Understand
[edit]Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Beechworth Visitor Information Centre, 103 Ford St. Daily 9:30AM-4:30PM.
Get in
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Map of Beechworth
Beechworth can be reached by road from the Hume Freeway at Wangaratta or Wodonga.
Get around
[edit]There's no car hire in Beechworth. You'll need your own vehicle or simply walk.
See
[edit]Natural
[edit]- 1 Newtown Falls, 1 Ford St, ☏ +61 3 5728 8000.
History
[edit]The historic precinct contains a number of well-preserved grand buildings from the gold-rush times, and walking among them is like stepping back to the prosperous times of this town.
Do
[edit]- Cycle, The old railway line from Beechworth to Wangaratta and also to Bright has been converted into a fully paved railtrail. [1]. There is a downhill cycle from Beechworth, and it would be quite possible to cycle from Beechworth to Everton for lunch and return in a day. Bicycles can be easily hired from Beechworth for the trip.
- Beechworth Honey experience, Cnr Ford & Church Streets (Main Street Beechworth), [email protected]. Retail outlet as well as an excellent "tour" on beekeeping.
Buy
[edit]- 1 The Beechworth Honey Shop. 9AM-5:30PM. Local honey.
Eat
[edit]- Beechworth Bakery, 27 Camp St. Near the centre of town. A popular place to buy lunch. Try coffee on the upstairs balcony. So popular, that now they have branches all over Victoria.
BLYNZZ Coffee Roasters for the best coffee in town. These guys focus on coffee and are a speciality coffee roaster. BLYNZZ are at 43 Ford St, just up the hill.
- 1 Le Blanche Ice Creamery, 3 Camp St, ☏ +61 3 5728 1330. Su-Th 10AM-5PM, F-Sa 10AM-7PM.
- The Squid, 31 Camp St, ☏ +61 409 154 251. M-Th 8AM-5PM, F 8AM-9PM Sa-Su Closed.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Hibernian Hotel Beechworth, 40 Camp St, ☏ +61 3 5728 2028.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Beechworth on Bridge Motel, 38 Bridge Rd, ☏ +61 3 5728 2244.
- 2 Armour Motor Inn, 1 Camp St.
- 3 Gorge, 10 Last St, ☏ +61 3 5728 2867. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. B&B with garden and pool.