Step back in time to Ballarat’s gold rush days with an immersive outdoor museum experience!
See the Victorian gold mining era come to life at Sovereign Hill, discover age-old trades and crafts with demonstrations and hands-on activities.
This fully immersive outdoor museum is brought to life with characters in period costume walking the streets of this reproduction of an 1850s mining town.
Learn traditional skills from rope making to candle dipping and watch demonstrations by our talented confectioners, blacksmiths and wheelwrights. Test out your gold panning skills, tour the mine, watch the street performances and take part in the free and paid activities available throughout the day.
Choose Between:
General Admission - enjoy free activities and demonstrations.
General Admission + Devonshire Tea - enjoy free activities/demonstrations and indulge in a delicious morning or afternoon tea.
General Admission + Mine Tour - enjoy free activities/demonstrations and a guided mine tour.
Extra paid experiences can be booked on the day.
The experience was really really amazing. It brings you back in time where you can only see it movies.
We enjoyed our visit to Sovereign Hill with kids 7 & 4. Their favourite parts were the gold panning (see if you can find someone in costume to help you), the gold pour, the lolly shop and the playground. The bakery was good for lunch and we enjoyed the little scenes that were acted out during the day. The self-guided mine tour was hilarious (4yo thought they were really finding gold). Would recommend for a full day out.
Sovereign Hill is an absolute gem for anyone interested in history, adventure, and immersive experiences! From the moment we arrived, we were transported back to the 1850s gold rush era in Ballarat, Australia. The attention to detail is incredible — from the cobblestone streets to the costumes worn by the friendly staff, every aspect felt authentic and well-crafted.
The process was straightforward and can save you some money if you are travelling with family
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Panuschakorn Samrongthong from Australia wrote on 19 November 2024
Fun trip at Sovereign Hill
i have it for 39, easy and cheaper They took few more minutes look up for our name at the entry though