What's On This Weekend
The Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges has events running all throughout the year, if you're interested in seeing what is on while you're staying with us, or just want to explore the region, check out
Self Drive Tours
Want to explore at your own pace? Here are some locations around the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges as well as a list of events and attractions at each place! Take your time and explore.
Healesville & Yarra Glen Attractions




Healesville Sanctuary is a zoo specialising in native Australian animals. The zoo is set in a natural bushland environment where paths wind through different habitat areas showcasing wallabies, wombats, dingoes, kangaroos, and over 200 native bird varieties.
Lilydale Lake has a range of facilities and activities to suit everyone, including an all-abilities playground, outdoor fitness station, walking tracks, fishing jetties, BBQs, picnic shelters, sandy beach areas, public toilets and designated dog off-lead areas, dogs must be on leads within all other areas of the park.
The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail is one of Australia’s iconic Rail Trails which meanders through the Yarra Valley between the Dandenong Ranges and the Great Dividing Ranges. The 38km recreation trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders follows the path of the historical railway.
Experience the magic of steam train travel from the moment you arrive with the sight of the historic locomotives preparing for departure at the station, the smell of steam billowing out of the vessel’s chimney and the evocative sound of the train’s whistle.
Wine Compass offers private wine tours of the Yarra Valley’s best vineyards, which are fully customisable and flexible to meet your requirements. From the very first consultation, we aim to do everything possible to make the experience truly unforgettable. We have no affiliations with specific wineries, meaning we can make the wine tour exactly what you want it to be.
Nothing can compare to the enjoyment that will shake through your core during a skydive. Not even sipping a glass of freshly squashed grapes at a Yarra Valley cellar door while the sun sets over sprawling vineyards. Skydiving in the Yarra Valley is the definition of living your best life. A whirlwind of adrenalin smack bang in the middle of utopia. Harness up, hang on tight, and get ready to lurch out of a plane at a speed your body has never known!
The Tarrawarra Museum is the first privately funded, significant public visual arts museum to be set up under the Australian Government’s philanthropic measures announced in March 1999. TWMA operates as a not-for-profit institution, with a charter to display Australian art from the second half of the twentieth century to the present day.
Situated in a ferny glade in the Dandenongs, William Ricketts Sanctuary is a place of beauty and tranquillity, due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways. It is a place for quiet reflection and for contemplation of the essence of the vision of William Ricketts.
Wine Compass offers private wine tours of the Yarra Valley’s best vineyards, which are fully customisable and flexible to meet your requirements. From the very first consultation, we aim to do everything possible to make the experience truly unforgettable. We have no affiliations with specific wineries, meaning we can make the wine tour exactly what you want it to be.
Come and visit us in the picturesque Yarra Valley where our stunning architect designed Chocolaterie is a sweet feast for the senses. We welcome you with free chocolate tastings, displays of thousands of premium chocolates and European chocolateries at work handcrafting our creations.
Yarra Valley Dairy is renowned for producing award-winning fresh, soft cheeses made in distinctly Italian and French styles. Tastings of our fresh handmade cheeses and locally produced wines are encouraged and we stock a range of delicious regional and specialist produce. Our popular cheese plates are accompanied by locally baked fresh bread.
Visitors to the towns of Healesville and Lilydale are encouraged to take the scenic railway and explore the nearby attractions. While on your tour, enjoy the gorgeous views of the scenic mountainous landscape and vineyards.