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12 APOSTLES GOURMET TRAIL
Head inland to the Corangamite hinterland on the
12 Apostles Gourmet Trail
(
www.visit12apostles.com.au
) to
taste cheeses, chocolate, wine, whiskeys and ice cream among other gourmet regional produce.
Start at Timboon, an ex-logging town 15km from Point Campbell, home to
Timboon Railway Shed Distillery
( 03-5598 3555;
www.timboondistillery.com
; Bailey St; meals $13-20; 10am-5pm, from 6pm Fri), an his-
toric railway shed converted into a vibrant cafe. Inspired by Timboon's illegal 19th-century whiskey trade, it pro-
duces single-malts and spirits on-site. Watch the distillery process, sample a few whiskeys and vodkas, and nab
some keepsakes. The restaurant is big on local produce, and it makes its own ice cream and pizzas.
Still in Timboon,
Whiskey Creek Tours
( 0434 509 693;
www.newflutes.com/whiskeytales/tours/
tours.html
)
, run by the granddaughter of a notorious moonshiner, offers a fascinating backstory to Timboon's il-
legal whiskey industry.
Up the road you can pick your own strawberries and blackberries at
Berry World
(
03-5598 3240;
www.berryworld.com.au
;
Egan St, Timboon; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun Nov-Apr) .
Further along, French cheesemakers
L'Artisan Cheese
( 03-5598 3244;
www.lartisancheese.com.au
;
23
Ford & Fells Rd, Timboon; 11am-5pm daily Oct-Apr, 11am-4pm Thu-Sun May-Jul) does free tastings or
platters of wonderful, pungent rind cheeses.
Apostle Whey Cheese
( 03-5598 7367;
www.apostlewheycheese.com.au
;
9 Gallum Rd, Cooriemungle; 10am-5pm) offers tastings of delicious
award-winning blue cheeses, bries and gumtree-smoked cheddar on its dairy farm. Midweek you can watch
cheesemaking in action.
The day wouldn't be complete without wine and chocolate.
Newtons Ridge Estate
( 0407 878 213,
03-5598 7394;
www.newtonsridgeestate.com.au
;
1170 Cooriemungle Rd, Timboon; 11am-4pm Thu-Mon
Oct-May, daily Jan) offers tastings of its reds and chardonnays at its cellar door, while
GORGE Chocolates
(
www.gorgechocolates.com.au
;
1432 Princetown Rd, Cooriemungle;
10am-5pm) is an essential stop for its
handmade Belgian chocolates, with plenty of goodies and samples.
No doubt after this you'll feel a little bloated, so luckily the
Camperdown-
Timboon Rail Trail offers a 34km track for cyclists and walkers, following the historic railway line. You can hire
mountain bikes from
Crater to Coast
( 0438 407 777;
www.timboonbikehireandtaxis.com
; bike hire half-/
full day $25/40, car tour per hour $50), which also offers gourmet-trail tours in the owner's '80s Jaguar.
Sleeping
Port Campbell Guesthouse
( 0407 696 559;
www.portcampbellguesthouse.com
; 54 Lord St; s/d incl breakfast from $40/70; )
It's
great to find a home away from home, and this historic cottage close to town has four
cosy rooms and relaxed lounge and country kitchen. For added privacy there's a separate
motel-style section up front with en suite rooms. Its ultra-relaxed owner, Mark, is know-
ledgeable on the area.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Port Campbell Hostel
HOSTEL
$
