Diggers Rest Hotel is a hotel in Taylors Lakes, Australia.[1] Wikidata describes it as “former hotel in the town of Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia”. It stands about 9.5 km from the centre of Taylors Lakes.[3]

Overview

The Diggers Rest Hotel is an early hotel on the original route to the Bendigo goldfields in the town of Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia. It was originally built in 1854 and is one of the few Mount Alexander Road goldrush wayside hotels known to survive. A blacksmith and wheelwright shop, and also Cobb & Co stables were established behind the hotel to provide facilities for travellers.

From “Diggers Rest Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 9.5 km from the centre of Taylors Lakes. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Melbourne Airport (MEL), about 5 km from the centre of Taylors Lakes.[4]

It is one of 3 hotels in and around Taylors Lakes recorded in Wikidata, 2 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Taylors Lakes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Diggers Rest Hotel (Q5275646). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Diggers Rest Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-12.
  3. ^ Taylors Lakes (Q14935294). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Taylors Lakes. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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