Discover Lancefield

Lancefield combines a streetscape shaped by history with a megafauna fossil site, regional produce, wine and cycling.

Townscape and megafauna

Intact 19th-century buildings create an attractive streetscape in Lancefield—a visible point of interest for travellers interested in architectural history. Lancefield Swamp megafauna fossil site offers a different perspective on the past: remains of Australian megafauna have been preserved underground there. The site is considered the best megafauna fossil site in Victoria and one of the five most significant in Australia. While the buildings shape the streetscape, Lancefield Swamp points to Australia’s natural history and fossils.

Market and regional produce

The Lancefield & District Farmers’ Market provides a sales platform for producers. Its range extends from vegetables, fruit, honey and eggs to wines, cakes, bread, preserves, herbs, poultry and meat, as well as other non-agricultural products. This means that, alongside farm products, the product list also includes baked goods and preserved foods—offering a broader look at what’s available than a fruit-and-vegetable-only market.

The market is held on the fourth Saturday of each month, and on the third Saturday in December. If you’re planning a visit, check the date before you travel.

Brewery and wine

Lost Watering Hole is a brewery and restaurant in Lancefield. Its craft beers are made using the German brewing method. The four core beers include Big Roo, a Pale Ale; Flightless, a Draught; Wide Wombi, an India Pale Ale; and Swamp Rat, a Dark Lager. The style names make the differences between the four named beers clear: from Pale Ale and Draught to India Pale Ale and Dark Lager.

The Laneways of Lancefield Wine Adventure covers four wineries in the Lancefield wine region. Its first day’s itinerary can be completed by bicycle. Individual businesses also offer their own wine experiences: Parkside Winery and Farm offers a wine and country experience at its cellar door and is located in Lancefield. Curly Flat is a small, privately run winery with its own vineyard and wine production in Lancefield. These details offer wine enthusiasts different points of interest—a tour covering four wineries, a cellar-door experience, and a winery with its own production.

Cycling and getting there

The Federation Trail is a 16-kilometre gravel cycling route that forms a loop between Romsey and Lancefield. Its length, surface and route are all specified. This is distinct from the cycling option on the Laneways of Lancefield Wine Adventure, which applies to its first day’s itinerary. Both details help put the cycling options into perspective without suggesting they are the same route.

The location also makes getting there easy to understand geographically: Lancefield is only a short drive from the Calder or Hume Freeways. Together with the different wine and cycling options, this makes Lancefield a destination for travel interests ranging from a multi-stop wine outing to a standalone gravel cycling route.

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