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Discover the best top things to do in Ballarat, Australia including Ozzie Creations, The Upholstery Gallery, The Crafty Squirrel, Art House Ballarat, Raintree Art, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Alexa's Treasures, Ballarat Chocolate Shoppe, The Amazing Mill Markets Ballarat, Brown Hill Market.
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1. Ozzie Creations
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
2. The Upholstery Gallery
3. The Crafty Squirrel
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
The Crafty Squirrel is the working shop and studio of designer/maker Morgan Wills. The Crafty Squirrel specialises in stocking a wonderful mix of unique gifts, cool craft kits, homewares, vintage treasures and gorgeous haberdashery - collected from around the world.
Reviewed By kerryr891 - Greater Adelaide, Australia
If you are a crafty person, a lover of stitching, a creative type this little store will make your heart sing. Beauty, inspiration and whimsy in every corner and on every surface. I first saw it in Country Style magazine 5 years ago and finally got to visit. Worth the wait? It sure was.
4. Art House Ballarat
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Art House Ballarat exhibits original Australian paintings and Limited Edition prints, all of which are available for purchase. We also offer custom framing of art work, photography, memorabilia, textiles and prints. National and international delivery can be easily arranged using art courier specialists.
5. Raintree Art
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Raintree Art is a specialty art gallery selling Aboriginal art from Central Australia and the Top End. We also stock an extensive range of genuine souvenirs. Open by appointment.
Reviewed By ScottG801 - Ballarat, Australia
Spend some time looking at so many items and sometimes they even have the artists there working too. Items vary from small to large pieces of great Australian Indigenous artwork.
6. Art Gallery of Ballarat
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 678 reviews
An interesting and dynamic regional gallery where there is always lots to see. Upstairs, the gallery collection is definitely worth a visit, as the Gallery holds one of the best regional collections in the country and is always looking for interesting, thought-provoking ways of displaying it. Downstairs there are temporary exhibitions, with at least four open at any one time.
Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia
The Art Gallery of Ballarat is not impressive from the outside, but inside it is amazing. The first level is mainly visiting exhibitions and contemporary art, and the second level is a selection from the gallery's permanent collection. It has art by many prominent artists, dating from the 19th century and including Australian modernists. The Art Gallery of Ballarat has one of the best collections in Australia.
7. Alexa's Treasures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
8. Ballarat Chocolate Shoppe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
9. The Amazing Mill Markets Ballarat
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99 reviews
The Amazing Mill Markets is a vintage market which operates across three massive venues located in Ballarat, Daylesford and Geelong. With a total of 12,000 square metres of undercover floor space (three acres) there is invariably something for everyone who visits with vintage clothes, vintage furniture, memorabilia, art, glass, jewellery, books, antiques and collectables.
Reviewed By Aussie_Jacinta - Ballarat, Australia
I visited the Amazing Mill Market at Ballarat with a group of 12 people recently. We moved slowly along the aisles passing an amazing array of delights hidden amongst the treasure-troves of stalls. It is difficult to move quickly as there is so much to look at, to bring back memories of yesteryear and fun, quirky objects. It was a cold July day but a cosy wood-fire waited, blazing cheerily in the ample fireplace surrounded by comfy seating. We enjoyed a delicious morning tea of large scones with jam and cream and sausage rolls. These were made on-site in “Mai’s Kitchen Rules” onsite café whose specialty is Vietnamese Pork Rolls - I’ll order one of those next time. A great little lunch stop with excellent coffee and Vietnamese style coffee is also available. There are 100 interesting stalls onsite and 80 stallholders (some manage more than one site). These stallholders each work a 4-hour shift and many call in every day or several times per week to organise their stalls, swap over stock etc. ensuring that there is something new to look at every time you visit. An electric car recharge station will be installed soon, the only one on the freeway between Melbourne and Horsham and it should only take 15 minutes to recharge a vehicle. We viewed the Outback Room which included some creepy props from the Wolf Creek and Rogue movies. This created a lot of interest and is very popular with visitors taking photos in front of the F150 ute from Wolf Creek. The Outback room has a curiosity cabinet that children find very interesting and there is a fun activity to keep children interested looking for 20 animals based on what might be found along the Sturt Highway. Visiting the Amazing Mill Market is a real walk down memory lane and there were a lot of “oooohs” and “aaaahhs” as our group recognised popular items from across many eras. There was one stall dedicated to Coca Cola memorabilia – a very familiar logo and the distinctive red really popped out and caught our attention. Another stall had all sports themed items covered; many stalls were very carefully curated that you could spend many hours searching for a unique gift. Lots of stalls presented meticulously preserved vintage clothing, shoes and jewellery. We had a most enjoyable walk down memory lane… The Amazing Mill Market is open every day 10am – 6pm and Mai’s Kitchen Rules is open 10am – 5pm. So, if you are looking for that thingymebob to put on your thingamejig, I’m sure you’ll find it here.
10. Brown Hill Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Fabulous local market with around 50 stalls including fresh fruit & veggies, bakery products, many hot food stalls, coffee van, multiple plant sellers, clothing, gifts, eggs, olive oil, honey, fresh ground coffee, grains & other dry goods as well as much more! Market hamper raffles drawn at 10 & 11.30 am. Free entertainment and just off the main Melbourne Highway
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