Heathcote
Victoria’s most affordable two-hat restaurant is worth a holiday on its own
On a corner block in a country town, you’ll find one of Victoria’s best restaurants – a French-Basque eatery that is true destination dining.
- by Ben Groundwater
Heathcote Views B&B, Heathcote South review: Weekend away
Heathcote Views B&B is attached to a farmhouse along a winding gravel road about 10 minutes' drive from the town centre.
- by Adam Carey
The Cottage at the Redesdale, review: A welcome stranger
Mary O'Brien finds a retreat next door to dinner in a bluestone pub.
Sunday lunch: Cellar & Store, Heathcote
HEATHCOTE sheep farmers Eleanor and Adrian Dempster bought the former saddlery and saddler’s residence six years ago and converted it into a showcase for local produce, wines and stylish homewares.
Sunday lunch: Whistler Cafe, Heathcote
The Whistler Cafe at the Shelmerdine Merindoc Vineyard — one of the first vineyards in the granite boulder region of Heathcote.
Sunday lunch: The Redesdale
The menu is mostly regional with the added bonus of seasonal produce from the kitchen and local gardens.
In the land of shiraz
Susan Gough Henly discovers a region where the right conditions make for fine food and wines.
Heathcote - Places to See
<b>Heathcote</b> <br> <b>Rural service centre at the foot of Mount Ida.</b> <br> Heathcote, at the foot of Mt Ida, is situated amidst attractive bushland beside McIvor Creek, 109 km north of Melbourne via the Northern Highway, 47 km south-east of <a href= "VICBendigo.shtml">Bendigo</a> and 220 m above sea-level. Its population is about 1800. The principal products of the district are wool, timber, cattle, honey and wine.
Heathcote - Fast Facts
<b>Heathcote</b> <br> <b>Rural service centre at the foot of Mount Ida.</b> <br> Heathcote, at the foot of Mt Ida, is situated amidst attractive bushland beside McIvor Creek, 109 km north of Melbourne via the Northern Highway, 47 km south-east of <a href= "VICBendigo.shtml">Bendigo</a> and 220 m above sea-level. Its population is about 1800. The principal products of the district are wool, timber, cattle, honey and wine.
Heathcote - Eat
<b>Heathcote</b> <br> <b>Rural service centre at the foot of Mount Ida.</b> <br> Heathcote, at the foot of Mt Ida, is situated amidst attractive bushland beside McIvor Creek, 109 km north of Melbourne via the Northern Highway, 47 km south-east of <a href= "VICBendigo.shtml">Bendigo</a> and 220 m above sea-level. Its population is about 1800. The principal products of the district are wool, timber, cattle, honey and wine.