Welcome to Chiltern

Chiltern is an historic town and living memorial to bygone days; its business centre buildings restored and maintained to preserve the architecture of its gold mining heritage. The town has since developed its theme around historic museums and bric-a-brac shops.

Chiltern has been used as a setting for many films (My Brother Tom, The True Story of Spit McPhee and Ride a Wild Pony to name a few) due to its authenticity to the gold mining era. There are quaint shops offering antiques and collectables, as well as cafes and accommodation.

With most of its attractions within easy walking distance of the main streets, a picturesque park on Lake Anderson, bush walking tracks and bird watching spots in the surrounding Box-Ironbark National Park, Chiltern makes the ideal base for a relaxed holiday in North East Victoria.

Attractions in town include Lake Anderson, Lakeview Homestead, Grapevine Museum and Star Theatre, Athenaeum Museum, Stephen's Motor Museum, Federal Standard Newspaper office and Dow's Pharmacy to name just a few.

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The recently proclaimed Chiltern Box-Ironbark National Park nearly encircles the town and contains a wide range of bushwalks and excellent flora displays during spring and early summer. Chiltern is an ideal base form which to explore the Rutherglen and Baranwartha wineries as well as the historic towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah.

Just a little further afield are Lake Hume and shops and places of interest in Albury/Wodonga.

(text courtesy of http://www.chilternvic.com).