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Marysville Tourist Attractions Below you will find a listing of the Marysville Tourist Attractions. There are over 50 headings in alphabetical order to choose from. Any attractions that are underlined are linked to more information.
Below there are 6 items in Red which are must see items when in Marysville.
ABORIGINAL TOWN NAMES A listing of aboriginal town names and their meanings from the North East. ABSEILING Australian Adventure Experience, Alexandra ADVENTURE TOURS Australian Adventure Experience, Alexandra
ANIMALS Featured in the Marysville Tourist Information Centre are:- Wedge Tailed Eagle Ledbetter Possum Sugar Glider
ANTIQUE CARS Working Collection at Marysville Museum, Packards, Wolseley Siddeley, Chevs, Rugby.
ANTIQUE MACHINERY Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
ANTIQUE MOTORBIKES Working Collection at Marysville Museum, 1918 Douglas TS, 1925 BSA, Sunbeam.
BBQ SITES Gallipoli Park Lady Talbot Drive, Taggerty River Picnic Area Lady Talbot Drive, The Beeches Steavensons Falls
BEECHES A unique stand of Myrtle Beech Trees , some over 300 years old. This area has a two Km road, with a car park at each end, which on the west side has a Rainforest walk following the Whitehouse Creek, and on the east has a 15 minute circular walk of the Myrtle Beech Trees, and then 2 Km walk through towering Mountain Ash.
BOWLING Marysville Lawn Bowling Club
BICYCLE PATHS Keppels Lookout, via Lyle Street Steavensons Falls
BIG TREE Features in the Cumberland Walk, this Mountain Ash is the tallest living tree in Victoria. It once stood at 92 m ( 301 feet ) but was reduced to 84m ( 275 feet ), by a wind storm in 1959. The Big tree's girth is 5.2m, ( 17 feet ).
BIG CULVERT This beautiful moss covered granite arch was constucted by a German Settlor George Koehler. It was built around 1880. It can be seen approximately 16km from Marysville on the Woods Point Road.
BIRD WATCHING Bird Watching can be done in many forest areas surrounding Marysville. Ask at Info Centre. The birds of the rainforests include Pilot Bird, Lyrebird, Satin Bower Bird, Whipbird, Golden Whistler, Yellow Robin, Grey Fantail, Grey Shrike Thrush, Striated Thornbills, Spotted Pardalotes, Honeyeaters, Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos.
BLUEBERRY FARM Mantirri Blueberry Farm and Winery
BOATING Eildon Weir Goulburn River
BUSH WALKING Bush Walking is a major attraction in Marysville. There are numerous tracks in and around Marysville. Walk from Marysville along the River to Steavensons Falls, approx 4 Km one way. Walk to top of Steavensons Falls Walk from Steavensons Falls to Kepples Lookout, approx 4 Km Walk from Lady Talbot Drive to Phantom Falls, approx 400 metres one way. Walk from Lady Talbot Drive to Kepples Falls, approx 1km one way. The Beeches walking tracks. Drive along Lady Talbot Drive approx 13 Km, the Beeches circular walk will take about 15 minutes, whilst the Beeches Rainforest walk of approximately 4 Km will take 2 to 3 hours. Cumberland Walk, There is a 4Km circular walk which takes in over 8 tourist attractions, or by driving and selecting the attractions you wish, there are numerous short walks. See the pages re Camberville. Night Walks- Eco Adventure Tours, discovering gliding possums, owls, bats, deer, wombats and platypus.
BUXTON TROUT FARM Buxton Trout Farm
CAMBARVILLE Historic Timber Town and Mill. Forest Walks to the Big Tree, Cora Lynn Falls and Picnic Area with Full Amenities
CAR RACING Alexandra Speedway
CINEMA Alexandra Cinema Swanpool Cinema ( near Benalla )
CHILDRENS PLAYGROUNDS Gallipoli Park
CLOCK ANTIQUE Marysville Museum. Restored and working.
ECO ADVENTURE TOURS The nightwalk specialists, discovering gliding possums, owls, bats, deer, wombats and platypus. Phone 0359 625 115 or inquire at Info Centre.
FISHING Lake Eildon and the Pondage. Open all year for trout fishing. The main species are rainbow and brown trout, Golden Perch (Yellow Belly), Murray Cod and English Perch (Redfin). Rubicon River. The areas around the junction of the Rubicon River and the Goulburn River are the most popular. Acheron River. This is a nursery river, as good as any that flows into the Goulburn and has a good number of small energetic trout. The lower levels of the river are more suited to bait fishing. Steavenson River. A fast flowing, shallow gravel bottom river which flows from Marysville to Buxton mostly parellel to the main road. This is ideal for fly and small lures. J T's Bait & Tackle. For the many other secret spots and tips, ask at J T's Bait and Tackle, Alexandra.
