The Ranges Inn

Couple more images of Brendan's big day! Congrats once again for becoming Puffing Billy Railway 's youngest driver! Everyone is so proud of you! Steamrail Victoria you do a great job keeping steam trains running across our state!

Congrats to the youngest Puffing Billy steam train driver on passing your exam today! Well done Brendan from all of us at The Ranges Inn! Hope you loved your trip to Gembrook and we welcome you for many more in your future!! Your passengers are in safe hands 😁

With music playing at The Local Gembrook as well as the The Motorist Distillery I think we got music covered in the hills today 🥰

Beautiful day in Gembrook to visit The Motorist Distillery

William Ricketts Sanctuary is a gorgeous drive a little over 30 minutes from The Ranges Inn. Wow, what an amazing artist. In 2021 a lot of his work was damaged due to a severe storm that hit the Dandenong Ranges, it also destroyed many buildings, knocked down trees and was brutal to those involved. Parks Victoria have worked hard to get the sanctuary back open to the public and its free to visit, reopening on the 3rd of August 2026. There is so much to see, so much detail in the art and still so much work behind the scenes being completed.
Here is some basic facts because i would love if you visit and learn more...
1.William was born in 1898 and died in 1993 working on the sanctuary until his death.
2.His work was inspired by the Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte areas in central Australia where he visited frequently learning about their culture and traditions.
3.Its another great place to visit whilst using The Ranges Inn as your base camp.

Its not a trip to Gembrook without a trip across to Cockatoo to buy some beautiful flowers for my girls 😍
A&B flowers always has what I am looking for at their little roadside store. Located at the corner of Brisbane's Rd and Pakenham Rd, Cockatoo. Make sure you drop in for some gorgeous flowers.