Step back in time to Ballarat’s gold rush days with an immersive outdoor museum experience!
See the Victorian gold mining era come to life at Sovereign Hill, discover age-old trades and crafts with demonstrations and hands-on activities.
This fully immersive outdoor museum is brought to life with characters in period costume walking the streets of this reproduction of an 1850s mining town.
Learn traditional skills from rope making to candle dipping and watch demonstrations by our talented confectioners, blacksmiths and wheelwrights. Test out your gold panning skills, tour the mine, watch the street performances and take part in the free and paid activities available throughout the day.
Choose Between:
General Admission - enjoy free activities and demonstrations.
General Admission + Devonshire Tea - enjoy free activities/demonstrations and indulge in a delicious morning or afternoon tea.
General Admission + Mine Tour - enjoy free activities/demonstrations and a guided mine tour.
Extra paid experiences can be booked on the day.
All prices are shown in AUD ($)
Such an awesome day! So much to see and do, my son and I absolutely loved the gold panning and Quartz Mine Tour. Will definitely visit again!
We were there from 11.30 till the closing time and didn't even have time to see/do everything the park has to offer, there's definitely a lot going on and you'll be in for a full day if you attend all the demonstrations. We booked the paying mine tour and it was a highlight, strongly recommended even though it feels a bit like a Disney ride (not the same experience as other mines like, say, Bendigo, which is much more authentic) but it was great fun thanks to the guide/train ride. I also loved seeing a real gold bar being melted, or making my own personalized leather keychain for an additional note. An amazing day at Sovereign Hill :)
It is so good
We had an amazing day at Souvereign Hill. One day was not enough and I would recommend a 2- day pass to indulge in all the attractions. We highly recommend visiting this iconic outing.
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tanyas15 from Australia wrote on 28 March 2025
Great Day Out
Great day out, something there for everyone. Lots of very informative staff and displays.