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.
All prices are shown in AUD ($)
Coming on a Sunday was perfect, we came early and found it so easy to walk through and see things the way they were - sometimes we could take photos without anyone in them except for the people dressed in period dress. Everyone so friendly, the exhibits informative and well maintained, the entire experience made for a happy day - and especially for my German friend who had especially wanted to see Sovereign Hill. She was not disappointed. Thank-you everyone for making it such a pleasant experience. Loved chatting to you!!!
It was great experience to spend time here with family. So many fun things to do.
Tour guide very helpful and professional
Perfect - easy to book and was a simple entry process
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micheller35 from Australia wrote on 01 May 2025
Sovereign Hill
Had an amazing day out and saved money by pre-purchasing a bundle ticket for entry and a mine tour.