Chewton

#3386 among destinations in Australia

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Chewton is a town in central Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area, 116 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Chewton had a population of 1313. ()

Population: 1.3 thous.Coordinates: 37°4'52"S, 144°15'24"E

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Chewton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buda Historic Home and Garden, Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve, Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine Cemetery.

2.4 miNW
Garden, Art museum, Historical place
Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine
61 min walk • Buda is a heritage-listed historic house and garden located in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Victorian Heritage Database on 15 October 1970, when it was purchased by the Castlemaine Art Museum which oversees its management.
3.1 miSW
Park
Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve, Castlemaine
79 min walk • Set at the back of Campbells Creek, the trees here were originally selected by Baron Von Mueller, the famed botanist who designed the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens.
2.8 miNW
Historical place, View point, Prison
Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine
73 min walk • The Old Castlemaine Gaol is a prison located in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The prison was modelled on Pentonville; the present building replaced the original, designed by Inspector General John Price which was never occupied.
3.2 miW
Historic walking areas, Cemetery
Castlemaine Cemetery
83 min walk • Campbells Creek is home to the historical Castlemaine Cemetery, which was moved from Templeton Street, Castlemaine, to Cemetery Road, Campbells Creek, in 1853. Most of the burials in the original cemetery were re-interred and the new cemetery was still called Castlemaine Cemetery.
6.9 miSE
Bridge
Taradale Viaduct
177 min walk • The Taradale Viaduct is a large wrought iron box girder bridge over Back Creek at Taradale, Victoria on the Bendigo Railway in Victoria Australia.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Central Highlands
63 min walk • The Central Highlands is a large region in central Victoria, Australia. The term is mainly used in a geological context to describe that part of the Great Dividing Range that is west of the range's alpine areas but does not extend to the western end of the range in the state's west.
3 miNW
37°3'41"S • 144°12'25"E
Castlemaine's West End Hall, Castlemaine
78 min walk • Park
2.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Castlemaine Post Office, Castlemaine
62 min walk • Castlemaine Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 202 Barker Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.