Highland Cow Experiences in Victoria
Meet Highland cattle at farms around Victoria. Experiences range from private paddock visits and guided tours to a heritage farm encounter on Phillip Island. Many farms are working properties and require advance bookings, so check each listing before you go. Distances are approximate driving distances from Melbourne.
Near Melbourne:
Highland Hideaway (Wonga Park)
Book a Highland Hugs session to feed, brush and pat the cattle, or choose a paddock picnic that includes a private Highland experience. About 35 km from Melbourne.
Haukhill Highlands (Whittlesea)
Private sessions include meeting the breeding herd, brushing and feeding the cattle, learning about farm life and meeting calves. About 40 km north of Melbourne.
Bairnsley Highland Cattle (Gisborne South)
Ballybrook Farm, home of the Bairnsley fold, offers private guided tours to meet and brush the cattle and calves. Tours include a farm buggy ride. About 50 km north-west of Melbourne.
Gippsland:
Caldermeade Farm (Caldermeade)
This family-friendly working dairy farm has resident Highland cattle as well as an animal nursery, café and tractor-trailer farm tours. About 83 km south-east of Melbourne.
Highland Pastures (Bunyip North)
Meet the cattle during an up-close farm visit, available by appointment. Contact the farm to arrange a visit. About 75 km south-east of Melbourne.
Serenity Farm (Yarragon)
The guided farm walk includes time to walk among, feed and cuddle the Highland cattle. The farm also offers paddock picnics and photography sessions. Bookings are required. About 117 km east of Melbourne.
Phillip Island:
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Take a tractor-drawn wagon tour through the paddocks to meet and feed the Highland cattle, while hearing about the animals and the island’s history. The experience includes farm entry. About 125 km south-east of Melbourne.
