Join us to celebrate the cherry blossom flowering. Picnic amongst drifts of blossom in the Cherry Grove and stroll through the superb early spring garden.
Free of Charge
Sample fruit as it was meant to be eaten - straight from the tree! Sit in comfort in a covered trailer behind the farm tractor and enjoy a farm tour with fruit! U pick available during tours. Tours run daily between 9am - 4pm and last around 1 hour. Fruit picked to take away is charged depending on variety. During these tours 8 - 10 varieties of fruit samples are offered.
Adults $28 Seniors & Children (5 yrs and under free): $23 Family Group (4 +) all @ kids prices p/p: $23
Our Yarra Valley Winery Tour is so popular we run it every day, seven days a week. One of the things that sets us apart from other tours is that we like our Yarra Valley winery tour itineraries to be totally flexible. This way, we can discuss with you any particular wineries you’d like to visit, or wine varietals you’d like to try, so we can ensure you get the most out of your day. Call 1300 945 396 to book.
From $110 per person
MONDAY TO FRIDAY ONLY Enjoy FREE GATE ENTRY to SkyHigh Mount Dandenong during the month of August. Not available on the weekend. Just print out the picture voucher or head to our website to print out the voucher - hand to our friendly gatekeepers on arrival for FREE ENTRY!
Free Gate Entry - Monday to Friday during August
Join us EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT for free wine tasting where we explore new wines, new vintages and sometimes golden oldies. With a reputation as one of Melbourne’s finest boutique wine specialists, we offer sensational wines from all over Australia, with a great collection of hard to find vintage wines, boutique local beers and Australian Spirits.
Wines are selected weekly so call 9751 0999 for details of wines available for tasting.
Tours available tailored to suit your interests and time frame. Boutique wineries, cider & ale trail, Gardens, The best of The Dandenong's. Groups from 2-7 person. Call Jilly on 0431 970 522 for prices and to organise the perfect tour for you.
From $99 half day (lunch extra).
The Gully Market is a long established market that runs every Saturday and Sunday in the carpark of the Upper Ferntree Gully Train Station. Drop in on the way up (or the way down) the mountain and stretch your legs as the Gully Market has lots of craft stalls, fresh fruit and vegetables, plants and home made goods.
Enquiries: 0417 599 466
In partnership with Burrinja Cultural Centre and some of Australia’s finest orchestras, musicians and local talent, Yarra Ranges Council delivers you another season of sensational classical performances. Enjoy glorious music and thrilling performances in the Yarra Ranges’ finest performance spaces - this kaleidoscopic series of concerts, workshops, performances, multimedia productions, exhibitions, ballet and children's entertainment has something for everyone.
See the website for programme and ticket pricing
Enjoy a mid week delight at Oakridge, with a seasonal dish and a glass of Local Vineyard Series wine and tea or coffee. Available Monday, Thursday and Friday from 11:30am | $45 per person. Offer valid from May until the end of August 2017 (excluding public holidays). To book your mid week escape, call us on 03 9738 9900.
$45 per person
The Culture Tracks program of arts and cultural events covers performance, music, exhibitions, workshops and movies at Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, The Memo in Healesville, Montrose Town Centre, Mooroolbark Community Centre, the Arts Centre in Warburton and Burrinja Cultural Centre. Drop in to your nearest venue and pick up a copy of the full Culture Tracks program, call our team on 1300 368 333, or visit our website to book tickets or find further information on all our events.
People often travel to The Villages just for a real Devonshire Tea and with the increasing popularity of a High Tea, will often spend all afternoon drinking tea and grazing on the sweet and savoury delights. What a way to spend a day! Whether you want a full English High Tea Experience or just a piece of delicious cake or tart with a pot of tea or a coffee - you're in the right place! Find out more about the differences and where you can find the best Afternoon Tea experiences in the Dandenong Ranges.
Experience first class travel in our 100 year old fully enclosed and heated heritage dining carriages. Share the grandeur and charm of a three hour steam train journey whilst savouring our first class menu. Select from a three course standard menu or graze over our two course Natter Platter- a great meal to share. Bookings essential. Contact: 03 9757 0700.
3 Course Menu $88.50-$98.50 Natter Platter $67.50 - $75
Enjoy a complimentary Winter Warmer Dinner at your accommodation. Stay in any of our properties for 3 consecutive nights until the end of Winter and a Pot of hearty soup, a loaf of crusty bread and winter warm puddings will be waiting for you on your arrival night. Simply Add the code WINTER when booking 3 nights or call 1300 48 84 48 to book.
