Shepparton

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Shepparton, known as the food bowl of Australia, also exudes many other qualities with an emphasis on family fun. Shepparton is a delight! It has all of the shopping, entertainment and leisure activities you’d expect in a large city, but set in a relaxed, friendly environment.

Shepparton has an abundance of parks and gardens and it is hard to resist the temptation to stroll or cycle around the tracks. Find a spot by Victoria Park Lake and enjoy a family picnic in fresh air and peaceful surrounds. The Shepparton Art Gallery is one of regional Victoria’s finest and it showcases paintings, sketches and an internationally recognised ceramics collection. It is complemented by many small galleries, art and craft shops and pottery studios. All of which offer tempting wares to the discerning buyer. In fact, Shepparton is a shopper's delight with its arcades, innovative streetscape and mall, providing a relaxing atmosphere for a leisurely browse. You’ll find shopping in more than 400 retail venues a pleasure.

Shepparton’s state-of-the-art aquatic centre is a healthy and fun way to spend a day with several pools, waterslide, spas, sauna and more. Emerald Bank Heritage Farm will keep you entertained for hours or perhaps you would like to take the kids to visit the working dairy, meet some rare breeds of domestic animals or take a wagon ride. You can also test your skills on the nearby Riverside Gardens minigolf course.

A network of parks, reserves and forests follow the paths of the Goulburn and Broken Rivers through Shepparton, offering good bushwalking tracks and picnic spots. Victoria Park Lake is the centre of recreation in Shepparton, featuring walking tracks, bike paths, a skate park and boating facilities. Adjacent to the lake is the Aqua moves health and fitness centre which offers both indoor and outdoor pools.

From exploring the abundance of attractions within this beautiful city to the many things to see and do within the surrounding region, you are sure to find an array of things to delights people of all ages for a fun filled holiday to Shepparton. From its range of wonderful accommodation to suite all budgets and tastes through to manmade and natural attraction galore, it is not hard to see why so many people choose this great city as their holiday destination.

Enjoy a relaxing holiday filled with leisurely activities and rejuvenation or get involved with plenty of the adventurous sports and activities that you can embark on while you are here. You can set off on your own and make your own tracks or follow the footsteps of a very experience guide who will take you some exciting spots around the area that you probably don’t know about.

Let the whole family experience a holiday like never before at Shepparton and you will keep coming back for more each year... It is that good!