National Trust Western District Landscape Tour

Published on May 8, 2014.

Top of Mt Leura, Camperdown

Descending Mt Leura, towards Mt Sugarloaf

Lakes Bullen Merri and Gnotuk

Camperdown Botanic Gardens

Glenormiston Homestead

Robert Prenzel carvings

Glenormiston garden tour lead by Janet O'Hehir

Glenormiston garden

Gingko biloba at Glenormiston

Dinner at Hampden Hotel

Alvie

Stony rises

Mt Widderin cave entrance - steep and slippery!

Mt Widderin cave - the largest volcanic chamber cave in Australia

Mt Widdern cave exit (duck!)

Mooramong - a slice of Hollywood

Mooramong walled garden - the largest private pool in Victoria when it was hand-dug!

As part of the 2014 Heritage Festival, the National Trust Landscape Advisory Committee lead 47 Trust members and friends on the Western District Landscape Tour. We visited many fantastic sites over two days, lead by Landscape Committee experts Dr. Juliet Bird, Dr. Bernie Joyce and Rob Youl OAM, as well as local experts Graham Arkinstall, Dr Tim Hubbard, Janet O’Hehir, Stuart McCallum, Ed & Marion Manifold, Geoff Nottman and Ian & Ginny Waller.

Click below to take a peek at our full gallery of some of the Western District’s hidden treasures.