Melissa's Guidebook

Melissa
Melissa's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Lovely picnic and bbq spot. Drive further along and you’ll find awesome mountain bike and bush walking trails.
9 locals recommend
Silvan Reservoir Park
Stonyford Road
9 locals recommend
Lovely picnic and bbq spot. Drive further along and you’ll find awesome mountain bike and bush walking trails.
18 locals recommend
Burnham Beeches
1 Sherbrooke Rd
18 locals recommend
Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden
1A Sherbrooke Rd
54 locals recommend
28 locals recommend
Sherbrooke Falls
Odonohue Track
28 locals recommend
24 locals recommend
R.J. Hamer Arboretum
10 Chalet Rd
24 locals recommend
102 locals recommend
William Ricketts Sanctuary
1402 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
102 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
Olinda Falls
Doughtys Road
27 locals recommend
The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society Inc.
100 Hilton Rd
32 locals recommend
Alowyn Gardens 紫藤花
1210 Melba Hwy
32 locals recommend

Fresh produce

Here you’ll find fresh fruit and vegetables and lots of berries in berry season.
Victorian Strawberry Fields
162 Monbulk Rd
Cherry picking season is now over until November 2021. Incredibly popular attraction, take advantage of the season and pick your own cherries!
Cherry Haven
470 Queens Rd
Cherry picking season is now over until November 2021. Incredibly popular attraction, take advantage of the season and pick your own cherries!
Organic Empire
138 Monbulk Rd
Sanders Apples (U-Pick and Tours)
1020 Yarra Junction-Noojee Rd

Food scene

Fantastic wood oven pizza
La Lupa Romana
11 Leith Rd
Fantastic wood oven pizza
Mary Eats Cake Montrose
13 Leith Rd
Great high teas
The Barn Owl Cafe
1 Parker Rd
16 locals recommend
Kallista Deli Cafe
78A Monbulk Rd
16 locals recommend
Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
35 Old Healesville Rd
148 locals recommend
Bambu Bali
15 Wray Crescent
Branded Burgers & Bar
567 Warburton Highway
Brumfield Winery & SLAQ Brewery
Beenak Road

Neighbourhoods

Kallista and the surrounding area has many great picnic spots and bush walking tracks which are a must see for visitors to the area. These include: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden and Grants Picnic Ground (Grants on Sherbrooke).
10 locals recommend
Kallista
10 locals recommend
Kallista and the surrounding area has many great picnic spots and bush walking tracks which are a must see for visitors to the area. These include: Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden and Grants Picnic Ground (Grants on Sherbrooke).
25 locals recommend
Belgrave
25 locals recommend
70 locals recommend
Sassafras
70 locals recommend
Here you’ll find many wineries and fruit picking farms
Seville
Here you’ll find many wineries and fruit picking farms

Plants and nurseries

My favourite and go-to nurseries
Wishing Well Nursery
407-409 Monbulk Rd
19 locals recommend
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
357 Monbulk Rd
19 locals recommend
Little Lands
45 Main Rd
Where The Wild Things Grow
1642 Burwood Hwy
Recycled Roots and Leaves Plant Rescue
343 Monbulk Rd
51 locals recommend
Cloudehill Garden & Nursery
89 Olinda-Monbulk Rd
51 locals recommend

Markets

The Healesville Organic Farmers' Market is set in the idyllic hills of Healesville at Coronation Park. Operating each Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm Buy: - Fresh organically-grown produce from local growers at affordable prices. - Fresh locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, honey, free range eggs and plants. - Other organic produce, sourdough breads, non-hybrid seeds and jams. The market is a venture of Permaculture Yarra Valley. Support small-scale enterprises and enjoy chemical-free, nutritious produce that doesn't cost us the earth.
Healesville Organic Farmers Market
Coronation Park
The Healesville Organic Farmers' Market is set in the idyllic hills of Healesville at Coronation Park. Operating each Saturday from 8.30am to 1pm Buy: - Fresh organically-grown produce from local growers at affordable prices. - Fresh locally grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, honey, free range eggs and plants. - Other organic produce, sourdough breads, non-hybrid seeds and jams. The market is a venture of Permaculture Yarra Valley. Support small-scale enterprises and enjoy chemical-free, nutritious produce that doesn't cost us the earth.
Healesville Organic Farmers Market
Coronation Park

Delectable vegan options

Mary Eats Cake Montrose
13 Leith Rd
Round Bird Can't Fly
170 Main St
29 locals recommend
Olinda Tea House
86A Olinda-Monbulk Rd
29 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
King Henry Arts Cafe
320 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
14 locals recommend
21 locals recommend
Earthly Pleasures Cafe
1627 Burwood Hwy
21 locals recommend
43 locals recommend
Meletos
12 St Huberts Rd
43 locals recommend