Bendigo Pottery

The tradition of the artists at the Bendigo Pottery is alive and well, as Australia’s oldest working pottery.   Here you can try your hands on the wheel and have your masterpiece fired in the kiln and posted home you to. Alternatively, watch a demonstration by an experienced potter or browse the gallery and shop.   For more information visit Bendigo Pottery’s website (new window)

 

 

Admission

 

Free entry into the sales gallery. It costs $7 for adults and $18 for a family to enter the interpretive museum. Lessons with a master potter are $12 per half hour, or $18 for one hour. A small container of clay for children for the “Clay Play” section costs $3.

 

See below for V/Line fares.

 

 

Opening hours

 

9am to 5pm daily, except for Christmas Day.

 

 

Getting there

 

The Bendigo Pottery is located in the suburb of Epsom, 6.5km north of the Alexandra Fountain on Pall Mall. Catch the 10 bus to Epsom from Bendigo Station, it departs hourly. Alight the bus on the Epsom Highway (Napier St). Your V/Line ticket is valid on Bendigo’s local buses. There are no services on Sundays or public holidays.

 

A taxi to Epsom costs $12-$15 each way.

 

 

Catching V/Line there is easier and cheaper than you might think

 

$63.20 – that’s how little it costs for 2 adults and up to 4 children travelling to from Melbourne to Bendigo and back during off peak times, including weekends.

 

This fare is calculated using the Family Traveller fare, where up to 2 kids travel free with each fare paying adult. Conditions apply - see vline.com.au/familytraveller for more info.

 

Full fare, Off Peak fare = $31.60 return

 

Concession fare, Off Peak fare = $15.80 return, and Concession fare, Off Peak fare (weekend) = $22.40 return

 

Peak services can be busy, so we encourage families to travel at off peak times, if possible.

 

Use the Plan Your Journey tool (see left – Help!) to check V/Line fares and times. 

 

If your journey begins or ends in metropolitan Melbourne, pre-purchase your V/Line ticket.  On the day, you can use it to travel on Melbourne metropolitan public transport from your front door all the way to your arrival station at no extra cost.  In addition, your valid V/Line ticket is also valid for travel on Bendigo’s local bus network.

 

See Your V/Line ticket is also a Metcard for more info.

 

Buy your V/Line Bendigo tickets today from a V/Line sales outlet.

 

 

Other things to do in Bendigo

Check out our Bendigo page for more suggestions on things to do when you visit.