Warragul: Art, markets and green hills

Warragul is a rural town surrounded by gently rolling green hills and dairy pastures. Art exhibitions, historic architecture and a monthly farmers’ market give the town both a cultural and an everyday side. This means you can cater to different interests during your stay: the rural surroundings, local art or regional produce. Which of these experiences matters most to you may also influence your choice of holiday accommodation in Warragul.

Green hills and Civic Park

The gently rolling landscape and dairy pastures shape Warragul’s rural character. If you don’t want to focus your stay solely on exhibitions and local history, Civic Park offers two distinct attractions: a lake and a rotunda. This gives you a choice of different experiences, from the open countryside around the town to the park’s distinctive features. You can plan your stay according to whether you mainly want to experience the rural surroundings or also explore places within Warragul.

Art in several locations

The West Gippsland Arts Centre is in Warragul’s central business district, at the corner of Smith Street and Albert Street, 1 Civic Place. The Centre regularly hosts art exhibitions. It is accessible by V-Line and is about a 15-minute walk or a 10-minute bus ride from Warragul Station. These approximate times can help you factor a visit into your travel plans; walking and taking the bus are two different ways to reach the Arts Centre from the station.

Warragul Artist Studios (WAS) also hosts exhibitions. The fields on display include oil and watercolour painting, ceramics, jewellery and object design, photography, and illustration. If you’re travelling with a range of artistic interests, these themes can help you choose exhibitions that suit your interests. Together with the West Gippsland Arts Centre, they offer a varied picture of local exhibition themes, although the two venues need not show the same things.

Architecture and local history

Queen Street features 19th-century architectural details: ornate façades and archways on local banks, shops and hotels. These details are an invitation to notice the design of everyday buildings as you explore Warragul. Heritage-listed buildings include Warragul Station and the Shire Hall; both were built in 1893. If you’re interested in architecture, you can connect the façades and archways of Queen Street with two specific historic buildings and take in the town’s different examples.

Markets and practical insights into food

The Warragul Farmers Market is held every month at Logan Park on the Warragul Showgrounds grounds and offers regional produce. Its regular schedule makes the market a great way to discover local products. If regional food matters to your trip, you can make the market one of the focal points of your stay.

String & Salt on Smith Street offers a different, hands-on perspective on food. It runs workshops on salting, curing, dry ageing, sausage-making and butchery. The topics range from food processing and preservation to sausage-making. They offer ideas for choosing a focus based on your interests.

Choosing Warragul as a holiday destination

If you’d like to discover other places: Beeac, Red Cliffs, Moe, Mallacoota, Arthurs Seat, Princetown, Barnadown and Dennington.

For the overview of the wider region: Victoria.