Discover Pomonal: Markets, Wine and Flowers

Pomonal offers a variety of reasons to stay: the monthly village market, wine tastings, a long-running flower show and a walking track with a historic rock tunnel nearby. The range includes food and crafts as well as music, flowers and scenery. If you’re looking for a holiday rental in Pomonal, you can first consider whether an event, a food and drink visit or a walking excursion will shape your stay.

Market visits and local produce

The Pomonal Village Market is held on the last Sunday of each month. Stalls offer handmade crafts, fresh produce, jams and preserves, baked goods and lunch. The range also includes plants, biscuits and cakes, books, woollen goods, hand-painted porcelain, handmade jewellery and photographs. Food sits alongside handmade and second-hand items, and lunch adds another option for visitors to enjoy on site. Volunteers organise the market. Proceeds from stall and site fees benefit the Pomonal community through the Pomonal Progress Association. If you’re planning to make the market a set part of your trip, keep the last Sunday of the month in mind and check the specific date in advance.

The Grampians Store in Pomonal offers another selection. It serves coffee and homemade cakes and stocks regional crafts as well as jams and preserves from Five Ducks Farm. Individual products may vary. The market and store offer different highlights: the market combines many categories of goods with a regular date, while the store has a selection of produce, crafts and cakes. If you’re interested in products and handmade items, you can consider each offering according to its particular focus.

Wine tastings and flower show

Black & Ginger Wine Shed in Pomonal offers wine tastings. Black & Ginger also offers Jam & Juice, a wine and music tasting experience. The formats differ in focus: Jam & Juice combines wine and music, while the Wine Shed offers wine tastings. Business and experience details may change; check the latest information before visiting.

The Pomonal Native Flower Show offers a different highlight. It showcases more than 400 named flower species, sourced from across Australia. The show has been held annually since 1983. It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. The date of each edition is therefore key when planning a trip around the flower show. Alongside the monthly market, it offers another occasion on a different schedule that you can consider when choosing when to travel.

Walking track with a rock tunnel

The Pomonal Tunnel Walking Track starts at Pomonal Hall on Ararat Road. Near the village, the track climbs steadily through open woodland. A notable landmark is the hand-cut rock tunnel, built in the late 19th century as part of an early water supply system. Beyond the tunnel, the track offers views across the valley towards Mount William and the Serra Ranges. The route brings together scenery and a remnant of early water infrastructure. Those interested in engineering history will find a tangible point of interest in the tunnel; those looking to take in the scenery can focus on the views beyond it.

Plan Pomonal around your travel interests

The offerings also differ in what matters when planning: for the market, the monthly Sunday date is relevant, while for the flower show, it’s the date of that year’s edition. The walking track, meanwhile, is defined by its climb, open woodland, tunnel and views. When looking for a holiday rental in Pomonal, you can first decide which of these experiences you want to shape your stay. Then plan around event dates or changeable tasting details to suit that focus.

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