Top Things to do in Malmsbury
6 Things to do in Malmsbury That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Malmsbury, Australia including Malmsbury Viaduct, Malmsbury Botanic Gardens, Malmsbury Reservoir/ Weir, Rathdowne antiques Malmsbury, Malmsbury Railway Station, Josette's Perfumery.
1. Malmsbury Viaduct
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4.5 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By Victorianlad - Melbourne, Australia
I have been across this viaduct numerous times on a V/Line train but when we visited midweek during November 2020, my friend and I found that V/Line had shut the line for 15 days for maintenance. Going by the demeanour of 'workers' near Elphinstone sttaion, not much work was occurring, typical for an organisation that ha slost its focus with the recent sacking of its CEO for alleged corruption. The viaduct is best viewed from a minor road off the old Calder Highway that leads to a nature reserve, and then one can walk along a track adjacent to the famous aqueduct that we were pleased to see is flowing (in previous years it has often lacked any water, but rainfall in 2020 has been excellent). The resultant photos are worthwhile. Standing underneath the viaduct makes one wonder at how incredibly bright the railway engineers were in 1860, given that they lacked today's surveying and heavy earthmoving equipment. The navvies had to rely upon picks, shovels and backbreaking labour, and scaffolding compared to today's was probably dangerous and we would say substandard. But they perservered with this 'main line' being built to a wonderfully high standard although it caused a financial drain on the accounts of the post-gold rush colony of Victoria. These men who built the railway deserve our huge thanks.
2. Malmsbury Botanic Gardens
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4.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By kparsons1485
Beautiful view of the Viaduct from the park over the river, the park itself was charming and well kept, well fenced great for little kids to run around with no fear of roads or car parks. toilets were clean and modern
3. Malmsbury Reservoir/ Weir
4. Rathdowne antiques Malmsbury
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Malmsbury Railway Station
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
