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Sassafras has always been a popular weekend destination for city dwellers since the area was first settled in 1894. Close to Melbourne, Sassafras village has maintained its original charm, attracting visitors to its cafes, restaurants and tea rooms, speciality shops, quality boutique accommodation, antique shops and scenic drives to national parks and gardens.

How to get there
Sassafras is 45 minutes from Melbourne on the Burwood Highway through Upper Ferntree Gully. Travel east on the Monash Freeway from the city and exit at Ferntree Gully Road.

Main Attractions

Take tea at Miss Marples tea room and restaurant, an authentic English cottage inspired by Agatha Christie

Shop at local specialist shops. Don’t miss Melbourne’s largest range of candles at Bluestone Candles, and choose from over 300 varieties of tea and a large range of teapots at Tea Leaves

Pick up local wine and produce at Ripe, or Sassafras General Store and Café

Browse unique wildlife and nature art and craft at the award-winning Wise Possum Nature Shop

Relax and breathe the mountain air at the Village Green

Visit the Sherbrooke Forest and the Dandenong Ranges National Park for its nature walk trails, waterfalls, wildlife, lush sun-dappled fern gullies and picnic grounds with full facilities

Visit the beautiful Alfred Nicholas or George Tindale gardens

Walk the 13-kilometre Sassafras Creek Forest Trail along the mountain stream to Emerald.

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Miss Marples Tea Room, a Sassafras Institution

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Sassafras. Retrieved July 10, 2009, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/vic/sassafras. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers.

Region: Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges

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The beautiful Dandenong Ranges form a natural backdrop to Victoria's capital city, attracting hordes of city visitors annually to this green haven of hills and forests. The Yarra Valley is becoming renowned as one of Victoria’s premium wine regions. more

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Dandenong Ranges and Knox Visitor Information Centre

1211 Burwood Highway, Upper Ferntree Gully

Ph +61 3 9758 7522 or 1800 645 505 (within Australia)

Fax +61 3 9758 7533

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