commercial center, is wide and elegant, full of 19th-century shops with original store-fronts and distinctive verandas.
Features
Picnic spot
Drinking water available
Seating available
Dog off-leash area
Public toilets
Pram friendly
Historical interest
Local treasures
Art and culture
Nature trail
Lake, creek, river
Park / Garden
