Kyneton Old Rectory.

Kyneton Old Rectory review,Kyneton,Victoria

The renovation of the house can't be faulted,but it's the quality of the 2000-plus square metres of gardens that really puts the Old Rectory on another plane.

  • byJim Darby
The Flop House,Kyneton,Victoria.

Flop House,Kyneton accommodation review:Weekend away

Kyneton,just over an hour up the Calder Freeway from Melbourne,has reinvigorated itself as one of Victoria's best country towns for food.

  • byAndrew Holden
Arabella Ramsay

Spotted by locals:Arabella Ramsay's Macedon Ranges

The Melbourne designer returns to her Kyneton roots for a weekend spent rediscovering the local gems on the region.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Simply French...exposed timber beams in the bedroom.

Where comfort reigns

Marie McNamara enjoys the provincial style of a derelict farmhouse transformed into a grand country home.

Michael Flouch.

Sunday Lunch:Flouch's,Kyneton

Those who remember Michael Flouch's terrific classic food at his earlier eponymous restaurants in Mount Martha,Mount Eliza and Armadale will be pleased to know he has opened Flouch's"Mark 5"in country Kyneton.

  • byTricia Welsh
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PIZZA Verde,on Kyneton's foodie strip,Piper Street,is a welcoming destination on a cool but sunny Sunday.

Sunday lunch:Pizza Verde

Pizza Verde,on Kyneton's foodie strip,Piper Street,is a welcoming destination on a cool but sunny Sunday.

At your service ... Piper Street.

Street cred in the country

Sheriden Rhodes finds galleries,collectables and fine food made with passion in a town shopping strip.

Sunday lunch:Mr Carsisi,Kyneton

JUST reading the menu at Mr Carsisi can transport you to exotic lands around the Levant.

All tastes? (clockwise from top left) Little Swallow Cafe owner Steven Rogers;

Cool Piper calls the tune

Cafes and galleries open at a rate of knots,yet there's still a tractor shop in Kyneton's hip main drag. Belinda Jackson asks,how groovy can one town get?

Lorne lookout

Get outta town:top 10 Melbourne day trips

Sick of the city and the suburbs? Craig Mathieson suggests 10 day trips from Melbourne to put the spring back in your step.