Dog friendly food, drink and retail
Places you can take your pooch!
Doggy friendly. He or she can play with the resident dog wilst you have a cider! Leashed but relaxed.
30 locals recommend
Daylesford Cider Company
155 Dairy Flat RdDoggy friendly. He or she can play with the resident dog wilst you have a cider! Leashed but relaxed.
Clayfire gallery Daylesford. Dog friendly entry, gorgeous pieces (many animal themed) and 10% off when you mention the cottage.
63 Vincent St
63 Vincent StreetClayfire gallery Daylesford. Dog friendly entry, gorgeous pieces (many animal themed) and 10% off when you mention the cottage.
Portal 108
108 Main RdBeautiful quirky fashion, dog accessories and home. Bring your dog!
'The' breakfast place in Hepburn. Run by the same lovely people who do Frank and Connies. Dog friendly courtyard!
Harry's Eatery & Bar
115 Main Rd'The' breakfast place in Hepburn. Run by the same lovely people who do Frank and Connies. Dog friendly courtyard!
Do not go past this (uber dog friendly) place without dropping in for cake or a foodie item. They love dogs the most.
26 locals recommend
Glenlyon General Store
63 Barkly StDo not go past this (uber dog friendly) place without dropping in for cake or a foodie item. They love dogs the most.
Spa Luxury
For pampering. Mention Spring Creek Cottage Hepburn in your booking and receive a 10% discount.
Spa + Beauty Hepburn Springs
106a Main RdGorgeous place with the added bonus of 10% off for any of our guests!
Food scene
For the walkers among you, go right out your backyard gate and walk approximately 1 hour along the Dry Diggings track and you will hit the Chocolate Mill - no roads required!
2 hour return, so you'll earn the chocolate.
54 locals recommend
Chocolate Mill
5451 Midland HwyFor the walkers among you, go right out your backyard gate and walk approximately 1 hour along the Dry Diggings track and you will hit the Chocolate Mill - no roads required!
2 hour return, so you'll earn the chocolate.
Cliffy's
30 Raglan StCliffy's Emporium, a long term local fave.
The Hepburn General Store stocks all the essentials for your stay and is absolutely loaded with charm (open 7 days). It's also a fully catered cafe.
40 locals recommend
Hepburn General Store
102 Main RdThe Hepburn General Store stocks all the essentials for your stay and is absolutely loaded with charm (open 7 days). It's also a fully catered cafe.
Gorgeous food straight from Mama's kitchen - one trip will not be enough!
31 locals recommend
Frank and Connie's Kitchen
97 Main RdGorgeous food straight from Mama's kitchen - one trip will not be enough!
Bistro Terroir
8 Howe StIncredible little French Bistro with gorgeous food.
Sightseeing
Breakneck Gorge
116 Hepburn-Newstead RdAccessible via the track through your gate or at the end of the road!
Nightlife and Events
Beautiful historic place with many quirky events and ten minutes from the cottage. Check the events at anytime: http://www.palais-hepburn.com/
26 locals recommend
Palais-Hepburn
111 Main RdBeautiful historic place with many quirky events and ten minutes from the cottage. Check the events at anytime: http://www.palais-hepburn.com/
Dog exercise haunts
Drive in and all the way down to the second oval, past the caravan park - to find a dog friendly off leash haven, whenever sport isn't on anyway! (frequently).
12 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Drive in and all the way down to the second oval, past the caravan park - to find a dog friendly off leash haven, whenever sport isn't on anyway! (frequently).
Nature infusions and hikes
Get the google maps out for this one. Feel like a decent hike? About a 10k route return on dog friendly paths, without even seeing a road!
The blowhole should be near completion with the restoration now (May 2020). If not, it's perfectly safe to just duck through the orange barriers.
Blowhole Walk
Blowhole WalkGet the google maps out for this one. Feel like a decent hike? About a 10k route return on dog friendly paths, without even seeing a road!
The blowhole should be near completion with the restoration now (May 2020). If not, it's perfectly safe to just duck through the orange barriers.
Multiple springs and pumps, a kid's playground, secret tracks to follow with your dawg, the Hepburn bathhouse and Spa, historic cottage and redgums onsite.
You can also reach this on the Goldfields track in a big circle - right from your back gate.
9 locals recommend
Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve
Multiple springs and pumps, a kid's playground, secret tracks to follow with your dawg, the Hepburn bathhouse and Spa, historic cottage and redgums onsite.
You can also reach this on the Goldfields track in a big circle - right from your back gate.