Cavendish (Victoria)

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

For the Anne of Green Gables village in Prince Edward Island, Canada see Cavendish and Rustico Harbour.

Understand

Wannon River

Cavendish is a tiny agricultural settlement surrounded by sheep farms. The village has four churches, a memorial hall, a brew pub, a general store, a recreation park and a school (with 32 pupils in 2014).

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.

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 General Store, Scott St, ☎ [phone]. 

Eat

• Bridge Café, 7 Scott St, ☎ [phone]. Food, drinks, bait, ice. 
• Cavendish Café, at general store. Claims to make the biggest hamburger in Australia, at 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) and $39 (refundable if anyone can finish the meal in an hour). 

Drink

• Bunyip Brewery, 25 Scott St, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 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, ☎ [phone]. 
• South Mokanger Farm Cottages, 728 Mokanger Rd, ☎ [phone]. 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.

Go next

• Grampians National Park
• Hamilton