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The Perfect 4 Day/3 Night Break Away to Noojee – West Gippsland

Fiona & Stef recently visited Noojee & Rosemont House – following is their itinerary just to give you an idea of what you can do on a 4 Day/3 Night Breakaway to this amazing area.

Day 1 – Tuesday – Warburton (on the way to Noojee!)

  • We left home around 10am and headed towards Warburton in the Upper Yarra Valley, where we had lunch at the Riverview Cafe & Wine Bar… it was absolutely delicious while watching the river flow by! We walked around this lovely little village checking out the local retail shops. We then headed back towards Yarra Junction where we turned off towards our destination – Noojee. This is the ‘rainforest’ way to Noojee and it is an amazing feast for your senses…. visually so many trees, the smell of oxygen & lots of it, while listening to the bird song!
  • We arrived at Rosemont House Luxury B&B (our home away from home for the next 3 nights) around 4pm, where we were met on the verandah by Di, the owner. She settled us into our newly renovated room & gave us a run down of the room & the area. She popped away & came back with a freshly brewed pot of coffee & some very delicious chocolate, salted caramel biscuits which we enjoyed sitting on the verandah overlooking the Noojee bush. 
  • We headed out after coffee for a quick walk to the Noojee Trestle bridge, an easy 15min walk from the back fence of Rosemont House. This amazing structure spans 102 metres, is 21 metres high, and is supported by 19 sets of piles. It was once part of the railway that ran to Warragul for the logging industry, today it’s just for tourists to enjoy. As we are here on a Tuesday we had the bridge all to ourselves. On the way back we wandered around the Noojee township along the river and back to Rosemont House. 
  • After some much needed  downtime (and maybe a nanny nap!) we headed out for dinner to the Noojee Pub – a 5 minute walk from Rosemont House. The specials board was our go to and we enjoyed some fabulous local Noojee trout for dinner. Our food came out quickly and it was delicious. 

Day 2 – Wednesday – Noojee & Mt Baw Baw

  •  We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast – a scrumptious breakfast basket delivered to our door at the time we requested (9am!). Super spoilt especially since it was a Wednesday morning!
  • We headed out around 10.30am to do the circuit walk of the Toorongo & Amphitheatre Waterfalls Walk located a 15min drive from Rosemont House. The walk usually takes around an hour to complete but it took us longer as we stopped to take in all that nature had to offer here & to take some amazing photos! There are two waterfalls to see and the walk is a little steep in parts but it is mostly an easy graded walk. We only encountered another couple on the walk, it was so pleasant to really enjoy the sights & sounds of the bush without having to juggle the track with other tourists. 
  • From Toorongo we headed up to Mt Baw Baw. This drive took around an hour & is was very windy for the most part but it took us through some stunning bush & pretty little towns with no traffic at all. The last 15min of the drive was very steep as we made our way up to the Mt Baw Baw Village. We stopped & had coffee & cake at the restaurant (still a little full from breakfast!) feeling like we were on top of the world, the view was spectacular! 
  • We got back to Rosemont House around 4pm just in time for some more downtime – I read my book on the verandah while the other half popped on the bed & watched a Netflix movie. Something we never really get to do at home! 
  • This night we took advantage of Rosemont House’s plentiful, scrumptious, locally sourced cheese platter. It’s was nice not to have to go out after a busy day walking & exploring in the area. 

Day 3 – Thursday –  Noojee & Jindivick

  • We went to the Little Red Duck Cafe (a minute walk from Rosemont House) for breakfast. The service was quick & there were only a handful of other diners (from what we could tell mostly locals stopping in for a chat & a coffee!). 
  • We had trouble deciding what to do today. Some more walks in and around Noojee or to head out further afield? In the end we decided to head to Jindivick, a 30min drive away where we spent 4, lovely hours visiting the Red Tree Gallery & Sculpture Garden and the fabulous gardens at Broughton Hall. Broughton Hall, with the backdrop of the Tarago Reservoir, is a terraced garden of 4 acres cascading down a slope towards the water with an amazing variety of plants which fill the banks with dramatic foliage including the formal rose beds. And while you’re here don’t miss the rare plant nursery & the man cave! While at the Red Tree Gallery & Sculpture Garden we found was full of interesting art & sculptures. This home to the artist, Laurie Collins who is fabulous to have a chat with & full of knowledge about the area.
  • This night we decided to really treat ourselves & head to Hogget Kitchen Restaurant in Warragul, a 40min drive away. This is a hatted restaurant & it did not disappoint with the freshest local Gippsland produce on offer & it has a ‘top to tail’ approach to meat. We went for the ‘Trev Cooks For You’ option and the meal was absolutely exquisite with so much attention to detail it was clear to see a lot of ‘love’ goes into the food here. 

Day 4 – Friday – Loch Village (homeward bound from Noojee!)

  • Saturday morning we, once again, took advantage of Rosemont House’s fabulous breakfast basket. Before packing up & checking out at 11am. 
  • This morning we took the ‘rolling hills of England’ drive to Neerim South and then onto the village of Loch (an hour’s scenic drive through the hills from Noojee & Drouin). This village is truly a delight and we spent a few hours mooching around all the fabulous shops here.  We really loved that each business was quite different, boutique, servicing a niche market! We particularly loved the upcycled men’s shirts (into beautiful women’s fashion) at Small Forest (me!), the fabulous Loch Distillery (himself!) & the jammed packed antiques at Carrington’s of Loch (both of us!). We stopped for lunch at the Olive at Loch, which (of course) did not disappoint just before turning towards home. 
  • We pulled into the driveway at around 4pm after a fabulous 3 night midweek break away in Noojee & Gippsland feeling like we had indeed been able to escape for a few days, connect with each other, relax & discover some new destinations so close to Melbourne. It truly felt like we had been away for a week!
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