Coal creek is a great place to spend the day! Entry is free and you have the while place to explore. Based on a historic town. Lots of building to explore and you can actually buy stuff from the town shop. Cafe is also available to get lunch

I grew up around the area so know coal creek well. The historical fascination is priceless! Trains, coal, mines, old buildings, historians & olden day items of all kind! Even a few old graves to look at. I enjoy going here & chatting to all the older volunteers to learn their many wisdoms & facts.

I visited Coal Creek for the first time after travelling past it for many years on my way to see the in laws. This little place was fantastic to explore. I took my 4 year old daughter, 4 year old nephew and 7 month old daughter. It showed the little coal town like it was when it was working. They have volunteers that work there who show you how they did things the old way such as wool spinning. And they even had the general store like it was. They also have a running train but you need to have cash to pay for a train ride. There are no eftpos facilities so you defiantly need to have cash on you. The kids enjoyed exploring and trying entice the ducks to come over for a pat!

I live just around the corner of this fantastic place and I visit at least once a month. Although it doesn't seem that appealing it is one of the most interesting heritage villages. The staff are all volunteers and there are many seniors around talking about how things worked. You can see the live animals roaming around and you can eat at the old style caffe. Coal Creek shows the original state of Korumburra back before it got further established. The old barber, blacksmith, dentist, doctor and the bank are just some of the old buildings, not to mention the church and the old school have many old artifices. The mine is no longer available to walk through but many of the old houses displaying the old furniture and interesting items are still in tact. It is a free entry and a small fee if you wish to ride the train.

Coal Creek hosts many events throughout the year, The Easter Egg Hunt, Teddy Bears Picnic, Buskers Festival and Carols By Candlelight are just some of things that have been hosted by Coal Creek. Highly recommended for anybody passing through because it is just a left turn off the highway.

What a great family day out we had! And best of all Coal Creek is FREE to get into! Yep....FREE! Not many places now days that cost you $) to enter! We opted to pay the $6.50 each to go on the train that operates there....but the price is for as many rides as you like, great value! The kids loved it!
We spent about 5 hours here, which was surprising, we thought it didn't look like much but by the time we did a few train rides, walked all around the parklands & looked in all old buildings & had lunch @ the café 5 hours had gone by!
The kids loved seeing the ducks, the train, the coal mine (you can't go in it) the old shacks, shops etc...it really was a great day out!
We will definitely return!

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