We decided to choose Beechworth as our next destination to park the Jayco Swan for many reasons.
Firstly it is an absolute beautiful and historic town. Its streetscape is how it was during the 1800s and its Historical Precinct promotes the grandness of how buildings once were. Sadly some of the buildings have been knocked down in the past, mainly to accommodate the happenings of the once prisoners of the Beechworth Gaol. A gaol that is now decommissioned and owned privately. The residents of Beechworth had no idea of its future role and mainly showed their sadness of not allowing the public to visit it.
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| Beechworth's Historical Precinct |
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| Beechworth's Old Hospital Facade |
Beechworth is also close by to Myrtleford and Bright. These towns too are definitely worth a visit. The Ovens River runs through Bright and I am sure is the favourite swimming hole for the locals during summer. However being there in July we could think of nothing worse.
As a lover of all things old and country and a little bit of primitive, I dragged the three men in my life into a wonderful shop I had always wanted to visit. Country Heart and Home. This was a beautiful shop with lots of things to see - definitely a shop where you need to do a few laps before you can be sure that you have seen everything. Being fair, my husband and the boys who always come with me, as they know me very well, even could find things of interest.
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| Country Heart & Home, Bright |
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| The Ovens River |
Lastly a dear friend of ours had recommended a ghost tour in town they had done on one of their holidays. Beechworth Ghost Tours took us on a night ghost tour of Mayday Lunatic Asylum. It is now owned by the Letrobe University. Our younger son was ten at the time and was a little bit worried he would come face to face with a ghost. Holding my hand very tightly at all times and keeping very close he was quite relieved that there had been no ghosts out that night. My husband and I had done a ghost tour at the Quarantine Station in Manly and we had both experienced certain things. There was none of that for us at Beechworth. However the history of the Asylum and how you were committed back in the days was very interesting.
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