Self Guided Audio Tour
Explore Beechworth Historic Precinct at your own pace.
Self Guided Audio Tour
Discover the stories behind Beechworth's historic streets, landmarks and people with this self-guided audio tour. Designed to be experienced on location, each chapter invites you to stand where history happened while listening to the stories that shaped one of Victoria's most significant historic towns.
Follow the audio tour through four locations across the Beechworth Historic Precinct and uncover stories of First Nations history, the Gold Rush, migration, social change and the people who helped shape the region.
Chapter 1: Settlement and First Nations Upheaval
Start in the Botanic Gardens behind the Beechworth Visitor Information Centre
Explore the impact of European settlement on Country and learn about the experiences of First Nations Peoples during a period of profound change.
Chapter 2: Early Gold Rush and the Ovens Petition
Start in the Police Paddocks behind the Historic Courthouse
Discover the arrival of gold, the rapid growth of the goldfields and the community movements that helped shape life in early Beechworth.
Chapter 3: Panlook and the Buckland Riot
Start outside the Chinese Protectorate Office
Explore the experiences of Chinese migrants on the goldfields and the events that led to one of the most significant episodes of racial conflict in Victoria's history.
Chapter 4: Henry Cheshire and Ned Kelly
Start outside the Beechworth Telegraph Station
Uncover stories of communication, policing and the Kelly era through the people and events that left a lasting mark on Beechworth.
Download the audio tour map
Download a map to help guide your journey through the Beechworth Historic Precinct.
Prefer a guided experience?
Join one of our daily guided walking tours to explore Beechworth's stories with a knowledgeable local guide.