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Date ideas in the High Country
11 date ideas around the High Country, from the climb up The Horn and blending your own bottle at Brown Brothers to the rail trail out of Bright, Pfeiffer's fortifieds and a pontoon on Lake Eildon. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs.
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Food and drink: 5 date ideas in the High Country
The Ovens River in Bright. Photo: Sgroey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BRIGHT
Mountain beers by the Ovens River at Bright Brewery
Bright Brewery has brewed in town since 2005, on the bank of the Ovens River below Mystic Mountain. Try a tasting paddle of its pale, lager and IPA, then stay for dinner from the kitchen.
When Open seven days from 11.30am; lunch 12pm to 2.30pm, dinner from 5pm
Cost Pay per beer and meal
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
MILAWA
Cheese tasting at the Milawa Cheese Company
Milawa's cheesemakers make and mature every cheese by hand from local cow and goat milk. Taste through the range at the shop counter, then pick a few for a picnic on the Prosecco Road.
When Daily 9am to 5pm; tastings 9.30am to 4pm (closed Christmas Day)
Cost Pay per cheese at the shop
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
WAHGUNYAH
Fifteen fortifieds at Pfeiffer Wines, Wahgunyah
Sit down to Pfeiffer's fortified tasting, from a bone-dry apera to Rare Rutherglen Muscat, all from aged family stocks. Then take a grazing plate down to the old bridge over Sunday Creek.
When Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 5pm
Cost $30 per person, refunded with $80 of wine bought per couple
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
GAPSTED
A glassware tasting at Gapsted Estate
Gapsted's private RIEDEL tasting pours four wines into different ultra-light glasses to show how the shape changes the smell and taste. It is a short, hands-on lesson in a cellar door just outside Myrtleford.
When Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm; the tasting runs 30 to 45 minutes
Cost $30 per person; a six-wine Discovery Tasting is $10
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth. Photo: Peterdownunder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BEECHWORTH
Dinner over the flame at Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth
Tanswells has poured drinks in a 173-year-old Beechworth building for generations, and its kitchen cooks regional produce over fire. Order local wine or a small-batch beer with it.
When Lunch daily from 12pm; dinner from 5.30pm
Cost Pay per dish; menu online
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Shows and music: 2 date ideas in the High Country
Holy Trinity Cathedral, home of the festival's main stage. Photo: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
WANGARATTA
A weekend at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues
The 36th festival fills the cathedral grounds, an old Baptist church and St Pat's Hall with jazz, blues, funk and soul. It also hosts the National Jazz Awards, with a cabaret-style opening night on the Friday.
When Friday 30 October (opening night) to Sunday 1 November 2026
Cost Weekend pass $165 plus fee; Sunday pass $85; opening night $120
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Glenrowan, scene of the 1880 siege. Photo: Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
GLENROWAN
Relive the siege at Kellyland, Glenrowan
Kellyland retells the 1880 Glenrowan siege with an animatronic show across several rooms. Your ticket also covers the museum of original Kelly and police artefacts.
When Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm; the 40-minute show starts every half hour
Cost Adults $34 (museum and show)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Views and climbs: 2 date ideas in the High Country
The Horn, Mount Buffalo. Photo: DumindaRanasinghe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
MOUNT BUFFALO
Climb The Horn, the top of Mount Buffalo
Scramble up the granite peaks of The Horn to the highest point on Mount Buffalo. From the top the view runs all the way round, over the plateau, the Australian Alps and the Buckland Valley.
When Reservoir Road reopens on the Thursday before the Melbourne Cup long weekend and closes again after the King's Birthday weekend
Cost Parks Victoria lists no fee for the walk
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
A rest stop on the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail. Photo: Blackcatsx · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
BRIGHT
Ride the rail trail out of Bright
Hire bikes in the middle of Bright and follow the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail along the valley. E-bikes make the longer stretches easy for two.
When Bike hire open seven days, 9am to 5pm
Cost Bike hire from $60 per day
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
On the water: 1 date ideas in the High Country
Lake Eildon. Photo: Shirleyshoe93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
EILDON
Skipper your own pontoon on Lake Eildon
Lakeview hires pontoon boats on Lake Eildon that need no boat licence, with life jackets, maps and rod holders on board. Pack lunch, cruise the arms of the lake and stop for a swim.
When Seven days, 8am to 8pm in daylight saving
Cost Luxury pontoons from $350
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Make something: 1 date ideas in the High Country
Brown Brothers cellar door, Milawa. Photo: Carole Mackinney · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
MILAWA
Blend your own bottle at Brown Brothers, Milawa
A Brown Brothers guide walks you through Tempranillo and Graciano from different vineyards. Then you make your own blend, compare it with theirs, and bottle and label it to take home.
When Daily at 2.30pm; about one and a half hours
Cost $70 per person
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Can't decide? Let the deck pick your the High Country date
Stuck for date night ideas, or for things to do together at the weekend? Instead of scrolling lists, let the deck deal you one date idea at a time. Swipe right on the ones you like, left on the ones you don't, and within a few minutes you have a shortlist to choose from, or just take the first one you both said yes to.
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Every idea links to the place’s own website and was checked there on the date shown; times and prices change, so check before you go. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.