Ballarat slow travel
self-guided walking tour
Experience the delight of slow travel
Join our hidden lanes self-guided tour: an inspiring and Carefully curated walking experience to discover unique hidden gems of Ballarat’s landscape, history and art.
Ballarat walking tour highlights
The journey focuses on hidden laneways, art galleries/studios, antique and local gift stores, quirky cafes and beautiful scenery.
Starting at the Ballarat Railway station, the walk takes 2-3 hrs including stopping at our recommended spots. You can also pick and choose what you want to do. The main point is to slow down and enjoy the experience.
The digital self-guided tour is available to do at any time, but for best experience we recommend Wednesdays-Saturdays between 11am to 4pm.
2-3 hour easy and fun walking tour. Get access for 12 months.
A Beautifully curated, inspiring experience of inner ballarat
This self-guided tour is designed for adventurous souls to discover beautiful scenery, art, history and experience slow travel in Ballarat. Featured in Kayak’s guide to Ballarat here.
Slow Travel Inspired by
Korea’s
Jeju Island
Jarrod and Emma Hall, Hidden Lanes creators spent 9 years in South Korea, and during that time created video content and a slow travel guide to Korea’s Jeju Island. The journey was a walking or cycling route that included beautiful scenery, funky cafes, art galleries and nature. They made a film about the journey, that was featured in the Korean Expat Film Festival and World Bicycle Film Festival. They were inspired to make something similar for Ballarat and other slow travel vibe places in the world!
This guidebook was developed on the Country of the Wathaurong who have performed age old cultural ceremonies, celebrations and traditions here for thousands of years. We would like to acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders past and present.