Local Tourist Attractions

Smeaton Flour Mill

A must to visit, while staying at Deep Spring Estate Daylesford is the Smeaton Flour Mill, build in () by the Anderson brother’s, while taking a short 15 min drive through wide open farm surrounds you will notice remnants of the gold prospecting era, mullock heaps, remnants of battery ramps. From Deep Spring Estate Daylesford take a left towards Blampied – Ballarat. (or a 20 min drive from Daylesford on the Midland Highway towards Ballarat) Turning right at the Swiss Mountain Pub (great country meals to be had there), making sure to take the left handed rd towards Smeaton (Daylesford-Clunes Rd). Passing Hepburn Lagoon on your left (great fishing there). At the t-section turn right onto the Weronia-Kingston Rd, taking the first turn off to the left again along Green Hill.

At Smeaton township’s main crossing, (lovely Country pub there) turn left onto the Creswick-Smeaton Rd. You will cross over the beautiful Birch Creek blue stone bridge. At which point you turn left along the creek towards the Flourmill. Its huge blue stone 5 storey high mill and red brick chimney standing out in its lush surrounds. The mill and its grounds have been purchased by the Government in (), making the grounds accessible to the public. Enjoy a bit of flour producing history, Check out especially the creek frontage. The restored water race, waterwheel and the seperate blue stone office building. Wander along the creek towards the Birch Creek blue stone bridge. Hope you didn’t forget to bring you’re picnic basket !

Deep Creek Spring & Pump house.

Having escaped the fast pace of city life, take a stroll down to Deep Creek mineral spring. Experience the beauty of local flora and fauna as you meander the walking track through picturesque bush land. It's yet another great spot for a picnic for 2. Simply enjoy the peace and tranquility for a moment or two, then head back to our centre at Deep Spring Estate Daylesford for even more sensual indulgence.

Eganstown Cemetery

For a bit of historic research, take a right from Deep Spring Estate Daylesford , onto the Midland Hwy. After about 2 min drive (it’s about 5 min drive from Daylesford towards Ballarat on the Midland Highway on your right), you will see Eganstown Cemetery on the left just above Deep Creek mineral spring. Local r(h)umour say’s it gives “body” to the bottled mineral water. Great little place to do some soul searching. If you’re up for more, a bit further from Deep Spring Estate Daylesford on the Midland Highway turn right into Cemetery Rd (turn left if coming from Daylesford towards Ballarat). You will find Blanket flat Cemetery on your right, it’s the older of the 2 local cemeteries, which shows by the age of the headstones. You might check out and wonder about the high proportion of children graves from the 19th Century. Also discover graves from the pioneers of Irish & Swiss-Italian background.

Corinella Spring & waterfall in Eganstown

Corinella spring & waterfall in Eganstown.
Just down the road from Deep Spring Estate Daylesford, just past our main Cemetery is Corinella Spring (about 5 min drive from Daylesford on your right towards Ballarat on the Midland Highway), its name we proudly use for one of our Day spa packages. And then there's beautiful secluded Corinella waterfall, you can hear it while walking along Deep spring road to get to Deep creek spring. Pity its on private property.

Bushwalks around Eganstown State forest

Just in the back of Deep spring Estate Daylesford (about 7 min drive from Daylesford towards Ballarat on the Midland Highway) there are beautiful walking tracks meandering through the forest, check out wonderful names like "Linger and die gully", "Tin pot gully", "Drummers gully" or "Don't wake em gully". Don't forget to bring your metal detector.

Fishing at Hepburn lagoon near Eganstown

Just past Deep Spring Estate Daylesford , about 8 min drive from Daylesford towards Ballarat on the Midland Highway, turn right at the Blampied pub, taking the left hand road towards Smeaton. You will find Hepburn lagoon down the sloops of Kangaroo hill, named after Captain Hepburn, great for fishing.

Deep Creek mineral spring

Just down the road from Deep Spring Estate Daylesford (or about 6 min drive from Daylesford towards Ballarat on the Midland Highway) is Deep creek mineral spring with its Victoria pump house still in use supplying the world with "Deep spring mineral water". Its name we use at Deep Spring Estate Daylesford for our most favoured Day spa package.

Tunneling for gold

Gold prospecting in Eganstown.
Deep Spring Estate Daylesford is right in the middle of 19th Century goldfields, (about 6 min drive from Daylesford on the Midland Highway towards Ballarat) meander our bush tracks and check out the differences between mineshafts build by gold prospectors with Chinese background and those with European background. There is also widespread evidence of eluvial (surface, usually following creek beds) gold prospecting. Just don't ask Peter where he found his. Who says there's no gold in them thar hills?

Local Crafts & Arts in Eganstown

Local craftsman Peter is passionate about his woodwork, currently in the form of driftwood in all its shapes and colours, beautiful lights, quirky spoons, crafty combinations with Charlotte's flower arrangements & clay wares and just never plain odd objects, visit his display at Deep spring Estate Daylesford.