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Western Self-drive tour from Camperdown
 
Camperdown to Yambuk via Warrnambool and Port Fairy


Model Barn

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Travelling west, just after the Noorat turn-off you will see Model Barn on the left..   This Mecca for model enthusiasts is open every weekday from 11 am and on weekends by phoning 55921592 or 0407052227.

Terang Sand & Fire Glass studio

After leaving Terang this stunning glass gallery is on your right.   Its a great place for wonderfully unique gifts.
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Glass plate by Michelle Shearer

 Panmure Pottery

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As you drive west through Panmure you will see Panmure Pottery on a  left-hand corner.    Its unique Australia Possum, Frog and other Bird feeders, Garden lights and other goods are a real treat  and make wonderful gifts and momentos.

Hopkins Falls

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Watch for the sign to Hopkins Falls on your right. The car park is on the left after the bridge over the river.     From there it is a short walk to the viewing areas.    It's also worth looking down over the river from the Eastern side of the bridge.

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Antiques & Collectables

As you drive into Warrnambool look for the Mill Markets which is set in extensive gardens of the defunct Fletcher Jones clothing factory.   The factory now houses multiple antiques and collectables dealers and a car museum is about  to open.

Warrnambool Wales

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In winter southern Right Whales take refuge at Warrnambool's Lady Bay Beach while they give birth  and care for their young.    Follow the signs from Flecher Jones Gardens to  watch the whales from extensive observational boardwalks.

 Edwardian Boatshed

Depending on the time you could have a snack or lunch at the boatshed on Hopkins river as you return from the whales.

 Flagstaff Hill Maritime village & Light-show

You could easily spend. a full day here.   The maritime village recreates an early whaling settlement and  shipwreck is a laser show that lets you experience the story of the Lahard shipwreck.

Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve

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Map of Tower Hill wildlife Reserve
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About 10 minutes west of  Warrnambool you will see  a sign on the right  for Tower Hill.   It is easy to miss and is a  one-way gravel road that leads straight down into  the volcanic crater.  If you have time, take one or more of the five walks.   Depending an the time of day you will see koalas, Eastern Greg kangaroos and Emus.   En route to the picnic area there are other walks.  

If you eat at the picnic area around lunch-time the emus will want some too. If they become troublesome you need to stand tall, raise your arms right up and make a beak with your hands.  Jutting your arms and beak towards the birds will keep them at bay.

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 Port Fairy

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Port Fairy  has a variety of gourmet restaurants or you can get excellent take-away  fish and chips  riverside.

 TimeandTide Gallery Cafe  offers spectacular southern ocean beach vews and Edwardian High Teas but you need to book. It is  is located at 21 Thistle Place, Part Fairy..

Port Fairy is a historic whaling town, originally called Belfast. It has links with the Cooks, Brown's and Baulches, who you will have come across through Edwardia's House Tour.

 Sheerwater colony

Between late September and mid-April early morning and evening sees the arrival and departure of the Sheerwater  bird colony to burrows on the southern side of  Port Fairy's Griffiths Island  and Pea Soup on  the town's South Beach..  
  On April  16 the parent birds migrate almost to the Aleutian Islands near Alaska and chicks born in January follow several months later..

 Deen Maar

About 18 kilometres west of Port Fairy you will find a turn to the left down a gravel road to Deen Maar sacred site.  The flat topped Island known as Lady Julia Percy Island  is where  Iocal aboriginals believe the Creator, Bunjil,  rests   The island is actually the remnant of an offshore volcano.


 If you are at Port Fairy on a very calm day there is a fantastic boat tour to Dean Maar, which has extensive seal, sea elephant  and gannet colonies.  Its a four hour tour so is best done on a separate trip and you need to pre-book before leaving  Edwardia.

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Koroit & Micky
Bourke's  Art Nouveau Hotel

  On your return journey it is well worth driving through Tower Hill  again  towards evening as the roos will be out feeding on the flats. 

When your leave Tower-Hill a turn to the left will bring you to the Koroit township turn-off, at the top of the hill.   This will take you to the Irish township of Koroit where there are a number of antique shops, and Micky Bourke's Hotel is one of the best preserved Art Nouvea hotels in Australia.   You can get a good  budget meal here if you are visiting on your way back  to Edwardiia..
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