On Ned Kelly's trail

By accident we found ourselves following in the wake of Ned Kelly on our way from the Murray River down (or up?) to the Victorian High Country.

First (quick) stop was Glenrowan, site of The Siege that ended Ned Kelly’s run. Glenrowan has milked the Kelly story for every last drop – Kelly tearooms, Ned’s Burger shop, everything is Kelly themed in some way. And of course there is a Big Ned. Not sure why we would have expected much different, but it did all feel so very tired and hokey.




Beechworth on the other hand is a small town that is so intact from the mid 1800s it seemed like a bit of theme park, until we looked more closely and saw that it is in fact a thriving town in the present, its just housed in all these amazing old buildings. There is still a strong Ned Kelly theme (where he was tried and jailed at various times) but it is understated. Even their middle sized Ned had more class!