FISH FARM Buxton Trout Farm
FIRST HOLDEN CAR At the Marysville Museum is an original 1948 Holden
FOREST DRIVES Complete Round Trip, approx 46 Km, summer only for two wheel drives past the Beeches. To the Beeches, approx 14 Km one way. To the Waterfalls, approx 10 Km one way. Woods Point Road to Cambarville, approx 20Km. Melbourne Via Warburton, Via Woods Point Road Acheron Way, Melbourne Via Warburton Drive
GALLERIES Country Touch Gallery Bunch of Fun Floral Gallery Jewels Art and Glass Studio
GOLF Marysville Golf Club
HERB FARM Taggerty Herb Farm
HORSE RIDING Black Spur Riding School ( Narbethong ) Hourly Rides Half Day Rides Weekend Trail Rides Night Rides Rubicon Valley Horse Riding ( Thornton ) Starglen Lodge, ( Bonnie Doon )
LAKES Marysville Gallipoli Park Lake and Fountain Lake Eildon, Eildon Weir
LOOKOUTS Armstrong Lookout ( Cambarville ) Ghost Point View ( Lady Talbot Drive ) Kepples Lookout ( Lyle Street, Marysville ) Kepples Falls Lookout ( Lady Talbot Drive ) Skyline Road, from Alexandra to Eildon Sovereign View ( Cambarville )
LYREBIRDS These tallented birds have become the symbol of the region and can be seen in the Rainforests near Steavensons Falls and Kepples Falls. Often easier to find during or after rain. However there is a magnificent male lyrebird on display at the Marysville Tourist Information Centre. Definately worth a look.
MOTOR BIKE RACING Alexandra Speedway
MINI GOLF Bunch of Fun Mini Golf
MUSEUMS Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
NIGHT CLUBS Thornton Hotel
NIGHT HORSE RIDES Black Spur Riding School ( Narbethong ) NIGHT WATERFALLS Flood Lit Steavensons Falls
ONLY ONES IN THE WORLD Romany Vardo ( Travellers Horse Drawn Caravan ). 1890 Shand Mason Steam Driven Fire Pump.
PICTURE THEATRE Alexandra Cinema
RAINFOREST DRIVES Acheron Way to Melbourne via Warburton To Melbourne via Warburton via Woods Point Road
RAINFOREST WALK Beeches Rainforest Walk, approx 1 Km and 2 Km walks. Kepples Falls Walk, approx 2 Km Phantom Falls Walk, approx 1 Km Cora Lynn Falls Walk, approx 500 metres. Cambarville Circular Walk, approx 4 Km.
RIVERS Acheron River Cameron Cascade Cumberland Creek Goulburn River Kepple Creek Snowy Creek Steavenson River Taggerty River White House Creek
SNOW Lake Mountain
SNOW INFORMATION Cross Country Ski Hire Lake Mountain Ski Hire Marysville Ski Hire
SPEEDWAY Alexandra Speedway
SQUASH Alexandra Leisure Centre
STEAM TRAIN Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
SUGAR GLIDER Marysville Tourist Information has one on display.
SWIMMING POOL Gallipoli Gardens
TABERET/ POKIES Thornton Hotel
TENNIS COURTS Gallipoli Gardens
TRAIN RIDES Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
TRAMWAY Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
TROUT FARM Buxton Trout Farm
VICTORIA'S FAUNA SYMBLE The Leadbetter Possum is Victria's Symble. Marysville Tourist Information has one on display.
VICTORIA'S HIGHEST WATERFALL Steavensons Falls is Victoria's highest waterfall, which cascades 83m, ( 272 feet ), over three levels to provide a stunning image. The falls are floodlit after dusk.
VICTORIA'S TALLEST TREE Features in the Cumberland Walk, this Mountain Ash is the tallest living tree in Victoria, and in the Southern Hemisphere. It once stood at 92 m ( 301 feet ) but was reduced to 84m ( 275 feet ), by a wind storm in 1959. The Big tree's girth is 5.2m, ( 17 feet ).
WATERFALLS Cora Lyn Falls ( Cambarville ) Cumberland Falls ( Cambarville ) Kepples Falls ( Lady Talbot Drive ) Phantom Falls ( Lady Talbot Drive ) Steavenson Falls ( Marysville ) Taggerty River Falls ( Lady Talbot Drive )
WATER RACE An Historic Water Race may be seen at Sovereign View on the Cambarville Walk. The race took water to the Sovereign Gold Mine around 1870.
WEDGED TAILED EAGLE Marysville Tourist Information has a wedged tailed Eagle watching over the customers.
WINERIES Mantirri Blueberry Farm and Winery Henke Wines, Yark Autcliff's Chase Wines, Caveat Murrindindi Vineyards, Murrindindi
WISHING WELL At the start of the Lady Talbot Drive there is a natural spring wishing well. St Ronans Well, Black Spur.
WOODWORKING MUSEUM Alexandra Timber Tramway & Museum
WORLD'S ONLY Located at the Marysville Museum is the only Horse Drawn Romany Vardo of its kind in the World, beautifully hand carved by the famous sculpture Spooner, of Orton and Spooner fame. Vardo means Living Wagon. Romany Vardo ( Travellers Caravan ) Also located at the Museum is the worlds only remaining Shand Mason Steam Driven Fire Pump. Shand Mason steam driven fire pump.
For more information on the Marysville Tourist Attractions please phone the Marysville Tourist Information Centre on 0359 634 567
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