Castlemaine and Daylesford

Monday 29^th March 2021

Tonight we sleep in Daylesford, but first we have to get there! Castlemaine is another small town full of heritage buildings, just half an hour or so south of Bendigo. 

Anticline at Castlemaine

 

We have a quick look around and hit a couple of op shops, finding a couple of Fowlers jars. Lunch was a kebab, or souvlaki as they’re called down here. Not bad. We bought it from Blue Sea Fish Shop on Mostyn Street, the first place we’ve noticed butter fish on the menu.

On the edge of town is another op shop, Vinnies, and here I score a lovely red coat for $6. There’s also a second hand shop around the corner which is a real treasure trove.

Check in time at the Airbnb at Daylesford is 2pm, so we plan to be there about then, only another half an hour south of Castlemaine. Road work and dodgy navigation slows our trip but we still only arrive a few minutes late. Jamison Cottage is lovely and we are met by our host Robert. It’s a bit cool, so first chance we get, we switch on the central heating. 

Every Victorian country town worth it's salt has a big fountain! Usually dedicated to Royalty.
 

There’s another treasure trove around the corner, the ‘Daylesford Bazaar’, so we walk around for a look once we’ve unpacked our bags. Find a few more jars.

 

Didn’t do much else as we were booked for a 7 course Japanese degustation dinner at Kadota and wanted a bit of down time. Dinner was amazing, again, just around the corner.