Limited bus-tours are conducted annually in Spring & Autumn into this restricted area (Weather permitting)
Bookings essential (limited seats available)
Buses leave @ 10.00 am & 2.00 pm sharp From the Whittlesea Courthouse Centre To Yan Yean Reservoir water catchment area
Enquiries: Whittlesea Courthouse Visitor Information Centre (Cnr. Church & Beech Sts. Whittlesea) Tel: 9716-1866 (Centre opened 7 days from 9.00am to 5.00pm)
Duration: 2 / 2.5 hours
Refreshments included
See this historical site & view inside the Yan Yean Reserve's historical 'Caretaker's Cottage'
Also included: local historian's repertoire of the history of the 'castle' & also the Yan Yean Reservoir's construction
Bear's Castle, Yan Yean:
© Copyright Lindsay Mann, 2009, and revised in 2010