Champion Racehorse Tour: Meet Legendary Horses and Enjoy Beer & Wine Tasting in Victoria

Experience the thrill of meeting legendary racehorses and indulge in beer and wine tasting on this Champion Racehorse Tour in Victoria. Perfect for epicureans and horseracing enthusiasts!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Woodlands Historic Park - Visit Living Legends, home to some of our favourite retired champion racehorses. Enjoy a Devonshire tea in the homestead.
  • Holgate Brewhouse - See the microbrewery and taste the beers. Following lunch there is also time to explore the town of Woodend.
  • Hanging Rock Winery - Taste the award-winning wines whilst enjoying spectacular views of the Macedon Ranges.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • All tasting fees
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected areas)
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Spend a day in regional Victoria and come face-to-face with legends of Australian horseracing on this Champion Racehorse Tour with Beer and Wine Tasting from Melbourne. Visit ‘Living Legends,’ a racehorse retirement village, home to Australia’s favorite champion racehorses. Enjoy a hearty pub lunch and beer tasting at Holgate Brewery. Finish the day tasting award-winning wines and enjoying spectacular views of the Macedon Ranges and Hanging Rock. This is a perfect day trip from Melbourne for budding epicureans and lovers of horseracing.

Location
Russell Street Extension
Please meet our bus on Russell Street Extension, along the outer/rear wall of the Ian Potter Gallery at Federation Square. This is south of the intersection of Russell and Flinders Streets, diagonally opposite from the Duke of Wellington Pub.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(8 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
David_s
Aug 26, 2023
Horses - The horses were great Tamara the tour guide was exceptional and made it a great experience . Being my first time in Australia being from USA this was a gr6day out
Review provided by Viator
Cwwbbb9
Dec 11, 2022
Great Day!! - Super fun day! Seeing the racehorses and their backstory was really cool interesting (and scones were amazing!!). The winery and brewery were also very cool…Jess was a great guide as well!! Highly recommend!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Peter
Jun 11, 2018
Peter B - My wife and I did this tour yesterday and thought it was fantastic. The scones for morning tea at Woodlands Homestead were fabulous. It was wonderful to see the "Living Legends" looking so content in their retirement. Our host Tamara did a fantastic job and made the day for us.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Steph
Apr 15, 2018
Excellant tour - We thorougly enjoyed this tour. Tamara is an excellent tour guide. She is very informative and friendly. We had a lovely morning tea at Living Legends followed by a nice pizza at the winery. Last of all was beer tasting at a brewery. We would recommened this tour. Thanks Tamara for a really nice day out.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Katrina
Jan 22, 2015
We so enjoyed this tour! Meeting... - <p>We so enjoyed this tour! Meeting all the Champion Racehorses like Melbourne Cup winners Rogan Josh, Zipping and Efficient was such fun. The historic homestead was lovely too, and the Devonshire tea to die for. Woodfire pizzas at the wine tasting then the boutique brewery at Woodend finished off a lovely day. Simon the guide was great and you just felt like a mate was showing you around. Highly recommended.</p>
Review provided by Viator
Dominic
Nov 5, 2019
Great day out - Well organised trip , excellent value for money and good knowledge of all we did . Food and drink fine .
Review provided by Viator
Noel.patterson
May 19, 2015
This is a very enjoyable and... - <p>This is a very enjoyable and interesting tour for solo travellers, couples or groups. We only had 7 on our tour and 6-12 is probably an ideal number. </p> <p>The tour operator collected me from my Hotel on time and we arrived back in Melbourne on schedule or thereabouts. There is not a lot of travelling involved and plenty of time at the three locations visited.</p> <p>My highlight was the visit to Woodlands Homestead including Devonshire Tea in the Homestead and the opportunity to mingle with so many retired champion racehorses such as Might and Power, Fields of Omagh and Better Loosen Up. No horse riding, just in case you were wondering!</p> <p>Living Legends is a must for horse lovers or animal lovers generally, irrespective of whether or not you have any interest in horse racing. It was an amazing experience and our guide was exceptional. Her intimate knowledge of the horses, their personalities and mannerisms was nothing like I have heard before.</p> <p>Our last stop at the Holgate Brewhouse was not too far behind Woodlands Homestead in terms of enjoyment. This iconic hotel is charming and was an ideal location to taste a fine selection of Holgates beers. Our hostess was very knowledgeable, engaging and an absolute delight. </p> <p>The only let down was our second stop at a winery. While the location was very pleasant and the wood fired pizzas for lunch were okay, the wine tasting was lack lustre and disappointing. The only commentary we got was the name of each wine which we could have read ourselves. </p> <p>Despite this hiccough, I thoroughly recommend this tour.</p>
Review provided by Viator
Elizabeth
Jan 4, 2014
Thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of... - <p>Thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this well organised and highly enjoyable tour. Living Legends was terrific. A real must for horses lovers or Melbourne Cup enthusiasts with the homestead and morning tea a real plus. The wine tasting and accompanying commentary at our next destination was enlightening and the wood fire pizza - delicious. Finishing the day in a quiet, country town sampling boutique beers was a happy ending to a lovely tour.</p>
Review provided by Viator
Select Date and Tickets
up to 10 guests
1
Adult
September 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today