Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Daylesford Accommodation

At the beginning of October, Sylvia and I spent a few nights in Daylesford, a ninety minute drive north west of Melbourne.  We arrived on a wet afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at the trees in blossom on the driveway leading to our holiday villa in Camp Street.  It was nicely situated between the main shopping strip and the Convent Gallery so we were able to walk to a lot of places.

 

Inside we were greeted by a small but pleasingly decorated open plan dining-kitchen-lounge.  It felt cosy with the gas fire warming the area and lots of light from the shuttered windows.  This is where we spent most of our evenings relaxing.

We didn't use the dining table much despite our good intentions but it was an elegant entrance space to welcome us in the front door.


Up a narrow flight of stairs were the two bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms.  Sylvia was very pleased at the fan above the bed and the tv, neither of which she has at her bedroom at home.  I loved the green theme of my bedroom and the view of Daylesford from the window.

My ensuite had a large shower but Sylvia's was fancier with a shower and a spa bath.  She had a lovely bath one night while I relaxed in the lounge.  

I managed to see a couple films in the evenings: Bridget Jones Diary - Mad about the Boy (a very undemanding rom com) and All the President's Men (a very intense political thriller based on the journalists uncovering the Watergate scandal).. 

The house had lots of large mirrors, cushions and [artificial] plants with the occasional wooden giraffe.  Sylvia bought her penguin along to sit in her bedroom.  I would have liked more pictures on the wall and some bookshelves.  Browsing other people's bookshelves has always been a joy of staying in a holiday house.

We were very pleased to be staying close to Blakes Family Grocers.  Daylesford is more hipster these days than the hippy town it was when friends moved there after we finished university.  Blakes is a "gourmet super store" that looks like a supermarket stocked by stallholders from a farmers market.

I was delighted to be able to buy Irrewarra Sourdough bread.  It is the best.  Sylvia made sandwiches with the truffle brie, pesto and tomatoes for dinner.  I bought some curried cauliflower salad to have with my sandwich.  Irrewarra also make delicious chocolate covered oat biscuits. 

Here is a sweet platter we made with the chocolate oat biscuits, mango coconut white chocolate and lemon slice that Sylvia made at home and brought along.

Another evening I had a slice of amazing vegan tofu mushroom tart which I had bought at Harvest Cafe during the day.  It was great with beetroot feta salad.  Sylvia had truffle macaroni and cheese from Blakes.

I will write more about out time in Daylesford soon.

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