Trade Manual 2021

V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Attraction Capacity Excursion Train: 150. Max of 15 people per carriage Group facilities Bookings required for over 20 people Opening hours 7 days: 9am to 5pm Closed Christmas Day F E A T U R E S • 100-year old preserved steam railway • Ride through lush fern gullies and eucalyptus forests • Pre-purchase a picnic or lunch pack to enjoy on the day Step into a timeless world of wonder with Australia’s favourite steam train, Puffing Billy, located in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges and only one-hour east of Melbourne. Ride in open-side carriages over the rolling hills, down the valley and into the forest on the original mountain track between Belgrave and Gembrook, while taking in the magic of steam train travel and the beauty of the region. Puffing Billy excursion trains depart a minimum of two times a day throughout the week, with a variety of journey options available. Visit our website for timetables and journey options. PUFF I NG B I LLY RA I LWAY 1 Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave VIC 3160 T: +61 3 9757 0700 E: info@pbr.org.au W: puffingbilly.com.au V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Attraction / U-Pick Fruit Capacity Tours: 150 guests per hour Café: 250 guests Group facilities Bookings essential for group Fruit Adventure Tours Opening hours 7 days: 9am-4pm F E A T U R E S • 450 varieties of fruit grown • Tractor fruit tasting adventure tours • Picnic shelter free to use, seats 40 • Fruit bottling workshops • U-pick fruit every day of the year Rayner’s Orchard is a family run, boutique orchard in the Yarra Valley that grows over 450 varieties of fruit including peach, nectarine, plum, apricot, tamarillo, pomegranate, persimmon, pepino, feijoa and guava, kiwi and various citrus in winter. Enjoy the best tree-ripened fruit varieties depending on the season. This orchard is unique in that it is the only farm in the Yarra Valley to have fruit all year. Tractor fruit tasting adventure tours run everyday. U-pick is available on fruit tasting tours. Fruit bottling workshops – morning and afternoon sessions – are available daily, (bookings essential). Visit the Peach Café, retail shop and Fruiting Plant Nursery. New function room perfect for weddings / parties. RAYNER ’ S ORCHARD 60 Schoolhouse Road, Woori Yallock VIC 3139 T: +61 3 5964 7654 E: len@raynersorchard.com.au W: raynersorchard.com.au V E N U E D E TA I L S Type Pub/ Bistro/ Entertainment Capacity 400 inside; 400 outside Group facilities Groups welcome, bookings essential Opening hours Daily. Bistro: 12pm-9pm Public bar: 11am until late Closed Christmas Day F E A T U R E S • Leafy beer garden; Live music • Local craft and large breweries on tap • Views of Puffing Billy as it passes • Functions of all sizes welcome People flock to Clematis for a taste of authentic local hospitality. Some don’t get past the well stocked public bar with a range of the best beers available on tap in the region. Others nestle into the award winning, contemporary bistro, whilst the sunseekers grab a drink and a menu before locating a picnic table in the expansive, leafy beer garden that abuts Puffing Billy’s meandering track. Located a short drive from Melbourne, the venue is owner operated with the community, sustainability, and local produce at its core. These values flow onto the warm and attentive staff ensuring a visit here will make you wish ‘The Clemo’ was your local too. PARAD I SE VALLEY HOTEL 249 Belgrave-Gembrook road, Clematis, Victoria 3782 T: +61 3 5968 4037 E: hello@paradisevalleyhotel.com W: www.paradisevalleyhotel.com ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & TOURS ATTRACTIONS, ACTIVITIES & TOURS 49