Ballarat Heritage Homestay
Ballarat and Creswick
PO Box 1360,
Ballarat Mail Centre Vic. 3354
Ph: 03 5332 8296
Freecall: 1800 813 369
Fax: 03 5331 3358
Hosts: Eleanor and Peter Veal
Style: Self-contained heritage homes
Room rates per couple:
from $180 to $250
Bed & breakfast provisions
Weekly and long-stay rates available
Suitable for children
AE • CHQ • DC • MC • VI
Member: HMAA
The common denominator of this varied collection of comely Ballarat houses and a cosy 1860s cottage in Creswick is their colonial heritage preserved by present-day owners with a respect for an illustrious past founded on gold.
Take your pick from the differing sites and styles while being assured of finding a perfect blend of old-world charm, period furniture and modern comforts. To ensure privacy, the owners only let the houses to one couple, family or group at a time.
Whichever you choose, you'll be greeted by fresh flowers in the rooms, log fires for cold nights and breakfast makings for the first morning. Ravenswood sits in a huge, long established garden just around the corner from historic Lydiard Street. Wilton House is a
solid brick survivor of the gold-rush era with lead-light windows, pressed-metal ceilings and a large bathroom with a claw-foot iron tub. Then there's the elegant gentleman's residence of Kingsley Place on a heritage-classified streetscape. Location: Four houses in Ballarat: 110km or 70 minutes west of Melbourne. One cottage in Creswick (18km north of Ballarat). Melway 909 A10, A12. HEMA RA 45 D10, E10.
Facilities: Four three-bedroom houses, one two-bedroom cottage each with log fire, full kitchen, lounge (log fire, TV, DVD, CD), bathroom (claw-foot bath), laundry facilities, private garden, heating. Continental breakfast provisions (first morning).
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