WHERE TO START

WELCOME TO

SOVEREIGN HILL

Entrance Building
A warm welcome awaits you!
Visitor information, accommodation and soundand-light show bookings, souvenirs and gifts.

Sovereign Hill is a not-for-profit, community-based cultural tourism

organisation administered by The Sovereign Hill Museums Association.

Bowling
Saloon

See this guide map for details of a full day of fun-lled

activities

TRADES, CRAFTS & STORES

Chinese Camp
Goldelds life as it was for Chinese miners.

Goldelds Store
Kit out for the Diggings at the Waterloo Store.

Blacksmith
Our smithy shoes horses and forges unique ironware.

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This guide map will help you plan an enjoyable and stimulating visit
immersed in a wonderful chapter of Australias national story.

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TODAYS

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12 Photographic Rooms

HIGHLIGHTS

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Goldelds groceries, local jams, honey and cordials.

16 Post Ofce

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Gold
Mine
Tour

Mail your postcards here with a Sovereign Hill postmark.

17 Jeweller

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Specialises in Victorian-style clocks and jewellery.

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Wheel
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15 Grocer

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Sweet Shop
Famous for boiled sweets and horse-head lollipops.

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Redcoat
Soldiers

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Have your own poster printed at the Ballarat Times!

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Dress in period costume for a fun souvenir photo.

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Candle
Dipping

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Sovereign Hills Outdoor Museum tells the story of Ballarats first,

fabulous goldrush decade following the discovery of gold in 1851.
Covering 25 hectares of a former gold mining site, Sovereign Hills
exhibits and interpreters will reveal the diversity of our heritage
collections and stories of the goldrush days.

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Coach
Rides

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Pill rolling, herbal remedies and goldelds medicine.

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22 Saddlery

Live performances and fun family entertainment.

$140,000

27 Confectionery Factory

Gold Pour

See the confectioner making traditional boiled sweets.

Gold Smelting Works
Watch a $140,000 pure gold ingot being poured.

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For the nest clothing and drapery on Main Street.

Take a coach ride around the Outdoor Museum.

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Foundries
Goldpans and brassware spun on steam-powered lathes.

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Candle Works
Hey kids! Dip your own candle to take home.

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Wheelwright and Coachbuilder

Meet the craftsmen who build and maintain
Sovereign Hills horse-drawn vehicles.

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Tinsmith
Hand-made pie plates, scone cutters and lanterns.

Red Hill
Mine
Tour

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Gold
Panning

11 Hope Bakery

Hot and cold meals, baguettes, sandwiches,

drinks. Fully licensed. Dine indoors or on the deck
overlooking the lake.

MAIN STREET

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New York Bakery - Relaxed Traditional Setting

Caf-style menu blending contemporary and
traditional favourites from breakfast to afternoon tea.
Fun childrens food. Table service. Licensed.

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Chinese
Camp

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United States Hotel - Dine in Victorian Splendour

Treat the family to beautifully prepared caf-style dishes
and a great childrens menu. Daily board specials. Licensed.
United States Hotel Bar
Serving light refreshments for your convenience.
12.00 noon to 4.00 pm weekdays and 12.00 noon
to 5.00 pm weekends.

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STREET THEATRE

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SWEET MAKING

15 MINUTES DURATION

SEE VICTORIA THEATRE BOARD

FOR DETAILS

15 MINUTES DURATION

GOLD POUR

20 MINUTES DURATION
EXTRA POURS MAY BE ADDED
SEE BOARD FOR TIMES

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COACH RIDES

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REDCOAT SOLDIERS

5 MINUTES DURATION

15 MINUTES DURATION

GOLD MINE TOUR

EARLY BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL

40 MINUTES DURATION
FULLY-GUIDED

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STEAM POWERED
MACHINERY

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CANDLEMAKING

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CANDLE DIPPING

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METAL SPINNING

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BOWLING

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BACK TO SCHOOL

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WHEELWRIGHTING

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GOLDEN TREASURES

15 MINUTES DURATION

15 MINUTES DURATION
W/ENDS & HOLIDAYS ONLY

20 MINUTES DURATION

20 MINUTE GUIDED TOUR

MAIN
STREET

CAR PARK
POST OFFICE LAKE

See our wide variety of Trades, Crafts and Stores.

Pan for gold at the Diggings.

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Watch a $140,000 gold ingot poured at the Gold Smelting Works.

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Take a coach ride around the Township.

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Dont miss the Redcoat Soldiers at 1.30 pm.

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Journey deep underground on the Gold Mine Tour.

SPEEDWELL
STREET

Visit our goldelds cottages and meet the residents.

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Steinfelds Accommodation
Please enquire at the bookings desk in the Entrance Building.
Comfort Inn Sovereign Hill
Please enquire at the bookings desk in the Entrance Building.

EDUCATION

MUSKET FIRING

MUST DO activities if you have limited time.

WHERE TO STAY

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TO SPEND WITH US?

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GOLD PANNING

ONLY 2 OR 3 HOURS

Sound &
Light Show
Bookings

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12 MINUTES DURATION

Please Note: All outdoor events are subject to weather permitting.

Additional charge for Coach Rides, Gold Mine Tours and Candle Dipping.

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Universal Transit Ofce

Tea and coffee, cold drinks and ice-cream. Open
holidays and long weekends only.
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Blood on the Southern Cross evening meal.

RED HILL MINE TOUR

2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30

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Try our famous pies, pasties, cakes and other

baked delights fresh from the wood-red oven.

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WHERE TO EAT

10.30 11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30 1.00 1.30

AM AM AM PM PM PM PM

30 MINUTES DURATION

ADMINISTRATION

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Gifts, ne jewellery, souvenirs and Australiana.

DIGGINGS TOUR

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Musket
Firing

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NORMANBY STREET

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Hats, belts and traditional horse brasses.

THINGS TO SEE & DO

VISITOR

Gift
Shop

SERVICES

BRADSHAW STREET

One Eye Gully

Information

Disability Toilet

First Aid Kit

Parenting Room

10 Carver & Dalton Auction Rooms

Post Office

Stroller Hire

29 Education Centre

Food & Drink

Wheelchairs

ATM

Visitor Information Centre

Toilets

Emergency Evacuation Point

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St Alipius Diggings School

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Ragged School

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Red Hill National School

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St Peters Denominational School

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Gold
Museum