HARRIETVILLE

Must Do

• Enjoy a swim after walking around Tronoh Lake 
• Tuck into a great country pub meal and enjoy the friendly hospitality
• Pick your own blueberries at the Blueberry Farm
• Visit the Harrietville Museum
• Treat the family to homemade ice cream or waffles at Morries Ice Creamery
• Mountain biking and road cycling up to Mount Hotham
• Enjoy scenic hiking and walking trails
• Try your luck fishing in the pristine Ovens River
• Enjoy a morning or afternoon tea at Lavender Hue

Why Visit?

Harrietville was properly named in 1861 after a woman called Harriet Tisdale, one of the few white women living in this area at the time. In 1879 Harrietville was proclaimed a town. Its history is captured in a riverside park that celebrates the local pioneers, and is a pleasant spot to picnic or stretch your legs. There are lots of great places for lunch or a leisurely afternoon tea. If you’re properly equipped and fit, you can take the walking tracks to Mount Hotham or Mount Feathertop, in the Alpine National Park, which are challenging but spectacular. Harrietville currently thrives on tourism and the ski industry and is definitely a beautiful township providing a relaxing and ideal holiday destination. With a diverse range of accommodation combined with a wide range of temperatures during the different seasons, Harrietville is one place you will enjoy experiencing more than once and through each of the different seasons. One of the best holiday destinations for everyone; take the time to explore Harrietville in Victoria's Great Alpine Valleys. 

Fast Facts

- Harrietville offers an ideal year round holiday destination for families, couples and groups. This picturesque mountain village is situated approximately 25 km from Bright Victoria and lays alongside the Great Alpine Road. It is the last town before Mount Hotham and is an historic goldmining town, settled in 1852.
- There is a range of Harrietville accommodation on offer to suit all budget types from hotels & motels to self contained apartments and units. Great family friendly accommodation, group catering and couples escapes.
- Harrietville is a great affordable base during the winter for family ski holidays visiting the nearby Victorian ski fields, such as Mount Hotham and with Falls Creek also within driving distance you can get the best of both ski fields!
- During the warmer months Harrietville offers family fun activities such as camping, fishing, berry picking, bushwalking, bike riding or learning the colourful history of gold mining in the valley. 
- Motor bike and push bike enthusiasts alike will love staying in Harrietville with great cafes to fuel up before they ride one a multitude of roads/tracks/tours available, before returning to relax and enjoy a hearty meal in one of the country pubs.
 

Harrietville,  the perfect family holiday destination...