Blampied, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°22′0″S 144°03′0″E / 37.36667°S 144.05000°E / -37.36667; 144.05000Population212 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3364Location

117 km (73 mi) NW of Melbourne
33 km (21 mi) NE of Ballarat
9 km (6 mi) W of Daylesford

LGA(s)Shire of HepburnState electorate(s)Ripon Federal division(s)Ballarat

Location

Blampied is a town in the central highlands of Victoria on the Midland Highway. The town is in the Shire of Hepburn, 117 kilometres (73 mi) north west of the state capital of Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Blampied and the surrounding area had a population of 212.^[1]

Blampied is about 15 minutes away from famous tourist town Daylesford and about 30 minutes to Ballarat, another famous town where sparked the Victoria gold-rush.

Different from Daylesford or Ballarat, Blampied has its own beauty offering stunning volcanic hills and farming landscape.

History

The town was named after Louis Blampied who built a hotel here which is now called the Swiss Mountain Inn.^[2]

Blampied Post Office opened on 20 November 1879 and closed in 1971.^[3]

Things to do

Hepburn Lagoon Trail Rides: horses riding experience
Swiss Mountain Hotel: for a local beer and delicious local dishes

Captains Creek Organic Wines: weekend wine and cider tasting and enjoy a local Farmhouse platter

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blampied (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ Darwin, Norm. "Neighbours - Towns of Daylesford & district". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 4 June 1999. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)