Without a doubt, spring is the best time to get out and about after being stuck indoors for so long. Here’s our top picks of things to do in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Ride the miniature trains in Mooroolbark mmr.org.au Head to the hills to try one of Only Mine’s decadent chocolate flavours. onlymine.com.au Have a picnic at Birdsland Reserve in the heart of Belgrave yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Birdsland-Reserve Arrange a play date at Westerfolds Park, Templestowe manningham.vic.gov.au/ruffey-lake-park Take a walk along the river at Pound Bend, Warrandyte walkingmaps.com.au/walk/3583 Get your ice cream/gelato fix at Trampoline Gelato, Camberwell trampolinegelato.com.au Cuddle an animal or two at the Collingwood Children’s Farm farm.org.au Take an art class at historic Wyreena Community Art Centre artsinmaroondah.com.au/Wyreena Watch the miniature boats at Surrey Dive, Box Hill spmbc.org.au Join a community garden ringwoodcommunitygarden.org.au Learn the history of Knox while visiting historic Ambleside Park Homestead home.vicnet.net.au/~khsinc Discover Indigenous art at Bardas Art Gallery, Healesville visityarravalley.com.au/activity/sandra-bardas-art-gallery Enjoy a smorgasbord, yodelling and folk dancing at the Cuckoo Restaurant, Olinda cuckoorestaurant.com.au Kayak & Abseil in Warrandyte kaykaze.com.au/kayaking-abseiling Enjoy the experience of a traditional pub in the middle of nowhere micawbertavern.com.au Spend an afternoon at Lilydale Lake – play, picnic, fish, walk yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Lillydale-Lake Take a Yarra Valley Winery Tour yarravalleywinerytours.com.au Get lost in the maze at Healesville hedgend.com.au Seek out antique treasures at Hunted Antiques, Kilsyth huntedantiques.com Take afternoon tea at Miss Marples Teamroom, Sassafras missmarplestearoom.com
