Spring Planting Today

Spent some of the afternoon planting seeds. 80 Spinach seeds. 72 sweet basil seeds - maturity 6 weeks. 480 baby beets - maturity 6-7 weeks. 80 capsicum - maturity 10 -12 weeks. Sun coming through the green house window today so may do some tomorrow if the afternoon sun is there again.

Aire Valley Restaurant on YouTube

Tourism Victoria recorded a short video about our restaurant and organically grown garden. Hordern Vale on the Great Ocean Road has ideal conditions for growing vegetables, herbs and fruit. We are lucky enough to be one of the few places in Victoria to have plenty of rain, sunshine and also protected from the salt winds from the coast nearby.

Parker Inlet - Great Ocean Walk

The Great Ocean Walk is spectacular in winter. There is always the risk of rain even in summer and the cooler months have provided the perfect opportunity to walk some of the Great Ocean Walk.

The Blanket Bay to Parker Inlet section takes you through trees and high above coast before dropping down to Parker Inlet. Apparently at low tide you can see part of the hull of the American Ship "Eric the Red" that was wrecked here in 1880. Supplies for the Cape Otway Light House would sometimes be dropped at Parker Inlet instead of Blanket Bay.

More information is available in "Travelling the Great Ocean Road" by Cate Cousland.

Great Ocean Walk Holidays
2590 Great Ocean Road
Hordern Vale 3238

Vegetable Garden Extension

Winter and sunny weather on the Great Ocean Road is a perfect time to extend the vegetable garden. Having a restaurant in the country side has many advantages. Firstly we can grow our own food but the soil in Hordern Vale is possibly the best in Victoria. Along with the help from my neighbours in the valley, the vegetable garden can be extended quickly and easily. Bill from across the valley who has farmed for many years here has provided me with huge rolls of silage and then having a sheep farmer next door is perfect for getting sheep manure ($2 a bag). Many photos of this sign are on people's computers around the world! Planting now is being undertaken for Spring dining in the Restaurant.

June Long Weekend Lunch

The Aire Valley Restaurant on the Great Ocean Road will be open for lunch on Saturday 6th June and Sunday 7th June from 12am. Craft activities will be available for children. Bookings are recommended.


Aire Valley Restaurant
2590 Great Ocean Road
Hordern Vale 3238

26kms from Apollo Bay
22kms from Lavers Hill

Sunday Lunches from 1st June

Aire Valley Restaurant will be open for lunch from 1st June. Bookings are advised. 5237 9223. Please have a look at our Sunday Lunch Menu. Perhaps have a wander around the garden and look at your dinner being picked. Restaurant opens from 12pm

The 12 Apostles

The 12 Apostles are just an hour from the Guest House and Restaurant. They are a must see on a trip down the Great Ocean Road. Just before the Twelve Apostles is Gibson's Steps which takes you down the cliff face on to the beach near one of the Apostles.

David Attenborough narrates this video clip showing the Twelve Apostles off the coast of Melbourne Australia. Amazing rock formations rising out of the ocean. From BBC.