A land of four seasons with hot summer days, contrasting autumn colour, winter snow and the freshness of spring.

Once known as 'The Junction', Cromwell is at the confluence of the Clutha and Kawarau Rivers. Gold was discovered here in 1862 and brought an influx of several thousand miners to the area. After the gold rush the town became a service centre for the farming and fruit growing area. Cromwell is known as the 'Fruit Bowl of the South, its future lying in farming, horticulture, viticulture and tourism.

Lake Dunstan is a popular spot for picnics, watersports, walking, trout fishing and swimming. The lake lies 194m above sea level and covers an area of 26 square kilometres, the shoreline measures 106 kilometres.

Activities available for visitors to the area are:

• Scenic drives
• Golf
• Orchard tours/pick your own fruit
• Wine trail tours
• Lake Dunstan cruises
• Jet boating
• Trout fishing
• Four wheel drives
• Mountain biking
• Gold trail tours
• Browse and buy local arts and crafts
• Walking
• Visit the Bannockburn Hotel
• Bendigo Goldfields
• Cromwell Gorge
• Visit Old Cromwell Town

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