REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS Wangaratta - venue of Australia's best Jazz Festival. City population 18000. Located at the junction of the Ovens & King Rivers. Fishing is popular, canoeing, walking & bicycle trails in riverside parkland are an attraction, plus walking trails in nearby Warby Range State Park. Magnificent new indoor sports & aquatic centre & gymnasium, excellent lawn tennis courts & other sporting facilities. Milawa Gourmet Region - 15 mins drive - the famous Brown Brothers and 10 other wineries, plus Milawa Cheese Factory, several restaurants, Milawa Mustards, olives, honey, nuts, berries & more King Valley Wine Region - 20-60 mins drive - vibrant Italian community with over 14 wineries, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, Adrenalin Whitewater Rafting in the King River Winton Motor Raceway - 15 minute drive.- V8 Supercars & several other race meetings each year Glenrowan - 10 min drive - historic Ned Kelly siege site & museums plus several wineries & orchards in the foothills of Warby Ranges Mountains to the Murray Trail (Australia's premier rail trail) - sealed bicycle path commences in Wangaratta & takes a route via picturesque Ovens Valley below Mt.Buffalo 97kms to Bright (15km side link to historic Beechworth) Great Alpine Road Scenic Route (306kms) - commences in Wangaratta, a fully-sealed all weather road travelling east crossing Victoria's highest alps, magnificent natural scenery, descending to Bairnsdale gateway to the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park. Beechworth, Yackandandah, Chiltern - 30mins drive - historic towns of the 1850's gold rush, famous Beechworth Bakery, antique shops, galleries, craft & historic relics. Rutherglen Wine Region - 30 mins drive - 20 wineries, some now 6th generation of the same family producing world renowned Muscat & Tokay, the historic castle & cellar door of All Saints Winery and venue for the famous Winery Walkabout Festival annually on Queen's Birthday W/E Ski Resorts & summer alpine activities - Mt.Buffalo (1 hour drive), Hotham, Australia's highest ski village (2 hrs drive), Falls Creek (2 hrs drive) - ski, walk, horseride, mountain bike, hanglide, paraglide, abseil & rock climb in magnificent National Park River Murray & Lake Mulwala - 45 mins drive - water sports, fishing & tourist cruise boats Want to know more about a place or event? info@hermitagemotorinn.com.au Paradise Falls in scenic King Valley Anglican Cathedral, Wangaratta Warby Range State Park

Mt.Buffalo National Park Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Lake Mulwala on the Murray River