The Steele's Set Off: May 2024

Kryal Castle

121 Forbes Road, Leigh Creek
2 September 2023

The Gate House

2 adults and 3 children

The Gate House is inside the Castle walls, it has a King Bed in the Main room and a set of bunks and a single bed in a separate bedroom

On Fathers Day we headed to Kryal Castle for the day, which is near Ballarat

"Kryal Castle, nestled in the picturesque Ballarat region, offers a unique blend of medieval adventure and fun. Explore this enchanting castle with its knights, dragons, and spellbinding shows"

There was lots of activities to do such as archery, axe throwing, jousting displays, Medieval experiences, live performances, mazes and play ground

Kryal Castle offers accommodation where you can stay inside the castle walls after closing so we decided to book a room and spend the night in a castle!!

We left and went into Ballarat to the Red Lion for dinner and returned to the castle after dark.

It was a bit eerie walking through at night and we are pretty sure we were the only people staying in the castle that night but it was lots of fun.

The next day we explored the castle grounds a little bit more before opening time

It was a really fun night away and a different experience to stay in a castle.

Anchor Belle Holiday Park

272 Church Street, Cowes

22nd - 26th April 2023

$327.60, 4 nights

2 Adults & 2 Children

Mason had his first footy game of the season today....in Barwon Heads so we towed the caravan down to the footy and then set off afterwards to Phillip Island

After Set up we went for a walk out the back gate to check out the water behind our park. On the way we saw a black wallaby

Sunday we headed to the Koala Conservation Reserve

"Wander tree-top boardwalks to watch koalas up close in their natural habitat. Take a walk through the woodlands and enjoy the abundant birdlife, wallabies and echidnas"

This was a nice place, with board walks and different areas to try to find koalas in the trees, there was also a lot of information nature play and some activities. We even found some of our own koalas in the trees

After the koalas we had lunch at the RSL which had a play area for the kids

That evening we went to the Penguin Parade

"Phillip Island is home to the largest Little Penguin colony in the world. You can experience the magic of watching these amazing seabirds waddle home from the ocean to their burrows any night of the year from our viewing platforms and boardwalks."

I didn't take many photos but after what felt like a very long wait with some mild rain we saw lots of penguins

Next day we went to Amaze N Things

This is an exciting world of Illusions, puzzles & Mazes, this is a really cool place that we all loved a lot

Completed the maze!

We went back to the campsite for a play

and some sunset fishing

The next day we went to Forrest Caves

Forrest Caves are sea caves formed by erosion of the cliffs over many years and can only be explored and accessed at low tide. Starting at the Forrest Caves car park, walk up the steps and turn left when you get to the beach. The walk passes by large sand dunes, home to thousands of short-tailed shearwaters from October to April.

* Please note that the caves can only be accessed at low tide. Be careful of changing tides and waves.

Difficulty - Easy
Distance - 2km return
Time - 45 minutes
Start / Finish - Forrest Caves Car Park

Next we went to the Nobbies Centre and went for a walk on the boardwalk

The kids were getting tired so we didn't go into the centre but we did see some little penguins on the walk

We went back to the caravan for a rest and later a swim in the pool and our last night

On the way home we stopped at the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory. There is so much to do there with chocolate fountain waterfall, chocolate statue, chocolate village, chocolate photos, interactive window displays, information on different chocolate, interactive chocolate games & challenges and you can make your own chocolate creations.