Tourist resources
The Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges are on your doorstep when you stay at Camellia Grove Bed and Breakfast. As a premier artisan food and wine region there are over 80 vineyards to explore and dining options range from quaint cafes to fine dining experiences. With breathtaking scenery and a vast array of activities to choose from, you’ll have no trouble creating the perfect itinerary for your next getaway.
Something for the food lovers
Food lovers are spoilt for choice in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. Why not visit the Yarra Valley Diary for a range of locally produced cow and goat cheeses or for something more indulgent, try the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery. The Yarra Valley Gateway Estate in Coldstream is a one stop shop for locally produced wines, fresh produce, meats and dairy. No trip to the Yarra Valley is complete without a visit to a winery, and Elmswood Estate and Five Oaks Wines are both within walking distance of Camellia Grove Bed and Breakfast.
All our handmade Farmhouse Cheeses are available for purchase in our store alongside a range of carefully selected regional produce and local wines.
We are focused on growing and making small lots of lovingly crafted, delightful wines that express as purely as possible the stunning sites they are grown in.
Pick strawberries, buy local fresh produce and meat, or sample our range of wine made right here on our estate, there is so much to do.
A small family run vineyard and winery located in the Yarra Valley. Premium wines are produced in our winery from our own Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Riesling grapes.
Enjoy abundant free chocolate tastings and free entry. Watch our European Chocolatiers hand craft over 250 different chocolate products. Open daily 9am-5pm.
Paynes Rise Wines in the Upper Yarra Valley is a boutique winery specialising in small batch wines produced from carefully selected fruit from their vineyard in Seville.
For the Adventure Seekers
Families are easily entertained in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. For the young and the young at heart, the historic Puffing Billy Railway is always a crowd pleaser. The Healesville Sanctuary is a bushland haven for Australian Wildlife and the Sky High offers magnificent views of Melbourne and the suburbs as well as a maze, English garden and Percy Possum’s House.
Take a sunrise hot air balloon flight for approximately one hour over the beautiful Yarra Valley, completing your experience with a champagne breakfast.
Eight hectares of mostly forest alongside the Puffing Billy station in Belgrave, featuring rare trees, including a magnificent 150-year-old Algerian Oak.
The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail is an iconic 40 km recreation trail for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
Time to relax and explore
Change to a more relaxed, slower pace and pamper yourself at the Balance Mountain Day Spa or get your culture fix at TarraWarra Museum of Art or at William Ricketts Sanctuary. For something a little more historic, spend some time at Mont De Lancey, one of the earliest settlements in the Yarra Valley. For lovers of the outdoors, the National Rhododendron Garden and Tesselaar’s Tulip Farm are an example of the many gardens that you can visit in the area.
Unwind in the beautiful surrounds and tranquility of the Dandenong Ranges. Experience Balance Mountain Day Spa in the heart of Mount Dandenong.
Come and enjoy the ways of YesterYear at Mont De Lancey Historic Homestead. An excellent destination for a day trip less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne in the stunning Yarra Valley.
One of the cultural jewels of the Yarra Valley, featuring stunning architecture and a wealth of modern and contemporary art in seasonally changing exhibitions.
Host to brilliantly coloured blooms of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. Seasonal changes ensure the gardens are a delight all year around.
Situated in a ferny glade, a place of beauty and tranquillity due both to the natural setting and the mystical sculptures half hidden among ferns along the pathways.
Once the home of Dame Nellie Melba, Coombe – The Melba Estate is a property with an unrivalled provenance.
Family fun
Families are easily entertained in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. For the young and the young at heart, the historic Puffing Billy Railway is always a crowd pleaser. The Healesville Sanctuary is a bushland haven for Australian Wildlife and the Sky High offers magnificent views of Melbourne and the suburbs as well as a maze, English garden and Percy Possum’s House.
This century-old steam train continues to run on its original mountain track from Belgrave to Gembrook in the magnificent Dandenong Ranges 40kms east of Melbourne.
Our restaurant and bistro have the best view in Melbourne. Whether you're hungry for breakfast after a long bike ride or planning a romantic dinner, we have you covered.
Specializing in native Australian animals, the zoo is set in a natural bushland environment where paths wind through different habitat areas.
Explore a beautiful 20 acres of stimulating, fun filled activities for all ages. Hedgend offers a creative environment that stimulates a fun personal journey for everybody.
For that wedding reception
If you’re visiting the Yarra Valley for a wedding, Camellia Grove Bed and Breakfast is located within an easy drive of Gum Gully Farm, Elmswood Estate, Wild Cattle Creek, Nathania Springs and Lyrebird Falls. Other venues within the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges are also within easy reach from our location in Wandin East.
This stunning property in Silvan South is perfect for your relaxed country style wedding, boasting a beautiful mud brick barn and rustic chapel. It has everything you need for your special day.
Set within the lush, evergreen forest of the Dandenong Ranges you’ll create beautiful and unique memories with a wedding reception and ceremony at Lyrebird Falls.
We are a boutique vineyard and winery, filled with lovely gardens, manicured lawns, nearly 20 acres of vineyards, and some of the most breathtaking views in the Yarra Valley.
A Yarra Valley Winery featuring a fully licensed restaurant with views over our beautifully manicured vines.
Yarra Valley and the Dandenongs
Within an easy hour’s drive of the Melbourne CBD, the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley have something to fulfil your itinerary. For further information and to see what’s currently on, simply click on the links below.
Less than an hour from Melbourne, the Yarra Valley is a whole life experience away, offering quality local food and wine, breathtaking scenery, romantic hideaways and indulgent adventures.
With food, wine, the arts and nature coming together for memorable moments, the Yarra Valley is the place to be!
