Forest Creek Historic Gold Diggings — Attraction in Castlemaine

We stopped for a quick look but ended up being here for well over an hour. It's a very quiet tourist attraction, we were alone the whole time. If you are fairly interested in the gold rush, engineering and history you will love this. A self guided tour with plenty of fascinating stories and facts to read. There is original machinery, decades or more old to have a look at and even handle - like the massive water pump. Considering this is free and so quiet I would say this is a hidden gem in the area. Certainly worth stopping for. The little maze game was a nice way to end the visit. I would come back again without hesitation!...

I wish I'd known about this place earlier, as I've been driving all over the place looking for a running creek or water to pan, and here it is besides the main road - and have since discovered it's a "no prospecting" zone - oh well. I looked up gold prospecting forums which said Forest Ck north of the Monster Meeting plaque, but it is dry as - no water. This site is a good to stop to explore old workings (mainly by hydraulic pressure causing erosion of the surface). It is a bit sad as old equipment has been left to decay, but it...

Nice little loop just off the main road to learn a bit more about the rather destructive mining practices, in both the 1850s and 1930s (with much of the machinery, piping and water cannon left scattered behind from this period which my kids found the most interesting).

As another reviewer said, the info boards are empty but all the information can be found on the gold fields guide website and aligns with each numbered post still on the...