St Arnaud

Prop a bar in one of the many historic pubs in St Arnaud and let residents chew your ear with tales tall and true about the town's history.

With a pub for every couple of hundred St Arnaud residents you'll have no trouble finding a place for refreshments as you wander along heritage streetscapes admiring the grand old buildings with their cast iron lacework verandahs.

Historic town
Take in the town's historic precinct, featuring the 1866 post office, the old court house and Victoria's oldest fire station.

Find out more about local history, from gold rush days when the town was known as 'New Bendigo' and the connections to the Commander of the French forces in the Crimean War, Jacques le Roy de Saint Arnaud, who lies buried with Napoleon in Paris.

Celebrate this history at the annual At Arnaud Festival in November.

Gardens and bushland

Survey St Arnaud's manicured gardens and surrounding bushland from the lookout atop Wilsons Hill. Get into St Arnaud Range National Park and explore Teddington Reservoir, the abundant native flora and fauna, and nearby lakes and rivers that are well stocked with fish.