The Convent: Daylesford

First published on 25 Oct 2011. Updated on 18 Feb 2013.

The old mansion overlooks Daylesford and all that it has to offer. It includes an impressive gallery as well as a number of function spaces.

Ghost Tours:
Convents are scary enough even when the nuns are still alive (although that may just be my Catholic upbringing talking), but wandering around a long defunct, nun-less convent in the black of night and you have a pretty literal description of terror. Even worse, the Daylesford Convent used to be a boarding school as well. Ghost nuns and ghost children? You’ve got to be kidding me. I bet the children sing ‘Ring-a-ring-a-roses’, too. Just before they push you down the stairs. All in all, a perfect recipe for a ghost tour, then! There’s two sessions a month, with the next happening on October 29. Price is $45, including coffee and wine.