Pomonal: Markets, Wine and the Tunnel Track

Pomonal offers several distinct reasons to visit: a monthly market featuring food and handicrafts, wine tastings, an annual flower show and the Pomonal Tunnel Walking Track nearby. You can choose what to focus on when planning your trip. If you want to visit on a particular market day or attend the Native Flower Show, check the relevant date; if you’re interested in the landscape and historic tunnel, you can make the walking track the focus of your visit. Search for hotels in Pomonal once you’ve settled on your travel dates and interests.

Pomonal Village Market: Goods and Community

The Pomonal Village Market takes place on the last Sunday of every month. Check the specific date before you travel. Stalls offer handmade crafts, fresh produce, jams and preserves, baked goods and lunch. The selection also includes plants, biscuits and cakes, books, woollen goods, hand-painted porcelain, handmade jewellery and photographs. The market brings together food and practical purchases with craft and creative work.

The market is organised by volunteers. Proceeds from stall and site fees benefit the Pomonal community through the Pomonal Progress Association. A visit therefore combines browsing the stalls with supporting a community initiative. The monthly schedule is especially useful for planning: aim to visit on the last Sunday and confirm the date before arranging your trip around it.

Wine Tastings and Local Produce

Black & Ginger Wine Shed in Pomonal offers wine tastings. Jam & Juice is a wine and music tasting experience by Black & Ginger. The two offerings have different focuses: one centres on wine tasting, while the other combines it with music. If you’re planning a tasting, check the latest information before visiting, as details of the offerings may change.

The Grampians Store in Pomonal also stocks products such as jams and preserves from Five Ducks Farm. Its range also includes local crafts, coffee and homemade cakes. The specific range of goods may vary. The market and the store therefore offer different ways to discover local produce: on market day, you can browse a wide selection of stalls, while the store stocks products from the farm, among other items, as well as coffee and cakes.

Pomonal Native Flower Show

The Pomonal Native Flower Show features more than 400 named flower species, sourced from across Australia. The event has been held annually since 1983. It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19. This makes the flower show different in timing from the monthly market: it’s an annual event, so its date is important when planning a trip around it. Check in advance when the show is taking place in the relevant year.

Walking Track with a Rock Tunnel and Valley Views

The Pomonal Tunnel Walking Track starts at Pomonal Hall on Ararat Road. From near the village, it climbs steadily through open woodland. The track includes a hand-hewn rock tunnel, built in the late 19th century as part of an early water supply system. The route thus combines a description of the landscape with a historic structure.

Beyond the tunnel, the track offers views across the valley towards Mount William and the Serra Ranges. This gives you two specific points of interest to consider: the steady climb through open woodland and the historic water infrastructure, complemented by views of the valley and the named mountain ranges. If you’re visiting Pomonal for the walking track, take these features into account when planning your trip.

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