This is the perfect time if you have been thinking about visiting us here at SkyHigh. During August we will be offering Free Gate Entry Monday to Friday. Come up and enjoy a hot chocolate in front of the warm, cosy fireplace or enjoy a leisurely stroll around our gorgeous gardens whilst breathing in the crisp mountain air and taking in the views over Melbourne. Just show the voucher at the gate. To print out your voucher please click on the link below.
Free Gate Entry - Monday to Friday during August
50% off selected shoes during august at victor alexandre design ... featuring a wide range of sizes and styles. we hope to see you there!
enquiries: 03 9755 3442
During the month's of August and September, the Rayner's Orchard farm changes from a barren looking farm with lots of bare dormant stone fruit trees to an eruption of colour as the peach, nectarine, apricot and plum trees slowly open their buds and burst into different shades of pink and white flowers. This time of year, the farm is a photographer's paradise, creating hundreds of opportunities for the budding happy snapper to take some beautiful memories of a visit to the orchard. Peak times to experience the blossom at its best are from mid August to mid September. All visitors that take a Fruit Tasting Tour during Peak Blossom Season get a complimentary tour through the blossom trees.
Blossom Tours also run on their own also, prices starting from $12 for children and seniors.
Book in for a Fruit Bottling Workshop and learn to bottle your own fruit with our friendly staff. You can bottle up your own unique fruit combination or fill some bottles up with traditional fruit flavours. We use Fowlers Vacola equipment and also stock preserving kits, food dehydrators and other bottling equipment in our shop! Why not do the Bottling Workshop then purchase a Fowlers Vacola Preserving Kit to take home and bottle some more! Bookings online or call 03 5964 7654.
Adults $89 includes 5 bottles of fruit. Additional bottles of fruit are $5.50 per bottle. Kids are free if accompanied by 2 or more adults. They only pay for fruit bottled at $5.50 per bottle.
Chefs Special every Wednesday! $50 for three courses... Our menu designed around what is available in our own kitchen garden, what is available locally and seasonally... its a great value evening with lots of atmosphere, delicious food in a beautiful setting. EVERY WEDNESDAY!
$50 for three courses
Join us for at the Creswick Sassafras store for a fun fashion show featuring garments from the Liz Davenport range! Includes morning tea of tea, coffee, or a glass of wine plus nibbles. Please call to book: 03 9755 3030.
Free entry
Kallista is a vibrant outdoor country market with handmade and home crafted goods including jewellery, plants, wood crafts, soap, clothing, delicious food and so much more.
Ken Colley's passion is soil biology, come to this workshop and learn all the basics of soils and how to get the most out of your backyard. This workshop will cover composting, soil PH, microbiology of soil and how important it is to create the best soil ever and grow those vegies like never before. Bookings essential on 03 9751 0584.
Diggers members: $29, non-members: $39
Steam & Cuisine After Dark offers live entertainment from 6.30pm onwards.The entree and main course are served whilst the train winds its way through the Dandenong Ranges, with the world's tallest flowering tree - the Mountain Ash towering overhead and lush fern gullies, arriving at Lakeside.The return journey completes the evening, with dessert, tea, coffee and a complimentary glass of port. See our website for bookings.
3 Course Menu $99
Enjoy SkyHigh Mount Dandenong’s Sunday Roast Lunch at a very special price during the month of August only. Located in our upstairs Function Room with stunning views… Entree of soup, choice of roast pork or beef with all the trimmings, traditional fish and chips for main course. For the children we have fish & chips or chicken nuggets & chips if they do not wish to have the roast and of course something sweet - eat as much as you like from our dessert buffet. See our website to book.
Adults $30 (includes a glass of wine) Children 5-12 years $15 (no drinks included)
A farm fresh produce market next to Lillydale Lake with over 50 stalls with a variety of fresh foods, easy access and car parking. You'll find a range of vegetables, seasonal fruits and berries, butchers with beef, pork and small good products, processed foods – jams, chutneys, sauces, soups and pasta lines, bakery products – breads, croissants, cakes, tarts & muffins and more... and baby farm animals and a jumping castle for young children to enjoy.
Enquiries: 9727 0037
The Mont De Lancey Country and Homemade Crafts Market will provide a unique personal encounter with the makers and growers of quality regional products in a heritage setting which provides a true country market environment. You'll find fresh produce, craft, herbs, meat, native flowers and more. Come and see the working Blacksmith's & Wood Turners. Great family fun.
