The historic township of Clunes (Victoria's first gold mining town) is only 5 minute drive from our Beckworth Retreat accommodation and it is highly recommended to spend some hours browsing through the Booktown stores or just sitting having a coffee in the historic "film set" main street.

 

Clunes is only 90 minutes from Melbourne (just 20 minutes north of Ballarat so easy access from the A8 – Adelaide to Melbourne freeway).

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Clunes is a picturesque and historic town made famous from the gold rush days and is host to the International Annual Booktown Festival in May.

 

It is a great place to explore and find little treasures.

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Beckworth Retreat is just 6km from town where there are cafes, bookshops, antiquities and the local country pub.  

Many Victorian Secrets (Pyrenees, Goldfields, Mineral Spas) are all a short drive away.​​