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"Located on the historic Lydiard Street, Craig’s Royal Hotel was built during the Victorian gold rush. It is Ballarat’s oldest and most luxurious hotel. The hotel has served many famous people including Mark Twain and Prince Alfred (Queen Victoria's second son), and Dame Nellie Melba."

"Known as Ballarat’s grand dame, the historic Craig’s Royal Hotel on Lydiard Street South presents a diverse collection of restaurants, bars and lounges in a magnificent package of Victorian grandeur."

"With an ever-changing list of craft beers, great live entertainment and a relaxed vibe, Hop Temple is the perfect place to kick off your evening. Weekday evenings host eclectic entertainment such as musical bingo and drag queen trivia, while the weekends concentrate on live music. Besides being a great music and craft beer scene, Hop Temple offers a great variety of foods, from bar food, sharing boards and BBQ, pizzas to vegetarian/vegan offerings."

"As the name suggests, Hop Temple has a very extensive beer menu. But they also have a food menu with plenty of snacks, pizzas and mains like fried chicken and burgers. Hop Temple is a family friendly venue, but do hold trivia nights and other events so it’s best to see what’s going on prior to visiting."

"The Main Bar is a bar and restaurant, specialising in sourdough pizzas and regional wines. Recently revamped, it has retained its wood-panelled, old-fashioned boozer atmosphere, and hosts a range of entertainments including live music, comedy and performances. Open Thursday to Saturday, 6pm to 11pm."

"Established in 1854, Quality Inn The George Hotel Ballarat is situated on the historic Lydiard Street North and features a bar and restaurant. It is a 1 minute walk from Her Majesty's Theatre. Guests enjoy free Wi-Fi and free on-site parking."

"The Red Lion is renowned for its style, service and relaxed atmosphere. Seating up to 100 people, this award winning a-la-carte restaurant features local ..."

"A majestic 1860’s bluestone winery with cellar, spectacular great hall, terraced gardens which overlook the picturesque vineyard. Stunning venue for wedding, corporate and private events. 790 Sunbury Road, Sunbury 3429 Phone: +61 3 9740 7766 Website: www.goonawarra.com.au"

"Sovereign Hill is a unique outdoor folklore museum recreating an era when the city was a flush with thousands of fortune-seeking gold-diggers from all over the world hoping to strike it hot and find riches. The 25-hectare park is full of recreated shops, hotels, theatres, factories, schools and underground mines as well as spectacular shows re-enacting the Eureka Rebellion on the Ballarat goldfields. A full day is needed here to soak in the Victorian history and perhaps even snare yourself some bling."

"Step back into the 1850s at Sovereign Hill – a multi-award-winning open-air museum that earns as many plaudits from adults as it does the little ones accompanying them. This immersive attraction is set across a 25-hectare site (equivalent to the size of some 13 MCGs), and plays host to more than 60 historically recreated brick and timber buildings decked out with antiques, artwork, books and papers. It’s also staffed by costumed actors who can answer your historical questions and pose for photos."

"At Sovereign Hill you’ll be on ground zero for the richest alluvial gold rush in the world. The Welcome Nugget, the largest gold nugget ever recovered, was found at this very place and weighed almost 70kg. This 25-hectare site is now an outdoor museum where you can return to the fast-moving first ten years of Ballarat’s European history."

"A 641 hectare park located in eastern Ballarat, accessible from Mount Clear. There are old forest trails which can be explored on foot and several mountain bike tracks. The park has a rich selection of native fauna and flora including heath, colourful wildflowers, kangaroos, echidnas and many species of birds."

"Woowookarung Regional Park is actually named after the Aboriginal language which means ‘place of plenty’. The park is open to the public and has even been established by the people of the town for others to enjoy. There are a lot of running and cycling trails here inside the park."

"If you're after beers of the sour, funky and wild variety in Ballarat, set a course for Invermay’s Dollar Bill Brewing. The brainchild of husband and wife duo Ed and Fiona Nolle, compromise has never been something they considered when they set out to take the sort of barrel-aged blends Ed and his winemaking buddy "Miguel Sanchez" had been playing with as homebrewers for close to two decades. With wort brewed at Stomping Ground in Collingwood before being transferred to barrels in a shed on their land, the Nolles take pleasure in creating unique flavours through a variety of wild fermentation and blending techniques."

"On the back of many years of hard-working beer research, they developed a method for brewing great beers, true to flavour without compromise. Made using millet and sorghum, malted to our exacting specification. CiderBarrel Fermented Cider, produced from a blend of locally crushed Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples and Packham Pears."

"Located in the centre of Ballarat, the Athletic Club Brewery is the region’s leading brewpub experience. With tours, tastings, there is always something worth experiencing at the Athletic Club Brewery. Boasting an eclectic range of craft beers made on site, and brew matched food supplied by the adjoining Freight restaurant, you can take in all the atmosphere that the brewery has to offer from the comfort of the tap room, or even enjoy dinner and a beer from the brewery floor."

"When Peter Parry decided to retire in 2015, he found the days long and somewhat boring, so he made the decision to invest his retirement money in a brewery. Having made the decision, he didn’t mess around. He kitted the place out with new equipment from Australian brewery manufacturer Spark, including a 15hL brewhouse, two double batch and two single batch fermenters, a 50L pilot kit, a couple of kegarators for on the run requirements and a 12 tap setup in the bar area."