Gold Coin entry, children free
Come and see what is hidden in the hills at this unique open-air Artists Market, a visual and musical feast. Artists will showcase and sell their art directly to you and visitors can wander through a world of artistic imagination, discovering the variety of skills and techniques and musicians of the local region, while enjoying the beauty of the tall trees, good food, great coffee, and all that the Emerald village has to offer.
Free Entry
Join us for an intriguing night of murder, mystery and suspense aboard Puffing Billy's evening train special. Dress to the 1920s and 1930s era to go in the draw to win a prize! Includes train journey, three course meal at the Nobelius Packing Shed and live entertainment. Departs at 7.30pm Fridays and 7.00pm Saturdays. Bookings essential. Contact: 03 9757 0700.
$112 per person
A place to find all things grown and made with love : A dream come true : A dream to foster community, abundance, joy and creativity. You'll discover a collection of Melbourne's finest Artists and Makers. Discover original and bespoke design pieces alongside some of the yummiest and freshest produce the area has to offer with live music courtesy of our very talented onsite buskers, bouncy castle and facepainting for the kids, this is a market for the whole family to enjoy!
Free Entry
Situated at the base of the mountain on the way to Lilydale the Montrose Market has a variety of craft and fresh produce stalls. Drop in on the way out to the Yarra Valley.
Enquiries: 9728 1703
Looking for a great outdoor market? Little Yarra has it all, quality stalls, crafts & recycled goods, organic skincare, eco-cleaning products, local & organic produce, sourdough bread, coffee, chai, great food, massage, wood fired pizza, biodynamic sausages, local buskers, entertainment and more. Enquiries can be made to [email protected] or phone 0411 243 673.
Free Entry
Our Garden Train Display will be open to coincide with peak flowering of the Spring Bulbs. The garden features a model ‘garden railway’, a miniature English village, spring flowering shrubs, plantings of daffodils and other rare and interesting plants. The trains will be running, they wind their way around the miniature village across bridges and through the garden. Tea or coffee and biscuits are available and are included in the entry fee. Part of the proceeds are donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation. Enquiries: 0419 504 432.
There is a Garden entry fee of $3 per adult and $2 for each child
Are you ready to Dine & Dance the night away at Puffing Billy? We’re waiting to welcome you and your guests to your unique heritage experience. Winding through the Dandenong Ranges, Dine & Dance on Puffing Billy is the perfect setting for your work function, birthday celebration or a great night out with friends.
$93 per person. No concessions apply.
The Emerald Market is vibrant and colourful featuring locally made products and home grown produce right in the centre of town. Visitors can expect a variety of goods including preserves, cakes, hot food stalls, local specialties, vegetables and plants, jewellery, clothing, food, lifestyle products and massage. Our market is plastic bag free, so don’t forget to bring along your own bags.
Enquiries: 0419 345 750
PENFOLDS GRANGE vs THE REST OF OUR BEST! 4 Course Spectacular. Regarded as one of the best wines in the world, and arguably Australia's best, Penfolds Grange is the epitome of Australian shiraz, but how does it compare to our selection of rivals?? This dinner we're putting it to the test and pit it against a selection of 8 other favourite shira. BOOKINGS DIRECTLY TO OLINDA CELLARS on 9751 0999.
$175 per person
Enjoy dinner with the smooth sounds of live jazz from our Resident jazz trio featuring Craig Smith. Bookings 9751 2033.
Join us for an intriguing night of murder, mystery and suspense aboard Puffing Billy's evening train special. Dress to the 1920s and 1930s era to go in the draw to win a prize! Includes train journey, three course meal at the Nobelius Packing Shed and live entertainment. Departs at 7.30pm Fridays and 7.00pm Saturdays. Bookings essential. Contact: 03 9757 0700.
$112 per person
Our Garden Train Display will be open to coincide with peak flowering of the Spring Bulbs. The garden features a model ‘garden railway’, a miniature English village, spring flowering shrubs, plantings of daffodils and other rare and interesting plants. The trains will be running, they wind their way around the miniature village across bridges and through the garden. Tea or coffee and biscuits are available and are included in the entry fee. Part of the proceeds are donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation. Enquiries: 0419 504 432.
There is a Garden entry fee of $3 per adult and $2 for each child
Promoting sustainable living, many of the 90+ stall holders are artisans and craftspeople who have created unique items from recycled materials. Purchase home grown produce including some wonderful gourmet foods. We have a 'garage sale site' and if occupied on the day you visit, who knows what bargain you may find! A jumping castle, farm animals or similar activities for young children are on site at most markets.
Come and grab a bargain and enjoy the surroundings of Mont De Lancey Historic Homestead. Over 25 stalls plus Montys Tearoom.
Gold Coin
