Yackandandah

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Quick facts

Population approximately 1000
295 kilometres north-east of Melbourne
National Trust classified historic town.

Hume and Hovell passed through the Yackandandah valleys in 1824, not long before the area was first settled in about 1837. Today, the town retains a wealth of its Victorian architecture, and picturesque tree-lined streets. Visit Yackandandah and you will find a treasure trove of antiques shops and bric-a-brac. There are teahouses and specialty stores which offer country collectables, old wares, local pottery and high quality hand made timber items. Yackandandah; a quaint, historic village where gold was discovered in the late 1850s.

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Activities and attractions

Follow the Historic Buildings Street Walk through town
Visit the picturesque and historic local cemetery
Enjoy three days of bush music at the Yackandandah Folk Festival
Browse the antique stores such as All Things Old and Interesting or the craft galleries such as Kirby's Flat Pottery

• Take a guided underground tour of the Karrs Reef Gold Mine in Kars Street.

Events/span>• Yackandandah Folk Festival - March

How to get there

Yackandandah is 295 kilometres or approximately 3 hours from Melbourne via the Hume Freeway, then the Great Alpine Road or Kiewa Valley Highway