Bellbird B&B AAATourism 4 Stars

A self-contained cottage on a ½ hectare property in a rural bush environment located at Mt. Evelyn outside Melbourne,

and central for the Yarra Valley or Mount Dandenong Ranges attractions in this agricultural, horticultural,

wine and food region of Victoria, Australia.

Listen for the 'tink' of a Bellbird and experience the beauty of wattle trees in the valley.

PO Box 151

10 Wattle Valley Road

Mount Evelyn 3796

Victoria AUSTRALIA

Telephone / Fax (+61 3) 9736 3278

Email bellbirdbnb@hotmail.com

http://www.bellbirdbnb.com.au

Melways Map 118 E10 - 45km East of Melbourne, Hwy 34, or by Train to Lilydale station (zone 3) then Bus 679

Comfortable - Cottage has a bedroom with a double bed, a double sofa bed in the lounge/kitchenette, a separate shower/toilet/laundry.

Congenial – ride your bicycle on the nearby Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail, or laze by the solar heated salt-water pool.

Courtesy - transport by arrangement to local functions.

Culinary – kitchen, breakfast ingredients and complementary refreshments provided, with restaurants nearby for fine dining.

Tariffs DBL - Overnight from $135 to $165, and Weekly from $680 to $750. Maximum 4 guests.

ATTRACTIONS YARRA VALLEY & THE DANDENONG RANGES:

Scenic driving, bush walking, cycling, fishing, lawn bowls, golf, tennis and equestrian.

Flowers, fruit (apples, cherries, strawberries, U pick) orchards, and vegetable farms.

Bicycle or walk on the Rail Trail between Lilydale and Warburton, canoe or sail on the Lilydale Lake.

Experience a scenic balloon flight over the Yarra Valley, horse racing at Yarra Glen, or a Day on the Green.

Restaurants, Café and Tearooms, Food Trail and Farmers’ Market, Convention & Reception Centres.

Vineyards, Grape grazing, and Wineries – Coldstream Hills, De Bortoli, Domaine Chandon, McWilliams, Oakridge,

Rochford’s Eyton, St. Huberts, Tarrawarra, Tokar, Yarra Burn, Yarra Ridge, Yering Station.

VISIT:

Puffing Billy - railway steam train.

Healesville Sanctuary – Kangaroos, koalas, platypus, eagles, emus - Australian wildlife in their natural habitats.

TarraWarra Museum of Art – modern art in Australia from the 1950’s to the present.

Museum of Lilydale – see Dame Nellie Melba memorabilia - Coombe Cottage (on open day).

Mont De Lancey - historical home and museum at Wandin.

Gulf Station - a National Trust property – venue in January for the Pioneer and Working Horse Festival.

Bundjel – at Healesville, experience the aboriginal culture of the Wurundjeri people.

Burrinja – Aboriginal and Oceanic Art.

Dandenong Ranges National Park – wildlife, Mountain Ash trees and tall Tree Ferns.

Tesselaar’s Tulip Farm, bulbs and flowers – Tulip Festival.

Warratina lavender farm.

Kuranga Native Nursery and café – Mount Evelyn.

Fleming’s Nurseries – Monbulk.

Silvan Reservoir Park. Picnic grounds – Sherbrooke, Grants and Mount Evelyn.

Mount Dandenong Tourist Road – SkyHigh at Mt. Dandenong for views towards Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay,

William Ricketts Sanctuary.

Gardens - National Rhododendron, Cloudehill, Alfred Nicholas, George Tindale, Karwarra Australian plant garden.

Melbourne Gun Club, Lilydale – Clay target shooting venue at Lilydale, Melbourne - 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Mount Evelyn Recreation Camp.

Trout and Yabby farms.