Cavendish

Cavendish is a tiny town (population 454) near Grampians National Park in Wimmera, Victoria, Australia.

Understand

Cavendish is a small agricultural settlement surrounded by sheep farms. The village has four churches, a memorial hall, a brew pub, a cafe-general store, a recreation park, a primary school and kindergarten (2022).

Get in

Cavendish is 26 km (16 mi) N of Hamilton in the Shire of Southern Grampians by motorcar.

There is no train; a line from Hamilton to Horsham (which reached Cavendish in 1915) was removed in 1975.

Get around

See

Watch the sheep grazing. There's lots of sheep in Cavendish.

Do

Settlers Walk. Riverside trail with 8 picnic table areas, several board walks, 2 footbridges and brief local history stories on plaques affixed to volcanic rocks situated along the river.

Buy

Cavendish Cafe- General Store, 7 Scott St, ☏ +61 3 5574 2395.

Eat

Bridge Café, 7 Scott St, ☏ +61 3 5574 2154. Food, drinks, bait, ice.

Drink

Bunyip Brewery, 25 Scott St, ☏ +61 3 5574 2205, info@bunyiphotelcavendish.com. Th–Sa 5:30-9PM, restaurant Sa–Su noon-2PM. Brew pub and restaurant. (Closed Tu-W)

Sleep

Cavendish Recreation Reserve Campground & Caravan Park, Cadden Street, ☏ +61 4 9904 8184.
South Mokanger Farm Cottages, 728 Mokanger Rd, ☏ +61 3 5574 2398. Two pet-friendly cottages on a historic farm at the southern edge of Grampians National Park.

Connect

There is a post office in the village.

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