Lake Sambell
Swimming Spots · Beechworth
Lake Sambell is a recreation reserve a short stroll from the centre of Beechworth, created in the 1920s out of the Rocky Mountain Mining Company's open…
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Victoria · 3747
New in Beechworth? Start here
Everything a new arrival actually asks in the first month, answered from the 24 businesses, clubs and places we list here. No sponsored entries, nothing paid for.
First, the thing people get wrong
Beechworth has the best preserved gold era granite streetscape in Victoria, centred on Ford Street and Camp Street, including the courthouse where Ned Kelly was committed for trial. Bridge Road Brewers, the Beechworth Bakery and the old asylum site at Mayday Hills draw steady visitor traffic. Heritage overlays cover most of the centre, so builders here deal with permit conditions on almost every job.
Beechworth is in Victoria, postcode 3747, and 5 of the towns people here use day to day are in New South Wales. That is why this matters more in Beechworth than it does most places: the state a job is done in decides which trade licence applies, which public holiday calendar sets the penalty rate, and which regulator hears a complaint.
If you are hiring anyone, the border check tells you which state's rules apply to an address, and the licence check opens the right register.
The shape of the place
Beechworth runs on Wodonga for anything it does not have itself, and the drive is about 32 kilometres. These are the facts that decide who you ring and where you go, rather than the ones a tourism page leads with.
| State and postcode | Victoria, 3747 |
|---|---|
| Local council | Not recorded yet |
| Population | about 3,900 |
| Businesses based here | 21 across 14 categories |
| Businesses that travel in | 3 |
| Nearest larger centre | Wodonga, about 32km |
VICstate
3747postcode
21businesses based here
3that travel in
1events coming up
What you will drive to Wodonga for
Nowhere this size has everything, and pretending otherwise wastes a trip. These are trades and services with nobody based in Beechworth, where the nearest choice is the 32km into Wodonga.
What is actually based in Beechworth
Not businesses that cover Beechworth from somewhere else — these have an address here. For a small town this is the part worth knowing, because it is the difference between a trade you can walk to and one you wait a week for.
Wineries 5 based here Cottages 3 based here Breweries 2 based here Pubs 1 based here Restaurants 1 based here Museums 1 based here Bakeries 1 based here Swimming Spots 1 based here Coffee Roasters 1 based here Bed and Breakfasts 1 based here Italian Restaurants 1 based here Walking Trails 1 based here Bottle Shops 1 based here Clothing Stores 1 based here
Where to eat and drink
Places with an address in Beechworth rather than ones that deliver to it. Work through them rather than eating at the same place for a year.
Pubs and clubs
- Pubs 1
Worked out for you
What there is to do
Including the free ones, which is what you want in the first month before you know whether you are staying.
Wineries 5 listed Breweries 2 listed Museums 1 listed Swimming Spots 1 listed Walking Trails 1 listed
Woolshed Falls
Walking Trails · Beechworth
Woolshed Falls is a ten minute drive north of Beechworth in Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park, where Reedy Creek spills across a broad sheet of granite.
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Where locals actually post what is on
Half of what happens in Beechworth never reaches a website. It goes on a council page or a community group and nowhere else. These 2 cover Beechworth , and every URL was read off the organisation's own site rather than guessed from its name.
Local news
The Border Mail
The daily paper for Albury Wodonga and the border. Council decisions, court, sport and the closures nobody else reports.
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Tourism
Visit Albury Wodonga
The regional tourism page for both sides of the border. Events, markets, festivals and seasonal things to do across the corridor.
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Know a community group for Beechworth that belongs here? Tell us and we will check it and add it. We do not add a page without opening it first.
What is on
Markets, open days and come and try nights. Free to submit if you run one.
13 Sept
Beechworth Seed Swap
Bring saved seed or seedlings and trade for something new. Advice on what grows at altitude. Free. Spare jars and envelopes on the table.
Beechworth Memorial HallWhen something breaks
Trades with a yard or an office in Beechworth. Every listing shows where its details came from and when they were last read.
Before you pay a deposit. Ask which licence they are working under
for your job and check it. It takes a minute on the
licence check, and on this border the
licence that counts is the one for the state the work is in, not the state the
business is registered in.
Moving to Beechworth
What state is Beechworth in?
Beechworth is in Victoria, postcode 3747. That decides which trade licences apply to work done here, which public holiday calendar sets penalty rates, and which regulator handles a complaint. On this border those are three separate things worth knowing.
How do I meet people in Beechworth?
Clubs are the fastest way into a regional town. We do not have the Beechworth club listings up yet, so the local council and the neighbourhood centre are the places to ask.
What is there to do in Beechworth?
We list 10 things to do in and around Beechworth, across wineries, breweries, museums, swimming spots and more. 2 of them are free.
Who do I call when something breaks?
We list 2 trades and services covering Beechworth. Every listing shows where its details came from and when they were last read, and the licence check tool opens the right state register so you can check a number before you pay a deposit.
Is this page a paid guide?
No. Nothing on it is sponsored, nobody paid to appear, and ordering comes from how complete a listing is rather than from money. It is assembled from the same data as the rest of the site.
Somewhere to stay while you look
Worth the drive, across the border
- South Albury36km
- West Albury37km
- Albury38km
- East Albury38km