Rutherglen Victoria - Victorias Premier Wine Region
Rutherglen Victoria - Victorias Premier Wine Region


Things to see and do in rutherglen

Our region is not just about food and wine. It is steeped in history, its fabric shaped by gold miners, boom, bust, generations of farmers, shopkeepers, sportsmen, churchmen and the mighty Murray. There are old mine sites, grand old homesteads, idyllic farmscapes, classic shopfronts, footy grounds, some of Australia’s best golf courses and lawn tennis courts, grand old churches and convents, sandy beaches and shady billabongs.Some of these attractions are listed below.

If you would like more information then please call us on 1800 622 871 or drop into the Rutherglen Wine Experience Centre.

  • Granthams Bend – Murray River Walk.   Black dot #1 Map A/G3
  • St Leonards – Murray River Walk.   Black dot #2 Map A/G2
  • Carlyle Community Hall – Once Carlyle School No. 4256, now a local hall.   Black dot #3 Map A/H4 
  • Shaws Flats – Murray River Walk.   Black dot #4 Map A/J3
  • Police Paddocks – Murray River Walk. Gooramadda State Forest.   Black dot #5 Map A/L2
  • Mt Ochtertyre – Named in 1836 by Major Mitchell on his return to Sydney (225m).   Black dot #6 Map A/Q5
  • Major Mitchell Memorial – Part of the official trail.   Black dot #7 Map A/R4
  • Browns Plains Chapel – Once a common school and now a chapel for the local rural community.    Black dot #8 Map A/Q7 
  • Fairfield House – Victorian mansion built in 1889, restored in 1975.    Black dot #9 Map A/P6 
  • Olive Hills – Built 1886. Historic building (private property).    Black dot #10 Map A/P7
  • Mt Ophir – Cellars built in 1891.    Black dot #11  Map A/M9 
  • Great Northern Mine (historical site) – The first deep alluvial mine in the district (mine remnants).    Black dot #12  Map A/N8
  • Great Southern Mine (historical site) – Commenced in 1889, closed in 1914.   Black dot #13  MAp A/K8
  • Cornishtown Hall – Once Cornishtown school and now a hall for the local rural community.    Black dot #14 Map A/O10 
  • Gold Battery – Erected in 1903, used to crush quartz to claim the gold.    Black dot #15 Map A/I7 
  • Mt Carmel Convent – (1927 – 1989) No public access.    Black dot #16 Map A/J7 
  • Vidal Cellars – Used as a distillery 1819 – 1925 (Ruin). No public access.    Black dot #17 Map A/I7 
  • Bullers Bird Park – Over 100 different bird varieties.    Black dot #18 Map A/G9 
  • Lake Moodemere – Canoe trees, rowing, bush walking, bird refuge.    Black dot #19 Map A/D8 
  • Carlyle Cemetery – Commenced 1865. Chinese burning towers from the gold rush era.    Black dot #20 Map A/F7
  • Pfeiffers Bridge – Historic bridge across Sunday Creek to vineyards.   Black dot #21 Map A/E7
  • John Foord Cemetery – National Trust, private cemetary, 1859 – 1886.   Black dot #22 Map A/E6
  • Mass Tree – Where the first mass was celebrated in Wahgunyah in 1869.   Black dot #23 Map A/E5
  • Uncle Tobys – Major district emplyer producing many famous brands. No public access.   Black dot #24 Map A/F5
  • Chinese Dormitory – Was built at All Saints Estate in 1869 and was used as living and eating quarters for the Chinese vineyard workers.  Black dot #25 Map A/F4
  • Stantons Bend – Murray River Walk.  Black dot #26 Map A/C7 
  • Red Hills Homestead - Century old homestead and gold rush ruins including poppet head (private property).    Black dot #27 Map B/J1
  • Lake King - Arthur Mann Scenic Walk, 1.5km.    Black dot #28 Map B/H9
  • Lake Moodemere - All weather interpretive walking trail, 4km.    Black dot #29 Map A/E7

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